''Gorantha Deepam'' is a 1978
Telugu-language
drama film
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from the writer-director duo of
Ramana and
Bapu. The film stars Sreedhar,
Vanisri and
Mohan Babu
Manchu Bhakthavatsalam Naidu, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films ...
.
Plot
A young bride, Padmavathi (
Vanisri) is sent to her new home with instructions of treating her husband as a father, god, teacher and so on. However, she faces a difficult situation with her exploitative mother-in-law, uncaring husband (
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*Sridhar (actor), Indian actor in the Kannada film industry
*Anup Sridhar, badminton player
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), and a family friend (
Mohan Babu
Manchu Bhakthavatsalam Naidu, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films ...
) who tries to rape her. How her virtuousness transforms everyone forms the rest of the story.
Soundtrack
References
External links
1978 films
Films directed by Bapu
Films with screenplays by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
Indian drama films
Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan
1970s Telugu-language films
1970s Indian films
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