August 16, 1947

An atrocious British general is in charge of a secluded fictional village in pre-Independence Madras. Spanning in three days, from 14 August to 16 August 1947 and follows the illiterate and oppressed villagers’ lives as they fail to receive the news of India’s Independence due to isolation. A local lout, Param, leads a revolt to free them all.

Director: NS. Ponkumar

Cast: Gautham Ram Karthik, Revathy Sharma, Pugazh, TSR, Richard Ashton, Jason Shah

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.