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Neramu Siksha (1973)

Neramu Siksha poster
Original title
నేరము – శిక్ష
Directed by
Kasinathuni Viswanath
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 52m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man commits a murder and struggles with guilt and paranoia. The film follows his psychological turmoil and the consequences of his actions.

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What happens

Neramu Siksha (transl. Crime and punishment) is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Viswanath who co-wrote the film with M. Balayya. The film is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment (1866). The film received positive reviews from critics. The film was remade in Tamil as Needhikku Thalaivanangu (1976) and in Hindi as Shikshaa (1979). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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