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Intiki Deepam Illale (1961)

Intiki Deepam Illale poster
Directed by
V. N. Reddy
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a modest background catches the eye of two brothers from a wealthy family. The story follows the romantic complications that arise from their different intentions and social expectations.

romanticlight-heartedclassicsentimentalslow-pacedwarmfamily-oriented

What happens

Intiki Deepam Illale (transl. Wife is the light of the house) is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language romance film, produced by T. R. Ramanna and directed by V. N. Reddy. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi and Jaggayya, with music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Manapanthal (1961); both versions were 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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