Harischandrudu
1980 film by U. Visweswar Rao
Harischandrudu is a 1980 Telugu-language political drama film. The film was directed by U. Visweswar Rao.
“Harischandrudu” enters the record as 1980 film by U. Visweswar Rao. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Harischandrudu, film and Visweswar can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q17000209. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1980.
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