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{{short description|1962 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aatma Bandhuvu
| image = Aatma Bandhuvu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Samudrala Jr.]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Asha Poorna Devi
| screenplay = P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
| producer = Y. Rama Krishna Prasad<br />C. V. R. Prasad
| director = [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad
| editing = B. Harinarayana
| based_on = ''[[Padikkadha Medhai]]''
| studio = [[Saradhi Studios]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1962|12|14}}
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Aatma Bandhuvu''''' ({{trans|Soul Relative}}) is a 1962 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced by Y. Rama Krishna Prasad and C. V. R. Prasad under [[Saradhi Studios]] and directed by [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]. It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], with music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. The film is a remake of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film ''[[Padikkadha Medhai]]'' (1960),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=2016-07-21 |title=Athmabandhuvu (1962) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ATHMABANDHUVU-1962/article14500863.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref> which itself was a remake of 1953 [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language film ''Jog Biyog'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=2018-04-23 |title=Tamil cinema's bong connection |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/ |access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> based on the novel of the same name by [[Ashapoorna Devi]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=ரவிக்குமார் |first=வா |date=5 August 2016 |title=திறந்த வெளி திரையரங்கத்தின் முன்னோடி! |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/hindu-talkies/217877-.html |access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Rao Bahadur Chandrasekharam is a successful businessman and has a loving family with compassionate wife, Parvathi, 3 sons; Prasad, Sridhar and Raghu, 2 daughters, the widowed Mangalamba and Geetha, 2 daughters-in-law Lalitha, Kamala, and their children. Along with them, they adopt an orphan Ranga, an innocent guy who is utterly devoted to the family. Meanwhile, Parvathi promises to make her childhood friend's (Prabhavathi) daughter Lakshmi as her third daughter-in-law, but Raghu refuses it because he is already in love with a girl Janaki. To Keep up Parvathi's word, Ranga marries Lakshmi. Everything moves happily, Geetha also gets a rich alliance with Madhu, son of Rajarao. But suddenly, life takes a U-turn, where Chandrasekharam is bankrupted, Geetha's marriage is called off. There onwards, his family members' attitudes completely change and they start seeing Rao Bahadur in a low profile. Ranga could not tolerate it and reacts to them, so, they put the blame of theft on him. Seeing this, Chandrasekharam asks Ranga and Lakshmi to leave the house. Ranga gets acquaintance with a person Kotaiah and finds a job in a factory owned by Rajarao. Afterward, broken-hearted Chandrasekharam dies leaving his wife and youngest daughter to be in their children's merciless care. Finally, Ranga, with his simplicity and pure-hardheartedness, proves in the end that love and affection is the greatest wealth.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Ranga
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Lakshmi
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Rao Bahadoor Chandra Shekaram
*[[Relangi Venkataramaiah|Relangi]] as Kotaiah
*[[Haranath (actor)|Haranath]] as Madhu
*[[Padmanabham (actor)|Padmanabham]] as Raghu
*[[Raja Babu (actor)|Raja Babu]] as Mohan
*Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Retired Army officer Damodaram
*A. V. Subba Rao as Raja Rao
*Vallam Narasimha Rao as Prasad
*Edida Nageswara Rao as Sridhar
*[[P. Kannamba|Kannamba]] as Parvathi
*[[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Mangalamba
*[[Girija (actress)|Girija]] as Geeta
*Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Anjamma
*[[Sarada (actress)|Sarada]] as Janaki
*Meena Kumari as Lalitha
*Mohana as Kamala
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Aatma Bandhuvu
| type = film
| artist = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length =
| label = 26:23
| producer = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

Music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athma Banduvu (1962)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CMI/info |url-status=live |access-date=2021-01-23 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Anaganaga Oka Raju"
|[[C. Narayana Reddy]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]]
|3:38
|-
|2
|"Chaduvurani"
|C. Narayana Reddy
|P. Susheela
|3:26
|-
|3
|"Yevaro Ye Ooro"
|[[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr.]]
|Ghantasala
|4:13
|-
|4
|"Cheerakatte"
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]
|Ghantasala
|3:19
|-
|5
|"Theeyani Oohalu"
|C. Narayana Reddy
|P. Susheela, [[Jamuna Rani]]
|4:15
|-
|6
|"Maradu Maradu"
|Kosaraju
|P. Susheela
|4:26
|-
|7
|"Dhakkenule"
|Sri Sri
|[[P. B. Srinivas]], Jamuna Rani
|3:06
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0263023}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Bengali films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
[[Category:1962 drama films]]
[[Category:1962 films]]

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>Kailash29792 at 16:45, 14 April 2021