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Santhanam (1955)

Santhanam poster
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A dramatic story about family bonds and lost siblings, with a theme of reunion. The film features popular songs and marks the Telugu debut of a legendary singer.

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What happens

Santhanam (transl. Children) is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced & directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das under the Sadhana Films banner while L. V. Prasad has taken care of direction supervision. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and music composed by Susarla Dakshina Murthy. The film is the debut of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar in the Telugu film industry. The song Nidura Pora Thammuda was a trend setter in being a theme song that unites lost siblings. The film was remade in Tamil as Marakka Mudiyuma?. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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