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J. Jayalalitha<br />

24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016<br />

J. Jayalalitha was an Indian actor and politician, who served six terms as the Chief Minister of Tamil<br />

Nadu, for over fourteen years, between 1991 and 2016. Her debut in Kannada film was Chinnada<br />

Gombe, her debut Telugu film was Manushulu Mamathalu, in Tamil it was Vennira Aadai, in Hindi<br />

it was Izzat and in Malayalam it was the film Jesus. Jayalalithaa was awarded the Kalaimamani by<br />

the Government of Tamil Nadu. She has received several honorary doctorates and awards from the<br />

University of Madras.<br />

Ayirathil Oruvan<br />

1965 | India | Tamil | Color | 174 min<br />

Directors B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu<br />

Producer B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu<br />

Screenplay K. J. Mahadevan<br />

Cinematographer V. Ramamoorthy<br />

Editor R. Devarajan<br />

Cast Jayalalitha J , R.S. Manohar, Nagesh, M.N. Nambiar,<br />

M.G. Ramachandran<br />

When a town doctor and researcher, Manimaran<br />

is accused of treason by the dictating ruler and<br />

sold along with numerous other men as a slave,<br />

he escapes with his companions, gets captured<br />

by pirates who force him to serve for them<br />

before gaining their support in fighting back the<br />

dictatorship for his country’s freedom.<br />

INDIAN CINEMA <strong>IFFI</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

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