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Potti Pleader (1966)

Potti Pleader poster
Genre
comedy drama
Country
India
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How it feels

A man becomes a lawyer after a broken heart and tries to build a reputation. He ends up defending a friend accused of killing a wealthy landowner.

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What happens

Potti Pleader (transl. Short Pleader) is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written by Bhamidipati Radhakrishna and directed by K. Hemambaradhara Rao. Based on Radhakrishna's play Idemiti, the film stars Padmanabham in the title role, who also produced the film under the banner Rekha and Murali Arts along with Vallam Narasimha Rao and B. Purushottam. Sobhan Babu, Geetanjali, Vanisri, Ramana Reddy, Mukkamala and Raavi Kondala Rao appear in supporting roles. The film revolves around an LLB graduate positioning himself as a reputed pleader after moving on from a heartbreak. He is later assigned the case of his friend, who is accused of murdering a zamindar for money. M. G. Singh and M. S. N. Murthy served as the film's director of photography and editor respectively. B. N. Krishna was the film's production designer. S. P. Kodandapani, composed the film's soundtrack and score. Filming took place in sets erected at Prasad Studios in Vadapalani and Saligramam in Madras (now Chennai). Potti Pleader was released on 5 May 1966 and was distributed by Vani Movies. The film was a critical and commercial success, completing a 100-day theatrical run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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