26 Sep 2014
Madras
A portrayal of the lives of the people living in North Madras, focusing on the politics inside the slums and how their plight remains the same, despite the political class luring them constantly during elections.
Soul of the Slums
A DRAMA OF LIFE IN THE SLUMS
A young man, framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, is released after serving his stretch and vows to find those responsible for framing him. Meanwhile he sets up a mission in the slums he came from, and falls in love with a girl he meets there.
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William Collier Jr. Jerry Harris
Blanche Mehaffey Molly Malone
James Bradbury Jr. Dummy
Murray Smith Spike
Walter Long Pete Thompson
Matthew Betz Jim Blake
Paul Weigel Brother Jacob
Max Asher Pawnbroker
George Chesebro Flop House Employee
Murdock MacQuarrie Prison Warden
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