Mouna Poratam

Mouna Poratam
Directed by	Mohan Gandhi
Produced by	Ramoji Rao
Starring	Yamuna, Vinod Kumar
Music by	S. Janaki
Production company	Ushakiran Movies
Release dates	1989 (India)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Mouna Poratam (The Silent War or The Silent Struggle) is a 1989 Indian drama film directed by Mohan Gandhi, starring Yamuna and Vinod Kumar, with music composed by S. Janaki.^[1] The movie is based on the real-life story of Sabita Badhei, which gained massive media coverage. It tells the story of a tribal girl, Durga (portrayed by Yamuna), who is betrayed by a government officer and fights for her conjugal rights, seeking marital recognition to give proper identity to her illegitimate child.^[1] The government intervened to appoint a Lok Adalat to give speedy justice in this case.^[2] Both Yamuna and Vinod were introduced by Ushakiran Movies in this film.^[1]

Mouna Poratam won the 1989 Silver Nandi Award for Best Feature Film.^[3][4]

Cast

• Yamuna as Durga
• Vinod Kumar

Soundtrack

Mouna Poratam
Soundtrack album by S. Janaki
Released	1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Label	AVM Audio

All music composed by S. Janaki.

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
1.	"Lolilita Lolilita"	Vetuti Sundararamamurthy	S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Dora Rakakosam"	Vetuti Sundararamamurthy	S. Janaki
3.	"Jumbare Jumbare"	Jalaadi	S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
1.	"Yala Yalaga"	Vetuti Sundararamamurthy	S. Janaki
2.	"Ye Bapu Neerpinidi"	Vetuti Sundararamamurthy	S. Janaki
3.	"Lolilita Lolilita"	Vetuti Sundararamamurthy	S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

References

1. "Mouna Poratam Music by S Janaki". sjanaki.net.
2. Banerjee, Ruben (15 April 1990). "Sabita Badhei: Poignant script". India Today.
3. "1989 Nandi Awards". awardsandwinners.com.
4. "List of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film". telugufilmz.org.

External links

• Mouna Poratam at the Internet Movie Database