Thatha-Manavadu

Thatha-Manavadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDasari Narayana Rao
Written byDasari Narayana Rao
Produced byK. Raghava
StarringS. V. Ranga Rao
Raja Babu
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Anjali Devi
Vijaya Nirmala
Rajasulochana
CinematographyM. Kannappa
Music byRamesh Naidu
Release date
  • 23 March 1973 (1973-03-23)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Thatha-Manavadu (transl. Grandfather-Grandson) is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao in his debut.[2] The film stars S. V. Ranga Rao and Raja Babu in the titular roles. Thatha-Manavadu featured Raja Babu, who had mostly acted in comic and supporting roles until then, as a lead actor. He is paired with actress Vijaya Nirmala.

The film was released on 23 March 1973. It ran for 25 weeks in theatres. The film won the Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film. It was later remade in Kannada as Maga Mommaga (1974) and in Hindi as Suntan (1976).[3]

  1. ^ "Dasari to commence 151st movie next month". Sify. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ^ Sri (5 May 2005). "Articles : Movie Retrospect : Tata Manavadu (1973)". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Suntan". MySwar. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.