| Agni Samskaram | |
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| Directed by | G.V. Prabhakar. |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Maadhavi Kavitha Subhashini |
| Music by | M. Janardhan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Agni Samskaram is a 1980 Indian Telugu film starring Chiranjeevi, Maadhavi, Kavitha and Subhashini. [1] [2]
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