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Rangula Ratnam (1966)

Rangula Ratnam poster
Directed by
Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy
Country
India
Runtime
3h 01m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-class family gets caught up in local politics and elections. This is a social and political satire set in 1960s India.

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What happens

Rangula Ratnam is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language film directed and produced by B. N. Reddy under the banner of Vauhini pictures. The film stars Chandra Mohan, Vanisri, Anjali Devi and Baby Rekha (in her on-screen debut). It is a social and political satire involving a middle-class family in the backdrop of politics and elections. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and also won two Nandi Awards. B. N. Reddy introduced many stalwarts like Chandra Mohan, Vanisri, Rekha and Vijaya Nirmala as young artistes to the film industry with this movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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