August 16, 1947
2023, Tamil. Directed by NS. Ponkumar.
An atrocious British general is in charge of a secluded fictional village in pre-Independence Madras. Spanning in three days, from 14 August to 16 August 1947 and follows the illiterate and oppressed villagers’ lives as they fail to receive the news of India’s Independence due to isolation. A local lout, Param, leads a revolt to free them all.
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- 2h 24m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Tamil
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August 16, 1947 is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India.
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- Released
- 7 April 2023
- Country
- India
- Written by
- NS. Ponkumar
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August 16, 1947 runs 144 minutes (2h 24m).
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August 16, 1947 (2023) was directed by NS. Ponkumar and stars Gautham Ram Karthik, Revathy Sharma, Pugazh.