Ardhangi (1955)

Original title

అర్ధాంగి

Directed by

P. Pullaiah

Genre

family, drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 32m

Rated

U

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles to find her place and respect in a traditional household. The story follows her challenges and growth within her family.

dramaticemotionalearnestclassicfamily-centeredmoralserioussentimental

What happens

Ardhangi (transl. Other half) is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by P. Pullayya under the Ragini Pictures banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Santha Kumari, and Savitri. Music is composed by Master Venu and B. Narasimha Rao. Acharya Aatreya scripted the film based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of the Bengali novel Swayamsidda written by Manilal Banerjee. The film was successful at the box office. It received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu. The film was remade in Tamil as Pennin Perumai and in Hindi as Bahurani (1963). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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