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Munnudi is a film of genre Drama directed by P. Sheshadri with Tara
Munnudi (2000)
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Add to a movie listMunnudi (Kannada: ಮುನ್ನುಡಿ, English: The Preface) is a 2000 Indian Kannada language film directed by P. Sheshadri, based on Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi's short story Muthucchera, and starring Tara, H. G. Dattatreya, Shashikumar and Chaya Singh in pivotal roles.
The film is about the misuse of Shariat by opportunistic men and the manipulation of the testaments on "Nikah" and "Talaaq".
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Day-to-day practice of any religion goes as per the customs evolved through i find instances of “intelligent” interpretations of these very tenets by unscrupulous people to serve their own interests. One such instance is the exploitation of woman for the sheer thrill of man in a male dominated society taking advantage of the ‘custom’ of ‘marriage’ particularly when the woman is struck by ignorance, fear and poverty.Actors
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