Merku Thodarchi Malai

Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018)

மேற்குத்தொடர்ச்சி மலை

Living on the borders of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Rangasamy, a laborer just like his fellow sons of soils toils, hard-working at the spice plantations owned by landlords. He lives a happy life and wishes to own a piece of land and earn a living through farming. After years of struggle, his dream finally comes true when Chaako, a local politician helps him buy the land, however, he soon faces tougher challenges as he has to deal with corrupt and wealthy politicians.

Date of release
2018-08-24
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (18)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Drama
Director
Lenin Bharathi

Casting

Interesting facts

Merku Thodarchi Malai is a 2018 Indian Tamil language drama film. It was directed by Lenin Bharathi and produced by Vijay Sethupathi, with cinematographer Theni Eswar and composer Ilaiyaraaja. This is said to be Ilaiyaraaja's 1001th film signed by him in 2015.

Production

Lenin Bharathi, who previously wrote the screenplay for Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer, made his directorial debut with this film. The film was outlined to Vijay Sethupathi about a year before production, gaining his interest in the project. The shooting for the film began in January or February 2016.

The production budget of the film was ₹ 2.3 crore (23 million rupees).

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