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1434:Pangali
966:Nayakan
442:Length
390:Revathi
357:Ramanan
329:as Banu
272:Revathi
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230:transl.
206:Country
183: (
160:company
115:Revathi
1525:(2005)
1517:(2002)
1509:(2001)
1501:(2000)
1493:(2000)
1485:(1999)
1477:(1999)
1469:(1997)
1461:(1997)
1453:(1994)
1450:Brahma
1445:(1994)
1437:(1992)
1429:(1991)
1426:Bramma
1421:(1991)
1413:(1991)
1407:(1990)
1399:(1989)
1391:(1988)
1298:(2021)
1279:(2002)
1271:(1997)
1263:(1995)
1255:(1993)
1236:(2020)
1228:(2020)
1220:(2017)
1212:(2002)
1204:(2000)
1196:(1999)
1188:(1996)
1185:Indira
1180:(1993)
1177:Gaayam
1172:(1990)
1153:(2024)
1145:(2023)
1137:(2022)
1129:(2018)
1121:(2017)
1113:(2015)
1105:(2013)
1097:(2010)
1089:(2010)
1086:Raavan
1081:(2007)
1073:(2004)
1065:(2004)
1057:(2002)
1049:(2000)
1041:(1998)
1033:(1997)
1030:Iruvar
1025:(1995)
1022:Bombay
1017:(1993)
1009:(1992)
1001:(1991)
993:(1990)
990:Anjali
985:(1989)
977:(1988)
969:(1987)
961:(1986)
953:(1985)
945:(1985)
937:(1985)
934:Unaroo
929:(1983)
771:News18
590:10 May
546:Legacy
532:and
482:04:40
468:04:58
455:05:31
425:raga.
266:, and
42:Poster
1522:Insan
1458:Nesam
1260:Aasai
1102:Kadal
804:Kalki
553:Theri
539:Kalki
419:Vaali
240:Tamil
217:Tamil
209:India
142:Baabu
140:Raghu
1078:Guru
1070:Yuva
1006:Roja
875:IMDb
849:2020
817:2022
784:2022
752:2022
722:2021
686:2022
656:2022
624:2022
592:2022
436:Song
302:Cast
282:Plot
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873:at
355:ASP
353:as
313:ACP
311:as
287:ACP
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