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Indian Cinema 101: When the Hero Actually Kills the Villain!

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When was the last time you saw one of the most famous Tamil movie hero MGR actually killed a in a ? The harshest response from that I can recall is whipping back his “Uncle” Nambiar in the movie, Enga Veettu Pillai. Image source: Google.

Back in the 1950s, all the way to the 1990s, the movie heroes are literally worshipped as being good, kind, and helpful and will never hurt anyone. Often coming from a poor or working class, they are treated to be “one of us” – one would understand the struggles & challenges of the common man.

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