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-language

political satire Political satire is a type of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics. Political satire can also act as a tool for advancing political arguments in conditions where political speech and dissent are banned. Political satir ...

film directed by B. V. Prasad. It is a remake of the 1971

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film of the same name, in turn based on the play by

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. The film, starring Nagabhushanam as the title character, was released on 11 February 1972.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Hanumantha Rao.

Reception

A reviewer for ''

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'' praised the plot, satirical dialogues, and Nagabhushanam's performance, while criticising the comedic subplots which were extraneous to the main plot. Griddaluru Gopala Rao of ''

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'' reviewed the film more negatively, criticising the lack of novelty in the political satire, plot holes and romantic subplots. However, he praised the performances of Nagabhushanam and Krishnam Raju.

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* {{IMDb title 1970s Indian films 1970s political satire films 1970s Telugu-language films 1972 films Films based on adaptations Indian films based on plays Indian political satire films Telugu remakes of Tamil films