The story of a peasant couple who migrate to the city following drought in their Telangana village and become construction workers. The husband becomes an alcoholic and abandons his wife who is harassed sexually and financially until she dies a pauper, leaving her orphaned child behind.
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B. Narsing Rao Director · Ilaiyaraaja Composer Apurba Kishore Bir Cinematographer
First release July 14, 1991 · Produced in India · Original title మట్టి మనుషులు, Matti Manushulu
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Original title
మట్టి మనుషులు, Matti Manushulu
Original language
Telugu
Spoken on screen
Telugu
Release dates
Russia · July 14, 1991
Moscow Film Festival
India · July 24, 1991
Theatrical
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