Poompatta(1971)
Sarada, a little girl, becomes an orphan as her mother passes away owing to an illness. Her stepmother treats her very badly and she does not know what to do.
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Sarada, a little girl, becomes an orphan as her mother passes away owing to an illness. Her stepmother treats her very badly and she does not know what to do.
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1971-03-12
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