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Kanchivaram

  • Drama

March 19, 2008 (IN)

1h 57m

A Communist Confession

A poor silk weaver promises his wife to dress their newborn daughter in a silk saree for her marriage. Facing systemic oppression and the vicissitudes of his fortune, he struggles to keep his word.

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