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{{Infobox film
| name = Chaduvukunna Ammayilu
| image = Chaduvukunna Ammayilu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]
| writer = [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| screenplay = [[D. Madhusudhana Rao]] <br>Adurthi Subba Rao<br>[[K. Viswanath]]
| story = Dr. Sridevi
| based_on = ''Kaalaatheetha Vyakthulu'' {{small|(novel)}}
| producer = D. Madhusudhana Rao
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br />[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]
| cinematography = P. S. Selvaraj
| editing = T. Krishna
| music = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
| studio = [[Annapurna Pictures]]
| distributor = Navayuga Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1963|4|10}}
| runtime = 163 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Chaduvukunna Ammayilu''''' ({{translation|''Educated Girls''}}) is a 1963 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced by [[D. Madhusudhana Rao]] under the [[Annapurna Pictures]] banner and directed by [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] and music composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]. The film is based on the Telugu novel ''Kaalaatheetha Vyakthulu'', written by ''Dr. Sridevi''. The film was recorded as a ''Super Hit'' at the box office.

==Plot==
Sujatha, daughter of a wealthy man Raghunatha Rao and Vasantha a middle-class girl are bosom friends. Once while Sujatha is teaching driving to Vasantha, their car accidentally dashes against a motorbike driven by Sekhar, a bank employee. The three become friends. Sujatha and Vasantha fall in love with Sekhar. But Sekhar responds to Vasantha. Escaping from a forced marriage, Latha meets her childhood friends Sujatha and Vasantha. She is trapped by Anand, whose real aim is to marry Vasantha. He plays to act as helping Vasantha's grandfather Rangaiah and his wife Mahalakshmi when they are in dire straits. After learning that Sekhar is in love with Vasantha, Sujatha agrees to marry police officer Prabhakar, whom her father has chosen for her. Anand deceives and implicates Sekhar in a theft case and Sekhar is on the run. Anand dumps Latha and when he is about to marry Vasantha, Sujatha steps in, proves him the culprit and unites Sekhar with Vasantha.

==Cast==
*[[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]] as Sekhar
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Sujatha
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as Vasantha
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Venkata Rangayya
*[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as Bramhanandayya
*[[B. Padmanabham|Padmanabham]] as Anand
*[[Shobhan Babu]] as Prabhakar
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Bank Agent
*Vinnakota Ramanna Panthulu
*[[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Vardhanamma
*[[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] as Mahalakshmamma
*[[E. V. Saroja]] as Latha

==Crew==
* Art: G. V. Subba Rao
* Choreography: Pasumarti
* Dialogues: [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]]
* Playback: [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]], [[P. B. Srinivas]], [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]], Swarnalatha, Ashalatha Kulkarni
* Lyrics: [[C. Narayana Reddy]], [[Dasaradhi]], [[Arudra]], [[Kosaraju (composer)|Kosaraju]]
* Associate Director: K. Viswanath
* Story: Dr. Sridevi
* Screenplay: D. Madhusudhana Rao, Adurthi Subba Rao, [[K. Viswanath]]
* Music: [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
* Editor: T. Krishna
* Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
* Producer: [[D. Madhusudhana Rao]]
* Director: [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]
* Banner: [[Annapurna Pictures]]
* Release Date: 10 April 1963

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Chaduvukunna Ammayilu
| type = film
| artist = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1963
| recorded =
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| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 26:48
| label =
| producer = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
| prev_title =
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Music composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]. Music released on Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Okate Hridayam Kosamu"
|[[Dasaradhi]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]]
|3:23
|-
|2
|"Kila Kila Navvula"
|[[C. Narayana Reddy]]
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|3:00
|-
|3
|"Emandoy Nidura Levandoy"
|Dasaradhi
|Ashalatha Kulkarni
|3:16
|-
|4
|"Adavaalla Kopamlo"
|[[Arudra]]
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|3:21
|-
|5
|"Neeko Todu Kavali"
|Arudra
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|3:47
|-
|6
|"Oho Chakkani Chinnadi"
|Arudra
|[[P. B. Srinivas]], Ashalatha Kulkarni
|3:27
|-
|7
|"Emitee Avataram"
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]
|[[Madhavapeddi Satyam]], Swarnalatha
|3:20
|-
|8
|"Vinipinchani Raagale"
|Dasaradhi
|Ghantasala, P.Susheela
|3:14
|}

== Release & Reception ==
''Chaduvukunna Ammayilu'' was released on 10 April 1963. Despite facing competition from ''[[Lava Kusa]]'', the film ran for 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Chaduvukunna-Ammayilu-1963/article16958263.ece |title=Chaduvukunna Ammayilu (1963) |last=Narasimham |first=M L |date=29 December 2016 |website=The Hindu |access-date=22 January 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122042010/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Chaduvukunna-Ammayilu-1963/article16958263.ece |archivedate=22 January 2017 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0269061|Chaduvukunna Ammayilu}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100407083918/http://www.cinegoer.com/chaduvukunnaammayilu.htm Chaduvukunna Ammayilu film review at Cinegoer.com]
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[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao]]
[[Category:Films directed by Adurthi Subba Rao]]

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