''Tharam Marindi'' () is a 1977 Indian

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written and directed by

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (born 21 September 1931), commonly known as Singeetam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, composer, and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the most versatile directors of India. He is credited with hav ...

. The film won two

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

Plot

An ageing man has his daughter Chenna married to a much older man, a drunkard, because he had earlier promised that man dowry. The ageing man's son, who is progressive in nature, is against this trade and defies his father by marrying a woman named Parvati. Due to societal issues, the son is forced to set up residence in the

Harijan Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming ...

section of the village and forced to involve himself in corrupt village politics.

Cast

Adapted from ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema'': * Sridhar * G.S.R. Murthy * Dasarathi * Prasadrao * G. Satyanarayana * M. Panchanadam * Lakshmikant * Pradeep * Pallavi * Shobha as Chenna * Rajakumari * Seethalatha * Satyavati * Sudha * Lakshmamma

Production

''Tharam Marindi'' was directed and written by

, based on a story by Madireddy Sulochana, and filmed by

Balu Mahendra Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (19 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan-born Indian cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Widely regarded as ...

. It was produced by G. Radhakrishna Murthy under Vishwabharati Movies.

Themes

The film addresses rural

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...

politics.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

G. K. Venkatesh Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (21 September 1927 – 17 November 1993) was an Indian film score composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Ta ...

, with lyrics by Sri Sri and Kopalle Sivaram.

Release and reception

''Tharam Marindi'' was released on 4 November 1977. Despite being a commercial failure, it won the Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film.

Impact

Along with ''Chillara Devullu'' (1975) and ''Voorummadi Brathukulu'' (1976), which also explore rural Telangana politics, ''Tharam Marindi'' constituted a wave of realist New Telugu cinema.

Awards

;

- 1977 (in

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) * Second Best Feature Film - Silver - G. Radha Krishnamurthy * Second Best Story Writer - Madhireddy Sulochana

References

Bibliography

External links

* {{Singeetam Srinivasa Rao 1970s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Films directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh 1977 drama films 1977 films