Kante Koothurne Kanu

Kante Koothurne Kanu
Kante Koothurne Kanu
	Movie poster
Directed by	Dasari Narayana Rao
Written by	Dasari Narayana Rao; Thotapalli Madhu (dialogues)
Produced by	Dasari Narayana Rao
Starring	Ramya Krishnan; Dasari Narayana Rao; Jayasudha; Babloo Prithiveeraj
Cinematography	K. S. Hari
Edited by	B. Krishnam Raju
Music by	Vandemataram Srinivas
Production; company	Dasari Films International
Release date	25 December 1998;
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Kante Koothurne Kanu (transl. If you give birth, then give birth to a daughter) is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language drama film written, directed and produced by Dasari Narayana Rao starring Ramya Krishna in the lead role.^[1] The film won the National Film Award Special Mention Feature Film,^[2] "for taking a stand on gender discrimination" at the 46th National Film Awards, and won five state Nandi Awards including Best Feature Film.^[3] The film was later remade in Kannada Language as Hetthare Henanne Herabeku (2007).^[4]^[5]