Stri (transl.Woman) is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language drama film featuring Vijay and Rohini. It was written by Palagummi Padmaraju with screenplay and direction by K. S. Sethumadhavan. The film garnered two National Film Awards, two Nandi Awards and was showcased in the Indian Panorama section, International Film Festival of India and 2nd Prague International Film Festival.[1]

Stri
DVD cover
Directed byK. S. Sethumadhavan
Written byPalagummi Padmaraju
Story byPalagummi Padmaraju
Produced byNFDC
Doordarshan
StarringVijay
Rohini
P. L. Narayana
S. Bheemeswara Rao
K. K. Sarma
Bachoori
Gopalaraju
CinematographyS. Saravanan
Edited byD. Rajagopal
Music byL. Vaidyanathan
Release date
1995
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot edit

The film deals with a lively and poignant village woman longing for love from her unpredictable paramour.

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Reception edit

Reviewing the film at the International Film Festival of India, S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote that "The internal conflict between a man and a woman, the feeling for each other, the emotions with which they wait for each other, all these are shown in a mature way by the director".[2]

Awards edit

National Film Awards
Nandi Awards - 1995[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Articles : Movie Retrospect : Stri (1995) Archived 3 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (12 January 1996). "The cream of Indian cinema". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996.
  3. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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