''Vamsa Vruksham'' () is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language

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directed by Bapu. It is a remake of the 1972

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

film '' Vamsha Vriksha'' which was based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of same name.

Mullapudi Venkata Ramana Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (28 June 1931 – 24 February 2011) was an Indian writer known for his work in Telugu language. Noted for his humorous and metaphorical style of writing, Mullapudi received Raghupathi Venkaiah Award from the Government ...

wrote the screenplay. The film stars

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, J. V. Somayajulu,

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, Mukkamala, and Jyothi. The film marked Kapoor's debut as an actor in a lead role. Released on 20 November 1980, the film was not commercially successful. It was later dubbed into

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as ''Pyaar Ka Sindoor'' in 1986.

Cast

* J. V. Somayajulu *

* Mukkamala * Jyothi *Kona Madhusudana Rao * Sujatha *Jitendra Mohan *Ramanatham *Sripada Hanumachchastri

Soundtrack

The film features score by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by C. Narayana Reddy.

Awards

; Filmfare Awards South * Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) – Bapu * Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) - Jyothi

References

External links

* Films directed by Bapu Films with screenplays by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana 1980s Telugu-language films 1980 films Indian drama films Telugu remakes of Kannada films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan 1980 drama films {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub