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| Directed by | C. V. Ranganatha Das L. V. Prasad (supervision) |
| Written by | Anisetty & Pinisetty (dialogues) |
| Produced by | C. V. Ranganatha Das |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri |
| Cinematography | Rahman Prasad Raja Mani |
| Edited by | P. V. Manikyam |
| Music by | Susarla Dakshina Murthy |
Production company | Sadhana Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Santhanam (transl. Children) is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced & directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das under the Sadhana Films banner while L. V. Prasad has taken care of direction supervision. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and music composed by Susarla Dakshina Murthy. The film is the debut of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar in the Telugu film industry.[1][2] The song Nidura Pora Thammuda was a trend setter in being a theme song that unites lost siblings.[3] The film was remade in Tamil as Marakka Mudiyuma?.
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