Anthuleni Katha

<p>Saritha ( ) is a working woman in a poor family. She works hard to support her widowed sister, unmarried sister, blind younger brother, her mother, and her drunkard brother Murthy ( ) along with his family. Her father abandons the family and goes on a pilgrimage. Not only does her brother not take responsibilities, but he also creates additional problems for her. She has a longtime boyfriend, who wants to marry her, but she doesn’t because of her commitment to her family. His eyes now wander to Saritha’s widowed younger sister ( ), who reciprocates his feelings. Saritha, after reading her boyfriend’s love letter to her sister, arranges for them to get married, thus giving up her chance of having a life with him. She eventually accepts a marriage proposal of her boss ( ), when she realises that her brother has become responsible enough to take care of her family. She also helps her distressed friend, played by Phataphat Jayalaksmi to settle in life. She decides to resign from hard work, but could not as the result of the turning point in the climax. was a remake of Tamil film . Both versions were produced by Rama Arangannal and directed by Balachander. and both made their Telugu cinema acting debut with this film. The former did a cameo of Saritha’s boss while Hassan’s role from original was reprised by Narayana Rao. Phatapat Jayalakshmi and Sripriya reprised their roles from the original. The indoor scenes were shot at Neptune Studios while the outdoor scenes were shot at Vishakapatnam. All songs are penned by and the music was composed by . In 2001, herself acknowledged the impact the film had in her personal life, as she very much related to the lead character.</p>