Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
The Tamil series stars Kishore, Sriya Reddy, Bharath, Ramya Nambeesan, Aditya Menon, Kani Kusruti and Santhana Bharathi. Out on ZEE5 on May 17.

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