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Daasi (1952)

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How it feels

A woman from a lower caste is forced into servitude in a wealthy household. The drama focuses on her struggles and the difficult choices she has to make to survive.

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What happens

Daasi (transl. Slave) is a 1952 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by C. Lakshmi Rajyam under the Rajyam Pictures banner and directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das, while L. V. Prasad has taken care of supervision. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam and S. V. Ranga Rao, with music composed by C. R. Subburaman & Susarla Dakshina Murthy. The film was later remade in Tamil as Velaikari Magal by the same banner and director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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