| Vara Vikrayam వరవిక్రయం |
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| Written by | Kallakoori Narayana Rao |
| Characters | Purushotham Rao Kalindi Kamala Singaraju Lingaraju Basavaraju Vengalappa |
| Original language | Telugu |
| Subject | Dowry system |
| Genre | Social reform |
Vara Vikrayam (Telugu: వర విక్రయం) is a famous Novel and Play with same name by Kallakoori Narayana Rao.[1] It is based on a reformist social theme about the Dowry system prevalent in British India.
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Purshottama Rao is a retired government official. He has two daughters. He borrows money to get his elder daughter Kalindi married to an old-man Lingaraju. Lingaraju is a money lender and already married twice. Kalindi does not like this marriage and commits suicide before the marriage. Lingaraju refuses to return the dowry money. Purshottama's second daughter Kamala agrees to marry him. She drags her husband Lingaraju to court of justice.
Vara Vikrayam was made in 1939 as a Telugu film directed by Chittajallu Pullayya starring Bhanumathi Ramakrishna. Balijepalli Lakshmikantham portrayed the key role of Singaraju Lingaraju.