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Tamil films stories that had alternate history!

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Jul 9, 2023, 08:00 IST
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Tamil films stories that had alternate history!

Tamil cinema predominantly focuses on various genres, including romance, action, and drama, there have been a few films that touched upon alternate history themes or presented alternative timelines. It has explored the genre with fictionalized versions or alternative perspectives on real historical events. Here are a few Tamil films that incorporate alternate history within a historical context.

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August 16, 1947

Directed by NS Ponkumar, the film was released in 20203. The film starred Gautham Karthik in lead role and the period action drama has a alternate history storyline that explains how a particular reign in South Tamil Nadu who were still unaware of the independence acquired by India from the British and still live under their rule. The film's storyline is just fictional period film.

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Madrasapattinam

Directed by AL Vijay, the periodical romantic drama was released in 2010. The movie starred Arya and Amy Jackson in lead roles. The periodic drama shows how the people lived under the British rule at the Madras Presidency and how a English governor falls in love with a local and how they try to elope. The film had an altering history love story.

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Hey Ram

Directed by Kamal Haasan, Hey Ram was released in 2000. The movie stars Kamal Haasan, Shah RukhKhan, Rani Mukherjee, Vasundra Das in lead roles. The periodical film explains a storyline with an alternate history that depics how India was partitioned in 1947 and what led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Nathuram Godse.

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Pudhiya Mugam

Released in 1993, Pudhiya Mugam starred Revathi and Suresh Chandra Menon in lead roles. The film was directed by Suresh Chandra and the film is a fictional sci-fi fantasy and shows how a modern day police time travels to British colonial period and encounters the freedom fighters and helps them by playing a crucial role in altering the history.

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