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Golden Baby

1955 · 183 min

A slow, emotionally rich melodrama where a man's bitter revenge dissolves into tender redemption through an unexpected child.

Directed by
B.N. Reddi
Genres
Drama
Starring
S. V. Ranga Rao, Krishna Kumari, Kongara Jaggayya
Overview
Kotayya (Ranga Rao) is a kind man. He marries Rami. She succumbs to pressure from Gopala Swamy and elopes with him, leaving her husband. Rami and Gopala successfully plan and send Kotayya to jail. After returning from jail, Kotayya becomes a rowdy drunkard. He plans to take revenge and kill Gopala Swamy.

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Directed by
B.N. Reddi
Genres
Drama
Starring
S. V. Ranga Rao, Krishna Kumari, Kongara Jaggayya
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • redemption
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • family
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
B.N. Reddi
Starring
S. V. Ranga Rao, Krishna Kumari, Kongara Jaggayya, Hemalatha Devi, Jamuna, Ramana Reddy, Vangara Venkata Subbaiah
Runtime
183 min
Country
India
Languages
Telugu

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