Top Cast
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Gemini Ganesan
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K R Vijaya
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Nagesh
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S. A. Asokan
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V. K. Ramasamy
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O. A. K. Thevar
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V. S. Raghavan
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'Gemini' Balu
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Chittoor V. Nagayya
Overview
Raja returns from war only to learn that tragedy struck his family while he was away. He decides to help his son by leaving his village and seeking treatment for him.
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