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{{short description|1963 film directed by Tapi Chanakya}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Constable Koothuru
| image = Constable Koothuru.JPG
| alt = Black-and-white poster
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Tapi Chanakya]]
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story = [[B. S. Ramiah]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Policekaran Magal]]''}}
| starring = [[Jaggayya (actor)|Jaggayya]]<br/>[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]<br/>[[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] [[రాజశ్రీ]] <br/>[[Kanta Rao]]
| narrator =
| music = R. Govardhanam
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Chitrakala
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1963|5|31}}<ref name="indiancine.ma" />
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
'''''Constable Koothuru''''' ({{Literal translation|The Constable's Daughter}}) is a 1963 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf | title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema | publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] | last1=Rajadhyaksha | first1=Ashish | last2=Willemen | first2=Paul | year=1998 | origyear=1994 | isbn=019-563579-5 | page=589}}</ref> It is a remake of the 1962 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Policekaran Magal]]'', itself based on a play with the same name. The film stars [[Jaggayya (actor)|Jaggayya]], [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]], [[రాజశ్రీ]] [[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] and [[Kanta Rao]].

== Plot ==
Dharmayya is an honest police constable who has two children: Gopi and Janaki. Gopi's friend Raghu is the [[Spoiled child|spoilt son]] of a wealthy man named Venkatramayya. One day, Dharmayya raids a bar and catches Raghu gambling and arrests him, this leaves a bad opinion of Raghu on Dharmayya. In an attempt to change Raghu's lifestyle, Venkatramayya decides to marry off his niece Mallika to Raghu. But before the marriage, Raghu meets Janaki and they fall in love with each other. When Dharmayya finds out about Janaki's love, he reluctantly agrees to it. Raghu is later framed for an assassination by his old friends Jackie and Joker. The rest of the film deals with whether Raghu will marry Janaki, and how he will prove his innocence.<ref name="Koothuru">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5ZGPAzxoJc |title=Constable Koothuru |date=1962 |last=Chanakya |first=Tapi |type=motion picture |language=Telugu |publisher=Chitra Kala |author-link=Tapi Chanakya}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] as Dharmayya
* [[Jaggayya (actor)|Jaggayya]] as Gopi
* [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as Janaki
* [[Kanta Rao]] as Raghu
* [[Film News Anandan|''Film News'' Anandan]] as a police photographer
* [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] (special appearance in the song "Andham Kosam Kannulu")

== Production ==
''Constable Koothuru'' is a remake of the 1962 Tamil film ''[[Policekaran Magal]]'', itself based on a play with the same name. [[Film News Anandan]], who played a police photographer in the original film, reprised his role in this film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://vijeejournalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/latest-issue.pdf |title=The film photographer |last=Srinivas Chari |first=T. K. |date=June 2011 |work=[[Madras Musings]] |access-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310061231/http://vijeejournalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/latest-issue.pdf |archive-date=10 March 2015 |pages=8}}</ref> [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] made her Telugu debut with this film, appearing as a dancer in the song "Andham Kosam Kannulu".<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GntFDwAAQBAJ&q=constable&pg=PA269 |title=Ammu to Amma: The Life and Times of Jayalalithaa |last=Sadik |first=Jafar |publisher=Educreation Publishing |year=2016 |pages=29}}</ref> Cinematography was handled by D.L. Narayana, and the editing by N. M. Shankar.<ref name="indiancine.ma">{{Cite web |url=https://indiancine.ma/KGO/info |title=Constabulu Kuthuru |website=indiancine.ma |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack of the film was composed by R. Govardhanam.<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CQS/info |title=Constabulu Kuthuru |publisher=Chitrakala |year=1963 |language=te |type=songbook}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Andham Kosam Kannulu
| note1 =
| length1 =
| lyrics1 = Cheruvu Anjaneya Sastry
| music1 =
| writer1 =
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]], [[P. B. Sreenivas]]

| title2 = Chigurakula Vooyelalo Ila Marachina O Chiluka
| note2 =
| length2 =
| lyrics2 = Anisetty Subbarao
| music2 =
| writer2 =
| extra2 = P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas

| title3 = Poovuvale Virabooyavale
| note3 =
| length3 =
| lyrics3 = [[Aatreya (playwright)|Athreya]]
| music3 =
| writer3 =
| extra3 = P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas

| title4 = Pudithenu Purusuduga Putake Koraddu
| note4 =
| length4 =
| lyrics4 = Athreya
| music4 =
| writer4 =
| extra4 = [[L. R. Eswari]], [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]]

| title5 = Vennela kela Naa pai Kopam
| note5 =
| length5 =
| lyrics5 = Athreya
| music5 =
| writer5 =
| extra5 = P. B. Sreenivas

| title6 = Chigurakula Vooyelalo Ila Marachina O Chiluka
| note6 = Sad
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Anisetty Subbarao
| music6 =
| extra6 = P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas
| length6 =

| title7 = Kallallo Neerendhulaku Kalakaalam Vilapinchutaku
| note7 =
| writer7 =
| lyrics7 = Athreya
| music7 =
| extra7 = [[S. Janaki]], [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| length7 =

| title8 = Poolu Mudichi Pudami Vidichi
| note8 =
| writer8 =
| lyrics8 =
| music8 =
| extra8 = T. R. Jayadev
| length8 =
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDB title|0157481}}

{{Tapi Chanakya}}

[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Tapi Chanakya]]
[[Category:Films based on adaptations]]
[[Category:1963 drama films]]
[[Category:1963 films]]

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