english divine game indian tamil language hindu film written directed produced distributed film features lead roles playing pivotal roles film soundtrack score composed lyrics songs written story conceived inspired collection epic stories written 16th century saint record actions antics lord appearing earth test stories depicted film poet second concerns recounts future wife born guise fisherman finds fourth story singer soundtrack received positively songs like remain popular today tamil released july critical acclaim praise directed film screenplay dialogue direction music performances film commercial success running weeks theatres films released time tamil cinema primarily produced social won certificate merit second best feature film tamil 13th national film awards award best film tamil film dubbed tamil film dubbed years digitally restored version released september commercial success plot lord gives sacred fruit brought sage elder son prize younger brother competition win angered father decision dressed goes despite attempts convince return mother goddess arrives narrates stories divine games calm story opening eye visits capital city ruled time wants find answer question posed wife woman hair natural artificial announces reward gold coins come answer poor poet named desperately wants reward starts break hearing cries takes form poet gives poem containing answer takes poem court court head poet claims poem meaning incorrect hearing argues poem accuracy burning ashes refuses later says wanted test knowledge asks king reward second story focuses marrying father performs inviting son law asks permission ceremony refuses let feels good come goes insulted father returns angry asserts refuses agree burns ashes performs noticed life accepts story describes banished momentarily distracted listening explanation born daughter fisherman playing friends approaches guise fisherman despite disapproval fishermen face problems giant shark way life asserts defeat shark long battle shark actually disguise story singer skilled singer tries conquer challenges kingdom musicians king minister advises seek help challenge musicians reject competition king orders compete knowing win troubled shows outside house form night competition arrogance singing song introduces student hearing leaves kingdom immediately informing departure note gives letter reveals true identity thanks helping listening stories rage finally family film ends singing praise cast lead actors referred film supporting actors king father female supporting actors wife production development film collaborated scene tamil poet confronts error poem effectively sensitivity right wrong laid foundation story conceived film inspired collection epic stories written 16th century saint record actions antics appearing earth test stories depicted film produced distributed film banner wrote screenplay parts appearance film editors film cinematographer art director artist respectively portrayal instance deity seen onscreen south indian film cast chosen play reprising role film cast respectively cast supporting actors include filming entirely shot specially erected set madras filmed colour film scenes featuring conversations scripted improvised filming busy schedule time sheet half days finish portions learned arrival delayed completed asked film solo sequences included scene filming spontaneously came dialogue english won come won come definitely come know won come according inspired incidents involved assistant directors discussing ready lunch said ready said happened notice talking world fallen bad times dubbing scenes featuring completed footage shot viewing sequences twice requested remove single frame portions final version film felt scenes major highlight film tamil film lead actor play roles sequence song plays flute fifth role singing writing times_of_india believes story competition comparable contest music composer singer sought divine intervention defeat plea help asked biographer performed film simply replied learned movements necessary particular situation performed according choreographer instructions final length film metres themes title film justified beginning film begins fans quotes literary epic narrator test disciples god plays games devotion minds title symbolically means games played opening media film follows narrative music soundtrack score composed lyrics songs written exception portions penned soundtrack released music label line song belongs different include based based respectively players respectively seen crew purchased equivalent album received positive reviews critics songs remain popular tamil film historian book early tamil cinema identifies particular performed favourite millions singer writing hindu believed produced pure depiction expressed approval rendition hindu tamil described album attractive package listen following death business line wrote unforgettable sequences forever divided world tamil music lovers believe swollen headed believe lord won debate hands praised performance described release released july screening madras cinema house women went religious sequence led projection temporarily suspended women attended according artist management erected set promote film film commercial success ran weeks theatre owned ran duration crown theatres madras theatres went total theatrical run weeks silver jubilee film film contributed long string successful films dubbed making tamil film dubbed language ban dubbing language films critical reception accolades received critical acclaim garnering certificate merit second best feature film tamil 13th national film awards won award best film tamil critics applauded screenplay dialogue direction music performances tamil magazine review dated august considered film victory tamil cinema hindu tamil appreciated way blended contemporary social issues film opining costume set designs gave new dimension film making tamil cinema review dated august appreciated film noted social films started dominating welcome change good film like happy film deserves viewing times_of_india praised displaying versatility appearances film called watch actor film historian enthusiastic performance believing screen presence instrumental success film gave mixed review describing experience seeing film watching merely photographed drama appreciated performance role remembered appreciated dialogue delivery scene character argues hindu article laughter lines highlighted way brings house impoverished poet following death october ranked eighth list movies featuring legacy influence attained cult status tamil cinema landmark film reviving public interest films definitive film genre time social dominated tamil cinema critics consider greatest work film critic calling best epic tamil films went collaborate films genre including notable films followed trend set include milestone career character cited best roles date director initially titled changed objections fans july hindu asked acclaimed directors list films liked chosen found film imaginative depicted mythological genre interesting way concluded calling best films annals tamil cinema following death ranked fifth list best films late commenting comic best film included films 8th compilation dvd featuring iconic performances form scenes songs stunts released parodied referenced media cinema television theatre notable films include middle class review likened way plays divine games intervening human affairs use human face icons mobile star comedy series parodies film episode contemporary version titled april launched television series titled covers stories unlike film covered april included film list tamil cinema character parodied theatrical play performed november january interview times_of_india playwright said character artists today lack variety actor india currently vietnam sic october times_of_india ranked fourth list films birthday performances release legal issues arose attempts digitally release film filed lawsuit attempting release film production company permission reason suit december transferred entire rights film turn transferred approached film release asked laboratory officials release film prior consent disputed claim running advertisement tamil newspaper stating owner film rights anybody wished exhibit digital format permission judge presided case ordered status quo maintained parties bolstered success release son present head found film storage facility restored film released september format version premiere despite release film earned public acclaim commercial success version son producer said like watching new film
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