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Beedala Patlu (1950)

Beedala Patlu poster
Directed by
K. Ramnoth
Genre
historical film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1950 Indian film tells the story of a poor man struggling against injustice and hardship. It is based on Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables and follows his difficult path through life.

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What happens

Beedala Patlu (transl. The Plight of the Poor) is a 1972 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by B. Vittalacharya. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is based on the 1862 French novel Les Misérables, written by Victor Hugo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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