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Arjun’s father had been transferred to a small town in Gujarat three years ago. Back then, Arjun had been a reluctant migrant, his Tamil tongue feeling thick and useless in a land of fast-spoken Gujarati and buttery thepla . He missed the thunder of Vijay’s introduction scenes, the raw fury of a Rajinikanth dialogue, the way a Suriya film smelled like home—popcorn, sweat, and collective catharsis. Tamilplay.com 2021 Tamil Dubbed Movies
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