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Abhinandana (1988)

Abhinandana poster
Directed by
Ashok Kumar
Genre
romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 10m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A musical romance about a love story set in a rural backdrop. The film follows a young couple navigating their relationship through music and emotional moments.

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What happens

Abhinandana (transl. Commendation) is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film written and directed by Ashok Kumar. It stars Karthik, Shobana, and Sarath Babu, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a commercial success and received positive reviews upon release. Its soundtrack, considered one of Ilaiyaraaja's best in Telugu cinema, became a chartbuster and remains popular to this day. Abhinandana won three Nandi Awards, including Second Best Feature Film. It was later dubbed into Tamil as Kaadhal Geetham and remade in Kannada as Abhinandane (2005). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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