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| Directed by | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao |
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| Written by | Samudrala Jr. Template:Small |
| Produced by | Y. Rama Krishna Prasad C. V. R. Prasad |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Savitri |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasad |
| Edited by | B. Harinarayana |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu
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Aatma Bandhuvu (Template:Trans) is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language 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, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is a remake of the Tamil-language film Padikkadha Medhai (1960),[1] which itself was a remake of 1953 Bengali-language film Jog Biyog,[2] based on the novel of the same name by Ashapoorna Devi.[3]
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
- N. T. Rama Rao as Ranga
- Savitri as Lakshmi
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Rao Bahadoor Chandra Shekaram
- Relangi as Kotaiah
- Haranath as Madhu
- Padmanabham as Raghu
- 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
- Kannamba as Parvathi
- Suryakantham as Mangalamba
- Girija as Geeta
- Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Anjamma
- Sarada as Janaki
- Meena Kumari as Lalitha
- Mohana as Kamala
Soundtrack
Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[4]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Anaganaga Oka Raju" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:38 |
| 2 | "Chaduvurani" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:26 |
| 3 | "Yevaro Ye Ooro" | Samudrala Sr. | Ghantasala | 4:13 |
| 4 | "Cheerakatte" | 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
- ↑ Athmabandhuvu (1962). The Hindu(2016-07-21). Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ↑ Tamil cinema's bong connection. The Times of India(2018-04-23). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ↑ திறந்த வெளி திரையரங்கத்தின் முன்னோடி!. Hindu Tamil Thisai(5 August 2016). Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ Athma Banduvu (1962)-Song_Booklet. Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2021-01-23.