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film written and directed by

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

and produced by his own

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. Starring

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and Srinath in the lead roles, the film also featured

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and Ashok in pivotal roles. Saritha received a

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award for her performance. The film was a remake of Balachander's own Tamil film '' Thamarai Nenjam''. The film had

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as an assistant director working under Balachander.

Cast

* Srinath *

* Ashok *

* Pavithra *

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* Rama Hariharan * Baby Seetha * R. Sundaramoorthy as Sundaramoorthy

Soundtrack

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composed the music for the soundtracks and lyrics written by

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. The album consists of four soundtracks.

Awards

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References

1985 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films directed by K. Balachander Films about women in India Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films with screenplays by K. Balachander Films scored by V. S. Narasimhan {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub