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Vallamai Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos

Vallamai Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos

Time of India23-04-2025

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Vallamai is an upcoming Tamil movie scheduled to be released on 25 Apr, 2025. The movie is directed by Karuppaiyaa Murugan and will feature Premgi Amaren, Dhivadarshini, Deepa Shankar and CR Rajith as lead characters.
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