Manapanthal (1961)

Original title

மணப்பந்தல்

Directed by

V. N. Reddy

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 30m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is caught between two brothers from a wealthy family. Her presence sets off romantic and emotional conflicts that test family bonds.

romanticmelodramaticclassicheartfeltfamily-centerednostalgicsentimentalmusical

What happens

Manapanthal (transl. Marriage Hall) is 1961 Indian Tamil-language romance film, directed by V. N. Reddy, produced by T. R. Ramanna and written by Thuraiyur K. Moorthy, with music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, S. A. Ashokan, B. Saroja Devi and E. V. Saroja, with P. Kannamba, V. Nagayya, Rama Rao, K. A. Thangavelu and M. Saroja in supporting roles. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as Intiki Deepam Illale; both versions are based on the American film Sabrina (1954; based on Samuel A. Taylor's 1953 play Sabrina Fair). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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