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Shrimantudu (1971)

Shrimantudu poster
Original title
Srimanthudu
Directed by
Kotayya Pratyagatma
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 31m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man from a wealthy family struggles to balance his responsibilities with his personal values. The story follows his journey through love and hardship in a traditional Telugu household.

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What happens

Srimanthudu (transl. Millionaire) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by G. Radhakrishna Murthy and A. Ramachandra Rao under the Viswa Bharathi Productions banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jamuna, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Kamal Haasan worked under Thangappan as his dance assistant in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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