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Illara Jothi

Apr 9, 1954 · 2h 4m
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Drama
Family

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Manohar is an under appreciated poet and playwright. He is married to Kaveri, a kind hearted personality who cannot match Manohar's intellect. During his travails he is found by Chitra, a connoisseur of fine arts and drama. She encourages Manohar to become a published author and refers him to her contacts. Manohar achieves dramatic success, money flows in to his life, his lifestyle changes and he spends a lot of time with Chitra neglecting Kaveri. After some struggles he realises Kaveri is ready to let go of him and sacrifice her love for him. He realises his selfishness in this drama and apologises to both Kaveri and Chitra, finally making up with Kaveri.

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Sivaji Ganesan
Manohar
Padmini
Chitrakekha
K. A. Thangavelu
Nettilingam
C. K. Saraswathi
Anantha
K. K. Perumal
Professor
S. M. Thirupadhiswamy
Savadhan Pillai
M. N. Krishnan
Monk
S. A. Asokan
Mohan
Directed by G. R. Rao

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