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Mutyala Muggu (1975)

Mutyala Muggu poster
Original title
ముత్యాలముగ్గు
Directed by
Bapu
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is an adaptation of the Uttara Ramayana. It focuses on the lives of characters from that epic story.

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What happens

Mutyala Muggu (transl. A Muggu of pearls) is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language drama film adaptation of Uttara Ramayana from the writer-director duo of Ramana and Bapu. The film stars Sangeeta, Sreedhar, Kanta Rao, Rao Gopal Rao, Mukkamala, Allu Ramalingaiah and Nutan Prasad. The film has garnered two National Film Awards. The film recorded as blockbuster at the box office. Rao Gopal Rao received widespread acclaim for his role. The film was remade in Hindi as Jeevan Jyoti (1976). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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