Maro Charitra

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Maro Charitra is a landmark 1978 Telugu romantic tragedy film directed by K. Balachander, renowned for its cross-cultural love story and enduring impact on Indian cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian film
film
romantic tragedy film
castMember J. V. Somayajulu
Kamal Haasan
linked to: Kamal Hasan

Madhavi
Rao Gopal Rao
Sarath Babu
Saritha
Shubha
cinematographer B. S. Lokanath
countryOfOrigin India
director K. Balachander
distributor Saradhi Studios
editor N. R. Kittu
filmingLocation Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam
linked to: Vizagapatam
follows inter-linguistic romance between a Telugu-speaking boy and a Tamil-speaking girl
genre romantic drama
tragedy
hasRemake Ek Duuje Ke Liye
hasSong Ninnu Kori Varnam
linked to: Ninnu Kori

Ye Theega Poovuno
inspiredRemakeLanguage Hindi
languagePairInStory Telugu and Tamil
leadActor Kamal Haasan
linked to: Kamal Hasan
leadActress Saritha
mainCharacter Balu
Swapna
musicComposer M. S. Viswanathan
narrativeFocus intercultural romance
notableFor influence on later Indian romantic films
landmark status in Telugu cinema
portrayal of cross-cultural romance in India
originalLanguage Telugu
plotTheme cross-cultural love story
family opposition
tragic ending
producer Saradhi Studios
productionCompany Saradhi Studios
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1978
remadeAs Ek Duuje Ke Liye
runtime approximately 169 minutes
screenwriter K. Balachander
setting Visakhapatnam
linked to: Vizagapatam
starredBreakthroughPerformanceFor Saritha
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary to late 1970s

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K. Balachander notableWork Maro Charitra
Ek Duuje Ke Liye basedOn Maro Charitra
Ek Duuje Ke Liye isRemakeOf Maro Charitra