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composed the music for the film and the soundtracks which marked his debut. The album has five soundtracks. The daughter-in-law of
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371:as Surya
264:The Wall
225:romantic
189:Language
143:Yash Raj
116:Music by
85:Chandini
76:Starring
1245:Upendra
1221:Omkaram
1174:Upendra
828:Upendra
744:Release
718:Upendra
642:Upendra
592:(1999)
588:Upendra
583:(1998)
395:Malathi
390:Biradar
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192:Kannada
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54:Upendra
45:Upendra
1339:(2013)
1331:(2012)
1323:(2003)
1315:(2002)
1307:(2002)
1299:(2002)
1291:(2001)
1280:Writer
1272:(2023)
1264:(2015)
1261:Uppi 2
1256:(2010)
1248:(1999)
1240:(1998)
1232:(1998)
1216:(1995)
1208:(1995)
1200:(1993)
1192:(1992)
988:14 May
818:Awards
630:Length
624:Lyrics
537:Length
284:Telugu
197:Budget
1253:Super
1197:Shhh!
736:24:01
621:Title
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526:Genre
184:India
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990:2024
964:2016
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690:5:08
671:5:03
651:4:54
460:Damu
362:Cast
320:CBFC
313:film
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