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Samsaram Oka Chadarangam (1987)

Samsaram Oka Chadarangam poster
Original title
సంసారం ఒక చదరంగం
Directed by
Visu
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 42m
Rated
U
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film shows the daily ups and downs of a joint family in India. Conflicts and compromises happen between parents, children, and in-laws as they live together.

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What happens

Samsaram Oka Chadarangam (transl. Family, a chess game) is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by M. Saravanan and M. Balasubramanian of AVM Productions and directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Sarath Babu, Suhasini, Shavukaru Janaki, Gollapudi Maruthi Rao and Rajendra Prasad, with music composed by Chakravarthy. It is a remake of the studio's own Tamil film Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1986). The film won three Nandi Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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