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Tharam Marindi
Tharam Marindi
	Poster
Directed by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Screenplay by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Story by	Madireddy Sulochana
Produced by	G. Radhakrishna Murthy
Cinematography	Balu Mahendra
Music by	G. K. Venkatesh
Production; company	Vishwabharati Movies
Release date	4 November 1977;
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Tharam Marindi (transl. The Generation Has Changed) is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film won two Nandi Awards.

Plot

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 Harijan section of the village and forced to involve himself in corrupt village politics.

Cast

Adapted from Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema:^[1]

Sridhar
G.S.R. Murthy
Dasarathi
Prasadrao
G. Satyanarayana
M. Panchanadam
Lakshmikant
Pradeep
Pallavi
Shoba as Chenna
Rajakumari
Seethalatha
Satyavati
Sudha
Lakshmamma

Production

Tharam Marindi was directed and written by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, based on a story by Madireddy Sulochana, and filmed by Balu Mahendra. It was produced by G. Radhakrishna Murthy under Vishwabharati Movies.^[1]^[2]

Themes

The film addresses rural Telangana politics.^[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, with lyrics by Sri Sri and Kopalle Sivaram.^[1]

Release and reception

Tharam Marindi was released on 4 November 1977.^[2] Despite being a commercial failure,^[3] it won the Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film.^[4]

Impact

Along with Chillara Devullu (1975) and Voorummadi Brathukulu (1976), which also explore rural Telangana politics, Tharam Marindi constituted a wave of realist New Telugu cinema.^[1]

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1977 ^[5]

Second Best Feature Film - Silver - G. Radha Krishnamurthy
Second Best Story Writer - Madhireddy Sulochana

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 434.
^ ^a ^b "Tharam Marindhi". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ Swarajya. T. Sadavisam. 1979. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ Andhra Pradesh (India). Dept. of Information and Public Relations (1978). Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 23. Director of Information and Public Relations, Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)