''Sukha Dukhalu'' (''Bittersweet'') is a 1968 Indian

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-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by I. N. Murthy. It is an adaptation of

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

's Tamil play '' Major Chandrakanth''. The film stars

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, Jayalalitha, Ramkrishna and Chandra Mohan, with S. V. Ranga Rao and Haranath in supporting roles. It was released on 4 January 1968.

Plot

Cast

Jayalalithaa Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2 ...

* Chandra Mohan * Rama Krishna * S. V. Ranga Rao * Haranath * Ramana Reddy * Suryakantham * Saradhi * Maddali * B KoteswaraRao

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. P. Kodandapani. The songs "Idi Mallela Velayani" and "Medante Meda Kadu" are famous songs till date. The latter was one of the first notable hits of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam in

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P Susheela Pulapaka Susheela (born 13 November 1935), popularly known as P. Susheela, is an Indian playback singer associated with the South Indian cinema primarily from Andhra Pradesh for over six decades. She is one of the greatest and best-known playba ...

* - SP Balu – Devulapalli * - P Susheela, SP Balu * - P Susheela, Ghantasala

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* {{IMDb title, 2397502 1960s Telugu-language films 1968 drama films 1968 films Indian drama films Indian films based on plays