''Kotha Jeevithalu'' () is a 1981 Indian
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-language film directed by
Bharathiraja
Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with '' 16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. ...
. It is a remake of his own
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
film ''
Puthiya Vaarpugal
''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written, produced and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri, with G. Srinivasan, Goundamani, K. K. Soundar and Usharani in suppo ...
'' (1979) and stars
Suhasini
Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...
. The film was a box office failure.
Plot
Cast
*Hari Prasad
*
Suhasini
Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...
*Nutan Prasad
*Rajya Lakshmi
*
Gummadi
*Dr Siva Prasad
*Poornima
*Master Seenu
*Master Sudhakar
*Ravula Dasaradharammayya Gowd
*M D S Reddy
*Gummadi Srinivas
*Ramana Rao
*RamaKrishna
*Rebala Srilakshmi
*Vijaya, Satyavathi
Production
''Kotha Jeevithalu'' is the first Telugu film for both director
Bharathiraja
Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with '' 16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. ...
and actress
Suhasini
Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...
, and is a remake of the director's own Tamil film ''
Puthiya Vaarpugal
''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written, produced and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri, with G. Srinivasan, Goundamani, K. K. Soundar and Usharani in suppo ...
'' (1979).
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Ilaiyaraaja.
References
External links
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{{Bharathiraja
1980s Telugu-language films
Films directed by Bharathiraja
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Telugu remakes of Tamil films