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2019

1 Seasons

10 Episodes

6.7(3 votes)

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Crime

Overview

Based on horrifying true incidents that happened between 1985 - 1995 in Chennai, still remembered as 'Once upon a time in Madras'.

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Sarath Kumar

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Arjun Chidambaram

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Rajesh Devraj

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Praveen Koreografia

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