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Credits and facts
Movie details
- Release date
- 04 August 1978
- Runtime
- 129 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Tamil
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Director
- Bharathirajaa
- Writers
- Bharathirajaa, K. Bhagyaraj
- Cast
- Kamal Haasan, Sridevi
- Producers
- J. Padmavathi
- Production company
- K. R. G. Productions
Spoiler-free synopsis
A respectable businessman hides a violent hatred of women and repeatedly traps, assaults and kills them, while his marriage places his wife in growing danger as she discovers his crimes.
For families
Editorial guidance
Context for discussing the story and deciding whether it fits your household.
Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.The film can support discussion about responsibility, consequences, empathy, loyalty and the social values represented in Indian cinema of its period. Families can compare constructive and harmful character choices, consider how relationships and community expectations influence decisions, and use the story as a starting point for talking about how cultural attitudes and screen storytelling have changed since 1978.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be prepared to contextualise sexual violence, serial murder, assault, misogyny, stalking and disturbing psychological themes. Some behaviour may be presented through melodrama or social conventions typical of the era rather than contemporary expectations. Since modern scene-by-scene advisory records are incomplete for this legacy production, the absence of a documented issue should not be treated as proof that every scene is free of mild violence, romance, smoking, alcohol, upsetting dialogue or other period content.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful discussion topics include how the characters respond to pressure, whether harmful conduct is challenged or normalised, what consequences follow deception or aggression, and how family or community expectations shape individual choices. Viewers can also discuss the historical context of a 1978 Tamil production and the difference between this editorial age recommendation and an official CBFC classification.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Recommended from about age 18 based on the available evidence. The strongest concerns are sexual violence, serial murder, assault, misogyny, stalking and disturbing psychological themes. This is an editorial family-viewing recommendation, not a substitute for an official Indian CBFC certificate. For children below the suggested age, choose a better-documented or milder title; for viewers close to the threshold, shared viewing is preferable so adults can provide context for dated social attitudes, disturbing material or morally difficult behaviour.
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