| Gnana Oli | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Story by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Produced by | P. K. V. Sankaran Aarumugam |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Vijaya Nirmala Saratha Srikanth |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Jayaar Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Gnana Oli (transl. Light of Knowledge) is a 1972 Indian Tamil language film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram,[1] starring Sivaji Ganesan.[2][3] It is a loose adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Miserables.[4][5] This film was remade in Hindi as Devata (1978)[6] and in Telugu as Chakravarthy (1987).[citation needed]
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