Surendranath, son of a landowner, leaves to Madras in search of a job. What does the future have in store for him when he gets the job as a teacher in Madras?
Acting
Bhanumathi's layered performance as a woman trapped by her own secrets.
Score
Ghantasala's music that makes every glance feel like a symphony.
Production
Lavish 1960s Telugu studio craft that aged like fine wine.
Director
P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bhanumathi co-produced this under her banner Bharani Pictures, making her one of Telugu cinema's earliest female producers with real creative control.
The film adapts the Bengali novel 'Chander Pahar' but relocates the class anxiety to Madras's Brahminical hierarchies, reflecting Andhra's own caste complexities.
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