‘Thangalaan’ trailer: Vikram leads Pa Ranjith’s period drama about the ‘real’ Kolar Gold Fields
The cast includes Parvathy Thiruvothu, Malavika Mohannan and Pasupathi. Out in cinemas on August 15 in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.

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