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Ooriki Ichina Maata (1981)

Ooriki Ichina Maata poster
Directed by
Mannava Balayya
Genre
drama
Country
India
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man makes a promise to his village and must navigate the consequences. This Telugu drama follows his struggle to keep his word while dealing with family and community pressures.

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What happens

Oorukichina Maata (transl. Promise made to the village) is a 1981 Telugu-language drama film written and directed by M. Balayya starring Chiranjeevi, Sudhakar, Madhavi, and Kavitha. The film was remade in Tamil as Oorum Uravum (1982) starring Sivaji Ganesan. The film won two Nandi Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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