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Aadarsa Kutumbam

1969 · 175 min

A slow-burning family drama that mixes moral lessons with emotional confrontations, rewarding patience with a satisfying, heartfelt resolution.

Directed by
K. Pratyagatma
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chittoor V. Nagayya, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Gummadi
Overview
Prasad is an ambitous and young medical student who lives with his extended family. His oldest brother, Pathabi, is a hard working farmer who provides for the entire family. Prasad's other brothers, Prakasam and Pratap, waste a lot of time and money on frivolous things in life which only makes it harder on Pathabi. He decides to teach his lethargic brothers, what their eldest brother, does to make a hard earned pay.

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Directed by
K. Pratyagatma
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chittoor V. Nagayya, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Gummadi
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • work
Places
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Starring
Chittoor V. Nagayya, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Gummadi, Anjali Devi, J. Jayalalithaa
Runtime
175 min
Country
India
Languages
Telugu

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