amed ▁Ab u ▁Y ous sef , ▁directed ▁by ▁F atin ▁Ab del ▁W ah ab , ▁st arring ▁Lob na ▁Ab del ▁Az iz ▁and ▁R ush dy ▁Ab aza ; ▁set ▁in ▁contemporary ▁Egypt , ▁a ▁low ly ▁v et ▁agre es ▁to ▁marry ▁the ▁temp est uous ▁elder ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁a ▁wealth y ▁land owner , ▁so ▁the ▁younger ▁daughter ▁may ▁marry ▁the ▁man ▁she ▁lov es . ▁ ▁G und amma ▁Kath a ▁( 1 9 6 2 ); ▁written ▁by ▁Al uri ▁Ch ak rap ani ▁and ▁D . ▁V . ▁Nar as ar aju , ▁directed ▁by ▁Kam al ak ara ▁K ames w ara ▁R ao , ▁st arring ▁S ury ak ant am ▁and ▁N . ▁T . ▁R ama ▁R ao ; ▁set ▁in ▁India , ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁certain ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁and ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁rich ▁wid ow ▁who ▁ill - tre ats ▁her ▁step - d augh ter ▁until ▁she ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁error ▁of ▁her ▁ways ▁by ▁her ▁two ▁sons - in - law . ▁ ▁Man ith an ▁Mar av illa i ▁( 1 9 6 2 ); ▁written ▁by ▁Th anja i ▁N . ▁R ama iah ▁D ass , ▁directed ▁by ▁Al uri ▁Ch ak rap ani , ▁st arring ▁M . ▁S . ▁Sund ari ▁B ai ▁and ▁Gem ini ▁G anes an ; ▁a ▁T amil ▁language ▁re make ▁of ▁G und