The director-writer duo Bapu-Ramana adapted the same novel (or the movie) to Telugu in 1980, also called "vamSa vRkSham" (not B&W).
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Bapu (director)
Film director from India (1933-2014)
Sattiraju Lakshminarayana (15 December 1933 – 31 August 2014), known professionally as Bapu, was an Indian film director, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, screenwriter, music artist, and designer known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Hindi cinema.[1] In 2013, he was awarded the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian art and cinema.[2] He has garnered two National Honors, two National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, a Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South.
Bapu's directorial venture Sakshi (1967) was showcased at Tashkent International film festival in 1968.[3]Seeta Kalyanam (1976) was screened at the BFI London Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, San Reno and Denver International Film Festivals in 1978, and is part of the course at the British Film Institute.[4]Tyagayya (1981)