Madrasapattinam

Amy, the wife of an English governor, falls in love with Parithi, a villager, and they run away. However, they are caught and she is taken back to London. Years later, she comes back in search of him.

Cast

Arya

as Elam Parithi

Amy Jackson

as Amy Wilkinson

Nasaar

as Ayyakanu

Cochin Haneefa

as Nambi

Carole Trungmar

as Aged Amy Wilkinson

Alexx O'Nell

as Robert Ellis

M. S. Bhaskar

Lisa Lazarus

as Catherine (Amy's Grand Daughter)

Bala Singh

as Villager

Elango Kumaravel

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