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    ‚P§´Rsv©«sãLP ‚P§´Rsv©«sãLP ‚P§´Rsv©«sãLP ‚P§´Rsv©«sãLP ---- - Mr. Sreeramana Sri Sreeramana is not a new name in the world of Telugu literature. His much talked about

    long story 'Mithunam' is not new to the readers either. We are glad to publish the story here

    in TeluguPeople to initiate yet another debate. As everyone, perhaps, is aware it is one story

    that created history of sorts both in India and abroad. It received the rarest of rare honour of

    having been scripted by Sri Bapu, the illustrious gifted artist and film director of Andhra

    Pradesh. It was made into a film by one of the towering personalities of the modern Indian

    cinema -- M. T. Vasudevan Nair. And the film was received with warmth at all the major

    International Film Festivals. We thank Sri Sreeramana for permitting TeluguPeople to

    republish 'Mithunam'. Readers may want to know as to what happened around the story

    during the intervening period. Read on ... in his own words often punctuated by his own

    brand of wit and humour.

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