The Generation Has Changed) is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.

The ageing man's son, who is progressive in nature, is against this trade and defies his father by marrying a woman named Parvati.

Adapted from Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema:[1] Tharam Marindi was directed and written by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, based on a story by Madireddy Sulochana, and filmed by Balu Mahendra.

[2] Despite being a commercial failure,[3] it won the Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film.

[4] Along with Chillara Devullu (1975) and Voorummadi Brathukulu (1976), which also explore rural Telangana politics, Tharam Marindi constituted a wave of realist New Telugu cinema.