''Aatma Bandhuvulu'' ( ''Soul Relatives'') is a 1987
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-language
drama film
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, produced and directed by
Dasari Narayana Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 ...
under the Taraka Prabhu Films banner. It stars
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...
,
Jayasudha and music composed by Chandra Shekar. The film is a remake of the
Hindi
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movie ''
Amrit
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'' (1986).
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...
won the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu
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for this film.
Plot
The story revolves around two elderly people Anand Rao (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) & Kalyani (Jayasudha) a widow & widower, who shares bondage beyond relations. Both of them are ill-treated by their children. The only one loves them is their respective grandchildren Rajesh & Alekhya. As their selfish children suspect their relation they leave the town and decide to spend the rest part of life together irrespective of societal acceptance. After 20 years Rajesh (Rajesh) & Alekhya (Poornima) get married and castigate their parents as equivalent. Finally, the movie ends a happy note by Rajesh & Alyekya reaching their grandparents.
Cast
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Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...
as Ananda Rao
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Jayasudha as Kalyani
*
Dasari Narayana Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 ...
*
Murali Mohan
Maganti Murali Mohan (born 24 June 1940) is an Indian actor, producer, politician, and business executive from Telugu cinema. In 1973, Murali Mohan debuted in ''Jagame Maya'', produced by Atluri Poornachandra Rao. He gained recognition with the ...
*
Sudhakar
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* Sudhakar (actor) (born 1959), Indian actor
* Patel Sudhakar Reddy (died 2009), member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India
* Sudhakar Chaturvedi (born 1897), Vedic scholar in Banga ...
*
Prasad Babu
Prasad Babu is an Indian actor who acts in predominantly Telugu films and also TV serials.
Filmography
* '' Punadhirallu''
* '' Anthuleni Katha''
* ''Mana Voori Pandavulu'' (1978)
* ''I Love You'' (1979)
* ''Aarani Mantalu'' (1980)
* '' Bobb ...
*Rajesh as Rajesh
*
Raadhika
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*
Suryakantam
*
Rajyalakshmi
*
Prabha
*
Poornima as Alekya
*
Anuradha
Soundtrack
Music composed by Chandra Shekar. Music released on
Lahari Music Company.
References
External links
Indian drama films
Telugu remakes of Hindi films
Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
1980s Telugu-language films
1987 drama films
1987 films
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