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Doni Sagali (1998)

Doni Sagali poster
Directed by
Rajendra Singh Babu
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces challenges in her life. The film follows her personal journey and struggles.

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What happens

Doni Saagali (transl. Let the boat sail) is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu, who also wrote the screenplay based on the novel Vimukthe by Dr. C. N. Muktha. The film stars Soundarya and Shashikumar. The film was released in 1998 and met with critical acclaim. The film went on to win Karnataka State Awards in 3 categories : Best Third film, best actress for Soundarya and best cinematographer for D. V. Rajaram. The film's soundtrack and score were composed by V. Manohar who also wrote the songs. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Mahila. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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