Mallepoovu

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Mallepoovu
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Directed by V. Madhusudan Rao
Starring Sobhan Babu
Jayasudha
Lakshmi
Music by K. Chakravarthy
Release date
  • 26 February 1978 (1978-02-26)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Mallepoovu or Malle Poovu is a 1978 Telugu-language drama film directed by V. Madhusudan Rao. It is remake of 1957 Hindi film Pyaasa produced and directed by Guru Dutt. [2]

Contents

It is musical film with lyrics penned by Veturi and Arudra and music scored by K. Chakravarthy. The songs are voiced by P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jayaram.

Plot

The plot follows the story of an unsuccessful poet who is deemed as useless by the society.

Cast

Soundtrack

Box office

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References

  1. @baraju_SuperHit (25 July 2018). "Natabhushan #SobhanBabu, #Lakshmi #Jayasudha's Superhit Movie #Mallepoovu Completes 40 Years.Release Date : 26-7-1…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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