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Thodi Kodallu (1957)

Thodi Kodallu poster
Original title
తోడికోడళ్ళు
Directed by
Adurthi Subba Rao
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
3h 02m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Telugu drama about two sisters-in-law and their complicated relationship. The story explores family dynamics and conflict within a household.

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What happens

Thodi Kodallu (transl. Sisters-in-law) is a 1957 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed and edited by Adurthi Subba Rao, who co-wrote the script with D. Madhusudhana Rao and Acharya Aatreya. Madhusudhana Rao produced the film for Annapurna Pictures. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Master Venu. A remake of the 1953 Bengali film Nishkriti, which itself is based on the eponymous novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. It was simultaneously made in the Tamil language as Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi (transl. Mahalakshmi from our house). Both films were made by the same banner and director, and share some of the cast and scenes. Thodi Kodallu won the Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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