''Tholi Kodi Koosindi'' () is a 1981 Indian

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-language film 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 ...

, starring Saritha, Seema, Madhavi, and

Sarath Babu Sathyam Babu Dixithulu (born 31 July 1951), known by his stage name Sarath Babu, is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema. He has worked in more than 200 films. He has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and ...

with Jeeva as the antagonist. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Enga Ooru Kannagi'' () starring

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. The film won three

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Plot

Cast

Telugu version

as Venkata Swamy, a police constable * Saritha * Seema as Devudamma * Madhavi as Jabilli * Jeeva as Rampandu Dora * Prasanna * Hanumanthu * Shantaram *

Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry Dhulipala Sitarama Sastry (24 September 1921 – 13 April 2007), known mononymously by the surname Dhulipala, was an Indian actor and thespian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was noted for playing mythological roles, p ...

* Jayasri * Satti Babu * Prasad Babu

Tamil version

The lead cast was retained for the Tamil version with a slightly altered supporting cast. *

Srikanth Srikanth or Sreekanth is a common Indian first name. * Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940), Tamil film actor active in films from 1965 * Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1980), Tamil actor active in films after 2002 * Srikanth (Telugu actor), Telugu acto ...

Production

The film was prominently shot at

Veerabhadra Temple, Pattiseema Veerabhadra Temple is located on Devakuta Parvatham, a hillock on an islet amidst the Godavari River near Pattiseema in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to Shiva and the namesake is Veerabhadra Virabhadra (), als ...

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ...

and the lyrics were penned by

Acharya Aatreya Acharya Aatreya (born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu ) (7 May 1921 – 13 September 1989) was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He received the state Nandi Award fo ...

. ;Telugu Track List ;Tamil Track List Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. *Pachaivayal –

S. Janaki Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is referred to respectfully as "Janaki Amma" and Nightingale of South India. She is one of the best-known playback singers in ...

*Ithaithaan – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,

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Accolades

;

* Second Best Feature Film – Silver –

Kanuri Ranjith Kumar Kanuri Ranjith Kumar ( 24 March 1938 – 11 June 1984) was an Indian Film Producer. born into a wealthy agricultural family to Kanuri Ramananda Chowdary and VimalaDevi in a rural village Kowtharam in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. He fou ...

* Best Audiographer – V. Sivaram * Best Lyricist –

References

External links

* {{K. Balachander 1980 drama films 1980 films 1980s multilingual films 1980s Tamil-language films 1980s Telugu-language films Films about women in India Films directed by K. Balachander Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films with screenplays by K. Balachander Indian drama films Indian multilingual films