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Vande Mataram (1939)

Vande Mataram poster
Directed by
Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy
Country
British Raj, India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A man and a woman navigate love and duty in colonial India. Their story is set against a backdrop of national pride and personal sacrifice.

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What happens

Vande Mataram (transl. Hail to the mother!) is a 1939 Indian Telugu-language film directed by B. N. Reddy and starring V. Nagayya and Kanchanamala. The story is based on Reddy's short story Mangala Sutra. The film was a box office success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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