Padamati Sandhya Ragam

Padamati Sandhya Ragam Telugu English Evening Raga of the West is a 1987 Telugu romance film, directed by Jandhyala. The cross over cinema, starred hollywood actor Thomas Jane, Indian actress Vijayashanti and drummer Sivamani in the leading roles.

This film showcases the cultural differences of the east and the west. Adinarayana Gummaluri Sastry moves to the United States along with his wife and daughter VijayaShanti to join his younger brother Ramarao. Their neighbors are Chris Thomas Jane a Caucasian American, and Ronald Sivamani, an African American. Both fall in love with Adinarayanas daughter Sandhya, and when both of them propose to her the same day, she accepts Chriss proposal. Knowing that her father is too traditional, eccentric, and orthodox to approve of their love, Sandhya elopes with Chris and they get married. Adinarayana doesnt have a choice but to silently witness the happenings, but when he has a granddaughter, he takes her back to India and settles there, intending to bring her up in a traditional Indian environment, and away from the foreign lure that snatched away his own daughter. As a grownup, Sandhyas daughter hates her father Chris, assuming that he was at fault and was thus disapproved by her grandfather. Chris and Sandhya visit India when Adinarayana passes away, and thats when their daughter realizes her fathers humility and love towards Sandhya and Adinarayana, repenting for the ill feelings she bore all those years and returning with them to the USA.Additional cast Johnson, Godman, Elizabeth, Bindu, Jyothy, Baby Rohini, Vijay Kothari, Bhushan Rao, Rama Sastry, Seetha Sastry, Mrunalini, Joshua York. ........

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