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Leta Manasulu (1960)

Leta Manasulu poster
Original title
Letha Manasulu
Directed by
S. Panju, R. Krishnan
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A pair of twin sisters are separated at a young age and grow up on opposite sides of India not knowing about each other. When they meet at a summer camp years later they hatch a plan to reunite their divorced parents.

heartfeltwholesomegentlesentimentalfamily-orientedlightheartedwarmemotional

What happens

Leta Manasulu (transl. Tender Hearts) is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by A. V. Meiyappan under AVM Productions banner. The film stars Haranath, Jamuna and Kutty Padmini. It is a remake of the 1965 Tamil film Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum which itself was an adaptation of the 1961 film The Parent Trap, in turn based on Erich Kästner's 1949 German novel Lisa and Lottie (German: Das doppelte Lottchen). The film was released on 16 September 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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