Madras to Pondicherry (Tamil,1966 B/W) One of the sites I saw recently placed this Tamil film as #4 in his list of 50 Tamil movies 'to see before you die!'. Not for anything but its unique genre - road movie category. In fact, I remember watching another movie (Thirumalai Thenkumari) where it shows various characters and escapades whilst enroute to perform pilgrimage. Along the way, the marvel of divine powers of the Lord is depicted in rather melodramatic and melodious ways through its story and devotional songs. In Hollywood, off hand, one can recollect films like 'Boney & Clyde' and 'Easy Rider' which fit into this bill. In a way, the 60s western TV series 'Have Gun will travel' - " ¶ Paladin, paladin where do you go? ¶ " can be included for it shows someone with a dark past going places for adventure! MTP is a full length comedy with a small element of suspense embedded in it. It is the story of the adventures of a bus driver (A. K...
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