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Shavukaru is a film of genre Drama directed by L. V. Prasad with Sowcar Janaki

Shavukaru (1950)

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Length 2h57
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Genres Drama
Rating81% 4.0770854.0770854.0770854.0770854.077085

Shavukar or Sowcar (Iruguporugula Katha) (Telugu: షావుకారు; ఇరుగు పొరుగుల కథ) is 1950 Telugu film directed by L. V. Prasad and produced by Nagireddy and Chakrapani. Veteran South Indian actress Janaki has been named after the film as Sowcar Janaki.

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Changayya (Subba Rao) is a wealthy Sowkar (businessman) whose son Satyam (N.T. Rama Rao) is studying in the city. His neighbour is Ramayya (Srivatsa). Changayya is affectionate towards his daughter Subbulu (Janaki) and wants to make her his daughter-in-law. Satyam also likes this idea. But due to some conflict in the village courtesy Bangarayya, Ramayya provides the police witness against Changayya citing his hand present in the messy affair. The two families are thereafter estranged. They start off with petty fights, getting worse every day culminating with Satyam and Ramayya's son Narayana (Sivaram) ending up in jail after being framed. The local goonda Sunnapu Rangadu (S.V. Ranga Rao) plans to rob Changayya's place, but his plans are spoiled by Subbulu and Ramayya. Both the families end their differences, and become friendly once again. At the end, Satyam and Subbulu marry and live happily.

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