‘Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa’ trailer: Amazon anthology series returns for a second edition
Directed by Halitha Shameem, Balaji Mohan, Richard Anthony, Surya Krishna and Madhumita Sundararaman. Out on Amazon Prime Video on January 14.

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