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Chandavalliya Thota
1964 film
Chandavalliya Thota is a 1964 Indian Kannada language film, directed by T. V. Singh Thakur.[1] It stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar and Jayanthi. Film was released on 24 June 1964 and ran for a hundred days at Prabhat Cinema in Bangalore.[2] The film won many laurels upon release including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for its Gandhian theme treatment of the poverty in rural Indian villages.[3] The movie is based on the novel of same name by Ta.Ra.Su.[4][5] This movie was the debut movie of singer K. J. Yesudas in Kannada. The movie was a huge hit.[6]