| Tharam Marindi | |
| Director: | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
| Producer: | G. Radhakrishna Murthy |
| Screenplay: | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
| Story: | Madireddy Sulochana |
| Music: | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Cinematography: | Balu Mahendra |
| Studio: | Vishwabharati Movies |
| Runtime: | 143 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Tharam Marindi is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film won two Nandi Awards.
An ageing man has his daughter Chenna married to a much older man, a drunkard, because he had earlier promised that man dowry. The ageing man's son, who is progressive (brainless) in nature, is against this trade and defies his father by marrying a woman named Parvati. Due to societal issues, the son is forced to set up residence in the Harijan section of the village and forced to involve himself in corrupt village politics.
Adapted from Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema:
Tharam Marindi was directed and written by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, based on a story by Madireddy Sulochana, and filmed by Balu Mahendra. It was produced by G. Radhakrishna Murthy under Vishwabharati Movies.
The film addresses rural Telangana politics.
The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, with lyrics by Sri Sri and Kopalle Sivaram.
Tharam Marindi was released on 4 November 1977. Despite being a commercial failure,[1] it won the Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film.[2]
Along with Chillara Devullu (1975) and Voorummadi Brathukulu (1976), which also explore rural Telangana politics, Tharam Marindi constituted a wave of realist New Telugu cinema.