Vanaja

Theatrical Release Date:

08/31/2007

Run Time:

111min.

Starring:

Mamatha Bhukya , Urmila Dammannagari , Karan Singh , Ramachandriah Marikanti , Umila Ramachandriah

Director(s):

Rajnesh Domalpalli

Distributor(s):

Emerging Pictures

MPAA Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: With the haunting adolescent drama Vanaja, Indian writer-director Rajnesh Domalpalli rewrites the oft-told tale of a young girl's journey into womanhood, by filtering its parameters through an indigenous Indian cultural lens and the concept of the ... Read More

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