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Ranganayaki

IMDb 8.2

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"Based on the novel by Ashwattha"

The movie explores the nuance of Oedipus Complex. The heroine, a popular theatre artist, falls in love with a rich, young man. They eventually get married and beget a child. But the heroine is bored of married life and wants to dabble in acting. The husband refuses and leaves the town with his child. The heroine gets a lucky break in cinema and becomes a household name. Years later, as fate had it, a young man falls in love with the heroine and she reciprocates his love, but as a mother. She always gives him affection and loves like a mother. She encounters her ex-husband and pleads him to show her son just for once. But as fate has it doesn t happen, and she goes in deep depression and commits suicide, too late for the young lover who realizes that he had fallen in love with his own mother.

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What is Ranganayaki (1981) about?

The movie explores the nuance of Oedipus Complex. The heroine, a popular theatre artist, falls in love with a rich, young man. They eventually get married and beget a child. But the heroine is bored of married life and wants to dabble in acting. The husband refuses and leaves the town with his child. The heroine gets a lucky break in cinema and becomes a household name. Years later, as fate had…

Who stars in Ranganayaki?

Ranganayaki stars Aarathi (Ranganayaki/Mala), Ramakrishna (Shekhar), Ashok (Nagaraj Shetty), Musuri Krishnamurthy, Ambareesh (Ramanna). The film was directed by S.R. Puttanna Kanagal.

How long is Ranganayaki?

Ranganayaki has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1981.

Is Ranganayaki worth watching?

Ranganayaki holds an IMDb rating of 8.2/10. Fans of Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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