Radha falls in love with the new teacher employed in the village school. Being a widower with a son, he snubs her. Enraged, she publicly accuses him of having an affair with her.
Acting
Sridevi's volcanic shift from besotted to vengeful.
Direction
K Raghavendra Rao's maximalist rural opera staging.
Director
K Raghavendra Rao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sridevi's second film with Rajesh Khanna; she reportedly found his method acting intensity intimidating during their confrontational scenes.
The 'false accusation of illicit relationship' trope peaked in 1980s Hindi cinema as a vehicle for exploring female desire through punishment narratives.
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