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Merku Thodarchi Malai (The Western Ghats) | |
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Directed by | Lenin Bharathi |
Written by | Raasi Thangadurai (Dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Lenin Bharathi |
Produced by | Vijay Sethupathi |
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Cinematography | Theni Eswar |
Edited by | Kasi Viswanathan |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Distributed by | VT Cinemas |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Merku Thodarchi Malai (English: Western Ghats) is a 2018 Indian Tamil language drama film. It was directed by Lenin Bharathi and produced by Vijay Sethupathi, with cinematographer Theni Eswar and composer Ilaiyaraaja.[1] This is said to be Ilaiyaraaja's 1001th film signed by him in 2015.[2]
The film revolves around the life and times of a group of landless workers living along the foothills of the Western Ghats in India. It depicts how the introduction of commercialization creates conflict in the simple lives of the villagers.[not verified in body]