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Manchi Kutumbam (1965)

Manchi Kutumbam poster
Original title
మంచి కుటుంబం
Directed by
V. Madhusudhan Rao
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 31m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Telugu drama follows a man whose double life as a husband to two separate families is exposed. The story explores how his wives and children confront the lies and the fallout within their households.

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What happens

Manchi Kutumbam (transl. Good Family) is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sowcar Janaki, Kanchana, Krishna and Vijaya Nirmala, with music composed by S. P. Kodandapani. It is a remake of the Hindi film Grahasti (1963) itself based on the American film The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959). Grahasti was earlier remade into Tamil as Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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