Watch: Oppression and rebellion in Independence-era drama ‘August 16 1947’
NS Ponkumar’s Tamil drama has been dubbed into Telugu and Hindi. Starring Gautham Karthik, Revathy and Pugazh, the film will be released on April 7.

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