Tharam Marindi

An ageing man has his daughter Chenna married to a much older man, a drunkard, because he had earlier promised that man dowry. The ageing man’s son, who is progressive in nature, is against this trade and defies his father by marrying a woman named Parvati. Due to societal issues, the son is forced to set up residence in the section of the village and forced to involve himself in corrupt village politics. Adapted from : was directed and written by , based on a story by Madireddy Sulochana, and filmed by . It was produced by G. Radhakrishna Murthy under Vishwabharati Movies. The film addresses rural politics. The music was composed by , with lyrics by Sri Sri and Kopalle Sivaram. was released on 4 November 1977. Despite being a commercial failure, it won the . Along with (1975) and (1976), which also explore rural Telangana politics, constituted a wave of realist New Telugu cinema.