Thodi Kodallu (1957)
3h 2m
Running Time
January 11, 1957Release Date
Thodi Kodallu (1957)
3h 2m
Running Time
January 11, 1957Release Date
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Plot.
Lawyer Ganapathi and his wife Annapurna are the eldest members of a family. His brother Subbu and his wife Anusuya live in the village. The duo treats their cousin brother Gopu, who is an idealist, as their own sibling. Annapurna is a chronic patient so Gopu's wife Susheela takes care of the family. Jealous of the bonding between Annapurna and Susheela, Anusuya creates a rift between them. Gopu and Susheela move to the village. Gopu propounds cooperative farming and prospers.
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Cast & Crew.
Savitri
Susheela
Nageshwara Rao Akkineni
Gopu
P. Kannamba
Annapurna
S. V. Ranga Rao
Kutumba Rao
Suryakantham
Anasuya
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Ramanaiah
Raja Sulokshana
Navaneetam
Master Venu
Original Music Composer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 11, 1957
Original Nameతోడికోడళ్ళు
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 2m
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Wiki.
Thodi Kodallu (transl. Sisters-in-law) is a 1957 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed and edited by Adurthi Subba Rao who co-wrote the script with D. Madhusudhana Rao and Acharya Aatreya. Madhusudhana Rao produced the film under Annapurna Pictures. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Master Venu. The film is based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novel Nishkriti, and was simultaneously made as the Tamil film Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi (1957); both films were made simultaneously by the same banner and director, and some of the scenes and artists are the same in both versions. Thodi Kodallu won the Certificate of merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu.