Porkkaalam (1997)
Porkaalam is a 1997 Indian Tamil film written and directed by Cheran. The film has Murali, Meena, Sanghavi, Rajeshwari and Vadivelu in key roles. It was later remade in Kannada as Odahuttidavalu with Ravichandran in 2006. Porkaalam was one among 1997 Deepavali releases and became a huge success.
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