NS Ponkumar is making his directorial debut with the pan-India flick, August 16 1947. The film is about the villagers of Sengadu, who fought against British rule during India's freedom fight. The debutant director believes that his film is about finding out what freedom is.NS Ponkumar shared, "This is my debut film. We all have been working hard for it. The film is not about freedom fighters, it's about what freedom is about? That's what we are trying to say. Slavery is not just a physical torture, but its a psychological thing. The story is about freedom and what villagers felt on August 16."Directed by NS Ponkumar, August 16 1947 stars Gautham Karthik, Revathy, Pugazh, and others. The film is produced by A.R. Murugadoss, Om Prakash Bhatt, and Narsiram Choudhary and is set to release in cinemas on April 7, 2023, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, and English.
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NS Ponkumar shared, "This is my debut film. We all have been working hard for it. The film is not about freedom fighters, it's about what freedom is about? That's what we are trying to say. Slavery is not just a physical torture, but its a psychological thing. The story is about freedom and what villagers felt on August 16."/movietalkies/media/post_attachments/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/augustlisticle-1.jpg "publive-image")
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