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434:Karate Raja
364:as Marudhan
352:as Sengodan
310:Neanderthal
72:Produced by
41:Directed by
1315:2012 films
1309:Categories
1256:IndiaGlitz
1064:IndiaGlitz
1016:References
1003:Orr Eravuu
956:chronology
929:Orr Eravuu
887:Orr Eravuu
876:chronology
847:Orr Eravuu
838:Orr Eravuu
795:Soundtrack
758:Orr Eravuu
500:Soundtrack
452:Orr Eravuu
445:Production
430:as Dubashi
428:Bala Singh
424:as Velpari
409:as Seemati
380:K.P. Jagan
244:Orr Eravuu
170:2012-02-17
145:Production
112:Sathish G.
58:Written by
1266:18 August
1236:18 August
1179:18 August
1129:18 August
1097:The Hindu
1074:18 August
1044:18 August
978:Vadacurry
874:Sam C. S.
770:Sam C. S.
715:Sam C. S.
667:Sam C. S.
595:Sam C. S.
540:Singer(s)
492:Reception
407:Kalairani
395:Rajendran
358:as Ambuli
356:Gokulnath
317:sedatives
253:Gokulnath
132:Sam C. S.
118:Edited by
88:Gokulnath
997:See also
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781:Released
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604:Chinmayi
590:Thamarai
506:Sam C.S.
457:folklore
403:as Ponni
397:as Gugan
337:Dehradun
199:Language
186:139 mins
126:Music by
103:Jothisha
80:Starring
982:(2014)
973:(2012)
942:(2012)
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860:(2014)
851:(2010)
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672:Ranjith
600:Karthik
422:Bosskey
297:during
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220:அம்புலி
191:Country
168: (
147:company
97:R. Ajay
1295:Ambuli
1204:2 June
969:Ambuli
938:Ambuli
896:Ambuli
801:Length
744:Blaaze
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543:Length
534:Lyrics
469:Ambuli
465:Ambuli
232:horror
210:Ambuli
24:Ambuli
1009:Aaaah
905:Aaaah
856:Aaaah
821:Tamil
790:Genre
537:Music
531:Title
362:Jagan
257:Jagan
215:Tamil
202:Tamil
194:India
92:Jagan
1300:IMDb
1268:2012
1238:2012
1225:Sify
1206:2023
1181:2012
1131:2012
1109:2012
1076:2012
1046:2012
784:2010
748:3:34
722:3:06
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267:Plot
225:moon
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313:DNA
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