Hannele Chiguridaga

Overview

Based on Triveni's novel. An orthodox patriarch (Nagendra Rao) is upset when one of his five sons (Arun Kumar) wants to marry a theatre actress (Premalatha). The old man’s daughter Malathi (Kalpana) is widowed and her friend Prasad (Rajkumar), who had arranged Malathi’s marriage, also loses his wife. The patriarch refuses to let Malathi marry Prasad, leading to extensive debate and a revolt within the family before he relents. The original novel, working within a social reform tradition, strongly advocated widow remarriage

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 25, 1968

Original language

English

Cast

Dinesh,Dr. Rajkumar,Kalpana,B. V. Radha,R. Nagendra Rao

Director

M. R. Vittal

Writer

Triveni

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0317624