Bama Vijayam (1967)

Original title

பாமா விஜயம்

Directed by

K. Balachander

Genre

comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 55m

Rated

U

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man's three daughters-in-law go to ridiculous lengths to impress an actress who moves in next door. The film follows their antics and the chaos that ensues.

lightheartedcomedicplayfulenergeticabsurdfamily-orientedbouncy

What happens

Bama Vijayam ( transl. Bama's visit) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander. The film features an ensemble cast including Sowcar Janaki, Rajasree, Kanchana, Jayanthi, Sachu, R. Muthuraman, Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan, Srikanth and T. S. Balaiah. It revolves around a man's three daughters-in-law who go to absurd lengths to impress an actress who becomes their neighbour. Bama Vijayam was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as Bhale Kodallu with a slightly different cast. It was released on 24 February 1967, and won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Third Best Film. The film was later remade in Hindi as Teen Bahuraniyan (1968), with Janaki, Kanchana and Jayanthi reprising their roles. In 1998, it was remade into Malayalam as Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam. It was also remade in Kannada as Swalpa Adjust Madkolli (2000). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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