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Suntan (1976 film)

Suntan
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Directed by Mohan Segal
Produced by Mohan Segal
Written by S.M. Abbas
Verma Malik (lyrics)
Story by Dasari Narayana Rao
Based on Tata Manavadu (1972)
Starring Jeetendra
Rekha
Ashok Kumar
Music by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Cinematography Kamalakar Rao
Edited by Ramakant Dabhilkar
Production
company
Delux Films
Release date
  • 20 July 1976 (1976-07-20)
Running time
162 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Suntan (English: Progeny) is a 1976 Bollywood, drama film produced & directed by Mohan Segal on Delux Films banner. Starring Jeetendra, Rekha, Ashok Kumar in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film is a remake of Telugu Movie Tata Manavadu (1972), starring S. V. Ranga Rao, Raja Babu, Vijaya Nirmala in pivotal roles.

Dinanath (Ashok Kumar) is a labourer, who has determined to educate his son Kishore (Satyendra Kapoor) and make him a doctor and marry Kishore with his friend's Shanu (Indrani Mukherjee) as promised to his friend on the death-bed. Kishore promises to marry Shanu and makes her pregnant. But unfortunately, he has other plans of making quick money. He marries Lata (Bindu) who is very rich unknowingly. They neglect and insult their parents. Shanu gives birth to a girl, Parvathi (again Indrani Mukherjee). Geeta gives birth to a boy, Ravi (Jeetendra). Dinanath becomes blind his wife Thulasi (Nirupa Roy) works as a housemaid in her son's house only without giving her identity. Ravi grows up in her hands, develops lot of affection on Dinanath, Thulasi & Parvathi. After 20 years Thulasi reveals the truth while leaving her last breadth, Kishore will not attend to her funeral, because of his status in the society and Dinanath also dies in car accident. Now Ravi decides to teach his parents a lesson for illtreating his grandparents with the help of Advocate Baldev Raj (Utpal Dutt) and his daughter Sarita (Rekha).


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