Vanisri

Vanisri

Vanisri, (born Rathna Kumari) is an Indian film actress known for her works predominately in Telugu and Tamil, and a few Kannada and Hindi films. In a film career spanning forty years, she has received three Filmfare Awards South, including the Nandi Awards and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She gained attention with a supporting role in a film penned by K. Balachander titled Sukha Dukhalu, and Marapurani Kadha (1967). Vanisri has starred in super hits such as Krishnaveni, Prem Nagar, Dussehra Bullodu, Aradhana, Jeevitha Chakram, Rangula Ratnam, Sri Krishna Tulabharam, Bhakta Kannappa, Bobbili Raja, etc. If there was a star heroine in the Telugu film industry, who ruled on par with the heroes, it must be only Vanisri. She was the only actress during that period who commanded a higher remuneration than her male co stars. She played dual roles in Iddaru Ammayilu (1972) (Telugu remake of 1969 release Kannada film Kappu Bilupu), Ganga Manga (1973 remake of the Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta), Jeevana Jyothi (1975), and Chilipi Krishnudu (1978). She financed and starred in Shyam Benegal's only Telugu film Anugraham (1977), co-starring Smita Patil. She acted with Sivaji Ganesan in a number of films such as Uyarntha Manithan (1968), Nirai Kudam (1969), Vasantha Maligai (1972), Sivakamiyin Selvan (1974), Vani Rani (Tamil remake of the Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta) (1974) and Nallathoru Kudumbam (1979). In 2013, she received the state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for her contribution to Telugu cinema. In the late 1970s, Vanisri left films to get married and have a son and a daughter. Vanisri returned to film in the late 1980s acting in mother roles, such as her character in Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989). A practicing Shaivite Hindu, Vanisri is very religious. She was also in the 1999 Hindi film Main Tere Pyar Mein Pagal, directed by Telugu director K. Raghavendra Rao.

  • Title: Vanisri
  • Popularity: 1.772
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1948-08-03
  • Place of Birth: Nellore, Madras Presidency, British India
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  • Also Known As: Rathna Kumari, Vanisree
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Vanisri Movies

  • 1989
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    Agni

    Agni

    1 1989 HD

    Shiva works in a company and is in love with the owner's daughter. His boss is a corrupt man who eventually traps and blames Shiva for all the frauds...

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  • 1973
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    Vintha Katha

    Vintha Katha

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1979
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    Srimadhvirata Parvamu

    Srimadhvirata Parvamu

    7 1979 HD

    It is an Epic story based on the book Virata Parva of Mahabharatha. After 12 years of Vanavasam, the Pandavas spend their 13th year of exile the...

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  • 1992
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    Collector Gari Alludu

    Collector Gari Alludu

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1975
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    Jeevana Jyothi

    Jeevana Jyothi

    1 1975 HD

    A woman is attached to her brother-in-law's son and is unable to cope with his death. She becomes mentally unstable and is kept in a medical...

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  • 1969
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    Annaiyum Pithavum

    Annaiyum Pithavum

    1 1969 HD

    AVM Rajan the protagonist lives in a joint family is an easy going guy. Unfortunately AVM Rajan's father loses his eyesight in an accident and family...

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  • 1974
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    Vani Rani

    Vani Rani

    1 1974 HD

    Identical twins Vani and Rani are separated at birth. One is tortured by her abusive aunt while the other grows up as a street performer. However,...

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  • 1978
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    Vichitra Jeevitham

    Vichitra Jeevitham

    1 1978 HD

    Chandra Shekar "Chandram" loves and marries Gowri. Soon, Chandram gets a job in an estate owned by Surendra Nath a decadent person who behaves like a...

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  • 1971
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    Adi Parasakthi

    Adi Parasakthi

    1 1971 HD

    A man saved from death by God and told how God help others.

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  • 1978
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    Vaazhkai Alaigal

    Vaazhkai Alaigal

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    Punniya Boomi

    Punniya Boomi

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1977
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    Ilaya Thalaimurai

    Ilaya Thalaimurai

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1976
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    Rojavin Raja

    Rojavin Raja

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1971
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    Kulama Gunama

    Kulama Gunama

    5 1971 HD

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  • 1968
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    Uyarndha Manidhan

    Uyarndha Manidhan

    7.5 1968 HD

    Raju, a rich man gets along even with the poor unlike his father. He falls in love with Parvathi, a poor girl but is forced to marry Vimala because...

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  • 1979
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    Nalladhoru Kudumbam

    Nalladhoru Kudumbam

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1972
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    Vasantha Maligai

    Vasantha Maligai

    6.3 1972 HD

    Is an emotionally charged tale that depicts the transformation of an alcoholic after his life is touched by true love.

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  • 1977
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    Flowing Against

    Flowing Against

    1 1977 HD

    The film is a remake of the 1975 Hindi film Amanush. It revolves around a man who is falsely implicated and imprisoned for a crime he doesn't commit....

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  • 1968
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    Thamarai Nenjam

    Thamarai Nenjam

    1 1968 HD

    Story of a woman who falls in love with a man who's in love with her friend. She sacrifices her love and writes weekly stories in a magazine about...

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  • 1969
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    Kuzhandai Ullam

    Kuzhandai Ullam

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Porsilai

    Porsilai

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1972
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    Velli Vizha

    Velli Vizha

    1 1972 HD

    Bala, a tennis champion, is happily married to his wife and children. Things get difficult for him after his fan Sheela comes into his life and they...

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  • 1971
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    Punnagai

    Punnagai

    1 1971 HD

    Punnagai means Smile. Smile which has many emotions and represents many gestures and expressions of life. Punnagai is a story of five friends...

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  • 1993
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    Evandi Aavida Vachindi

    Evandi Aavida Vachindi

    1 1993 HD

    Ramakrishnayya has two wives and gets his daughter Shanti married to his first wife's nephew. When misunderstandings ensue among his family members,...

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  • 1970
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    Thalaivan

    Thalaivan

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    Kannan En Kadhalan

    Kannan En Kadhalan

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1976
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    Oorukku Uzhaippavan

    Oorukku Uzhaippavan

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1990
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    Qaidi Dada

    Qaidi Dada

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1978
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    Gorantha Deepam

    Gorantha Deepam

    1 1978 HD

    A newly married couple's life turns to shambles, due to the machinations of the husband's supposedly best friend, whose intentions toward the wife...

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  • 1975
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    Pooja

    Pooja

    1 1975 HD

    Due to a familial dispute, Ramu is not allowed to marry his lady-love, Lalitha. He is then forced to marry Gouri who struggles to win him over.

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  • 1965
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    Aakasa Ramanna

    Aakasa Ramanna

    8 1965 HD

    Aakasa Ramanna is a Telugu language film starring Kanta Rao and Rajashree in lead roles. The film was released in the year 1965 and has been directed...

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  • 1971
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    Jagath Kantrilu

    Jagath Kantrilu

    6 1971 HD

    Jagath Kantrilu is a secret research black and white Telugu film released on April 3, 1971. Produced by P. A. Kamreswara Rao under the banner of...

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  • 1989
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    Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu

    Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu

    7.2 1989 HD

    When young Rekha falls in love with unemployed Kalyan, her high-hat mother, Chamundeshwari, disapproves of the match and devises numerous schemes to...

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  • 1990
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    Bobbili Raja

    Bobbili Raja

    5.7 1990 HD

    Raja, who has always lived in the jungle with his mother and grandpa and Rani, daughter of the minister who has had all the comforts of life. How...

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  • 1996
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    Bombay Priyudu

    Bombay Priyudu

    1 1996 HD

    Bombay Priyudu is a 1996 Telugu-language romance film, starring J. D. Chakravarthy and Rambha.

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  • 1968
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    Sukha Dukhalu

    Sukha Dukhalu

    1 1968 HD

    Vanishree plays the role of a young college girl from a middle class family. She is being taken care by a her older brother (who is also young, no...

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  • 1971
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    Nangu Suvargal

    Nangu Suvargal

    1 1971 HD

    Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.

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  • 1966
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    Who is she?

    Who is she?

    9 1966 HD

    Anand, a doctor, drops a strange woman at a cemetery. Thereafter, he experiences many bizarre and paranormal incidents that could be connected to the...

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  • 1966
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    Aggi Barata

    Aggi Barata

    1 1966 HD

    A young warrior, Raja, is threatened by an evil general, Gajapathi, who exploits innocent subjects. At the same time, he must also save Princess...

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  • 1979
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    Maavaari Manchithanam

    Maavaari Manchithanam

    1 1979 HD

    Maavari Manchitanam (transl. My Husband's Goodness) is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. Pundarikakshaiah and directed...

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  • 1978
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    Sati Savithri

    Sati Savithri

    1 1978 HD

    Sati Savitri is a 1978 Telugu-language Hindu epic film directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishnam Raju, Vanisri and music...

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  • 1965
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    Pathala Mohini

    Pathala Mohini

    1 1965 HD

    Pathala Mohini is a 1965 Indian Kannada film, directed by "S N Singh" and Produced by "S N Singh.The film Stars "Vanishree, Prathimadevi, B M...

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  • 1966
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    Rangula Ratnam

    Rangula Ratnam

    1 1966 HD

    A united family of two brothers and a sister along with their parents move to a town. Elder brother (Suryam - Ram Mohan) finds easy way to get rich...

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  • 1968
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    Lakshmi Nivasam

    Lakshmi Nivasam

    10 1968 HD

    Lakshmi Nivasam is a 1968 Indian Telugu drama film released on Jul 19, 1968. The film is directed by V. Madhusudan Rao.

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  • 1969
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    Nindu Hrudayalu

    Nindu Hrudayalu

    5 1969 HD

    When Gopi (NTR) was a child, he witnesses his father's murder by Veeraraju. He grows up with a vengeance to take revenge on him. However because of...

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  • 1978
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    The Sage from the Sea

    The Sage from the Sea

    9.8 1978 HD

    The film involves the life of a young man who comes to believe that he has been bestowed supernatural powers. As the story unfolds, this boon...

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  • 1993
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    Allari Alludu

    Allari Alludu

    1 1993 HD

    The story is about Nagarjuna, who is the owner of a college canteen. Nagma is a new student in the college. She meets Nagarjuna and he insults her...

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  • 1989
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    Nyaya Tharasu

    Nyaya Tharasu

    1 1989 HD

    A remarkable tale of a remarkable woman, who puts her commitment to social activism above everything else, including her own love for an adoring man.

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  • 1969
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    Aayiram Poi

    Aayiram Poi

    1 1969 HD

    Chinna Durai(V. K. Ramaswamy) dislikes his brother-in-law, Kanagasabi(V. S. Raghavan) stands in the way of a marriage arrangement for his daughter...

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  • 1976
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    Aaradhana

    Aaradhana

    8 1976 HD

    In a village which is located in a beautiful hilly area full of greenery and water bodies, there lives a villager called Gopi (N. T. Rama Rao) along...

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  • 1971
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    Prema Nagar

    Prema Nagar

    1 1971 HD

    A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle class girl who changes him. They fall in love but his...

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  • 1965
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    Pandava Vanavasamu

    Pandava Vanavasamu

    6.5 1965 HD

    After the Pandavas are forcefully exiled by their enemies, they must get together and fight back in order to reclaim their land.

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  • 1969
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    Nirai Kudam

    Nirai Kudam

    1 1969 HD

    Nirai Kudam (Full Pitcher) is a 1969 Indian Tamil film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramasamy under Muktha Films banner. The film...

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  • 1975
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    Eduruleni Manishi

    Eduruleni Manishi

    1 1975 HD

    Eduruleni Manishi (transl. The Man Without Opposition) is a 1975 Telugu-language action film directed by K. Bapayya.

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  • 1991
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    Peddinti Alludu

    Peddinti Alludu

    6 1991 HD

    Raja (Suman) is an unemployed educated guy, his mother (Dubbing Janaki) is a serious heart patient and requires a major operation. But due to...

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  • 1992
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    Attaku Koduku Mamaku Alludu

    Attaku Koduku Mamaku Alludu

    4.5 1992 HD

    Murali marries Roja without informing his mother, Vishalakshi. Vishalakshi mistakes Priya to be Roja and treats her with respect; now Murali must...

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  • 1971
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    Chelleli Kapuram

    Chelleli Kapuram

    1 1971 HD

    Shobhan Babu, a struggling poet, is unable to publish his work due to his dark complexion. Later, he decides to publish his poems under his friend's...

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  • 1967
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    Private Master

    Private Master

    1 1967 HD

    Sridhar, who is appointed as a home tutor to teach a girl belonging to a rich family, falls in love with his student.

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  • 1971
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    Dasara Bullodu

    Dasara Bullodu

    1 1971 HD

    Both Radha and Nirmala love a young man named Gopi. But Nirmala's father wants to make Gopi marry Nirmala in order to grab his property. But she...

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  • 1973
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    Bangaru Babu

    Bangaru Babu

    6 1973 HD

    Bangaru Babu (transl. Golden Guy) is a 1973 Telugu-language romance film, produced and directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under his Jagapathi...

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  • 1966
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    Aastiparulu

    Aastiparulu

    1 1966 HD

    Zamindar Janardhan Rao, a paterfamilias, holds high esteem in society. One of his sons, Bachi, is a vagabond and malicious, his misdeeds increasing...

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  • 1992
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    Seetharatnam Gari Abbayi

    Seetharatnam Gari Abbayi

    1 1992 HD

    Bank manager Vamsi loves Manga. Manga's father objects to the marriage because Vamsi's father's whereabouts are not known. Seetaratnam, who helps...

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  • 1969
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    Bangaru Panjaram

    Bangaru Panjaram

    1 1969 HD

    Venu Gopal is an engineer who travels to various places as part of his projects. In his travel he meets a girl Neela. They both fall in love, and get...

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  • 1971
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    Kasidre Kailasa

    Kasidre Kailasa

    7 1971 HD

    Kasidre Kailasa is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by K. Janakiram. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Vanisri and Pandari...

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  • 1979
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    Sri Vinayaka Vijayamu

    Sri Vinayaka Vijayamu

    1 1979 HD

    Hindu mythological film following the life of Ganesha from his birth to his taming of Mushikasura

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  • 1993
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    Rajeswari Kalyanam

    Rajeswari Kalyanam

    1 1993 HD

    An elderly couple plan to adopt a child, but when the father returns, they tell the boy the story of his parents.

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  • 1965
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    Mangamma Sapatham

    Mangamma Sapatham

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1970
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    Kathanayika Molla

    Kathanayika Molla

    1 1970 HD

    The story is based on life of the poet Molla, who translated the Ramayana from Sanskrit into Telugu.

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  • 1969
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    Aathmeeyulu

    Aathmeeyulu

    1 1969 HD

    Suryam and Seetha struggle to survive after the death of their father, Veerayya. Jagannadham, their father's employer, takes them into their house,...

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