Adapted from Viswanatha Satyanarayana’s novel, a Telugu tragedy set in Tamil Nadu.
Acting
NTR and Kanta Rao's devastating brotherly chemistry.
Direction
Chittajallu builds doom like a slow tidal wave.
Score
Telugu playback legends turning pain into earworms.
Director
Chittajallu Srinivasa Rao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Viswanatha Satyanarayana's novel won the first Jnanpith Award for Telugu literature in 1970, making this adaptation immediate prestige cinema.
NTR reportedly refused payment for this role, considering it an artistic duty to Satyanarayana's legacy.
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