Vanaja
Release date: 2006-09-11
Votes: 9
Genres: Drama
In rural South India, 15 year old Vanaja goes to work for the local Landlady in hopes of learning Kuchipudi Dance. Initial chemistry with the Landlady's son turns ugly, pitching her into a battle of Caste and Animus.
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