Underplayed Gems

Petra Manam (1960)

Petra Manam poster
Directed by
A. Bhimsingh
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mother makes difficult sacrifices for her family. The story centers on her relationships and the emotional bonds between parents and children.

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What happens

Petra Manam (transl. The Mother's Heart) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by National Pictures. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pushpavalli, S. S. Rajendran and Padmini Priyadarshini. It is the Tamil version of the 1953 Telugu film Pempudu Koduku. The film was released on 19 July 1960. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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