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Letha Manasulu

Letha Manasulu poster
Directed by
S. V. Krishna Reddy
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How it feels

A man and a woman who were childhood sweethearts marry other people. Years later, when the woman becomes a widow, the man pities her and hires her as a maidservant without telling his wife about their past.

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What happens

Letha Manasulu (transl. Tender hearts) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by V. Balasouri and M. Anantha Varma under Sri Sivasai Pictures. It is a remake of the Tamil film Azhagi (2002) and stars Srikanth, Kalyani, and Gopika. Raju (Srikanth) and Dhana Lakshmi (Kalyani) are childhood sweethearts who eventually marry others. When Dhana Lakshmi loses her husband, Raju pities and takes her in as a maidservant while keeping his wife Bhanu (Gopika) in the dark about their past. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by M. M. Keeravani. Letha Manasulu was released on 1 October 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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