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Bratuku Theruvu (1953)

Bratuku Theruvu poster
Directed by
P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles to find a way to earn a living and support his family. The story follows his efforts to overcome obstacles and secure a stable income.

classicdramaticemotionalseriousgroundedfamily-focusedold-fashioned

What happens

Bratuku Teruvu (transl. Livelihood) is a 1953 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Kovelamudi Bhaskar Rao under the Bhaskar Productions banner and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film was also dubbed in Tamil as Bale Raman (1956), remade in Kannada as Badukuva Daari (1966), in Hindi as Jeene Ki Raah (1969) and in Tamil as Naan Yen Pirandhen (1972). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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