| M.L.A. | |
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| Directed by | K. B. Tilak |
| Produced by | K. B. Tilak |
| Starring | Jaggayya Savitri |
| Music by | Pendyala Nageshwara Rao |
Release date | 1957 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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The film was dubbed into Tamil with the same title and released in 1957.
Lyrics by Arudra and Koganti Gopalakrishnaiah.
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