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Ardharathiri
''Ardharathiri'' (''Midnight'') is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written by Aarudhra and directed by P. Sambasiva Rao in his debut. Inspired by the Charlotte Brontë novel '' Jane Eyre'', the film stars Jaggayya and Bharathi. It was released on 12 April 1969 and became a commercial success. Plot Cast Adapted from ''The Hindu'': * Jaggayya as Sridhar * Bharathi as Sarala * V. Nagayya as Dharmarao * Mannava Balayya as Prasad * Ramana Reddy as Panakala Rao * Raavi Kondala Rao as Keshav * Radhika as Panakala Rao's daughter * Kalpana as Rani Production P. Sambasiva Rao's desire to direct a thriller film arose after he read the Charlotte Brontë novel '' Jane Eyre''. He, Aarudhra and Polavarapu Srihari Rao then created the story of the film ''Ardharathiri'', taking inspiration from the novel while new characters and situations were created to suit the tastes of Telugu-speaking audience. As Sambasiva Rao put it, "In evolving the characters of Prasad an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Venu
Madduri Venugopal better known as Master Venu (1916–1981) was an Indian music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas and the father of the actor Bhanu Chander. He was born 1916 in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and died 1981 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India .... Filmography References * 1916 births 1981 deaths Indian male composers People from Krishna district 20th-century Indian composers Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century male musicians {{Asia-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |