Karutha Pakshikal(2006)
Karutha Pakshikal is the story of a Tamilian immigrant Murugan, who makes a living out of ironing clothes of city-dwellers in Kerala. He is a widower living in a slum with his three children, one of whom is blind and thereby his pet.
Movie: Karutha Pakshikal
കറുത്തപക്ഷികൾ
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Karutha Pakshikal is the story of a Tamilian immigrant Murugan, who makes a living out of ironing clothes of city-dwellers in Kerala. He is a widower living in a slum with his three children, one of whom is blind and thereby his pet.
Release Date
2006-11-19
Average
7.2
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
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தமிழ்
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