''Gorintaku'' is a 2008 Indian
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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directed by V. R. Prathap and starring
Rajasekhar,
Aarthi Agarwal
Aarthi Agarwal (March 5, 1984 – June 6, 2015) was an American actress of who primarily worked in Telugu cinema.
Early life and career
Agarwal was born on March 5, 1984, in New Jersey to Gujarati parents. Her younger sister Aditi Agarwal is ...
,
Meera Jasmine
Jasmine Mary Joseph, known professionally as Meera Jasmine, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films.
Meera Jasmine won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in ' ...
,
Akash
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, and
Hema Choudhary
Durga Prabha, known by her stage name, Hema Chaudhary (born 1955) is an Indian actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress in the Telugu film ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' in 1 ...
in the lead roles. The film was a remake of the successful
Kannada
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movie ''
Anna Thangi'', starring
Shiva Rajkumar
Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema. . The music was composed by
S. A. Rajkumar
S. A. Rajkumar is an Indian composer and lyricist. He has made music for all South Indian language films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada.
Early life
Rajkumar's father was a vocalist performing in stage shows conducted by popular mu ...
. It was dubbed, partially reshot and released in
Tamil
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as ''Maruthani'' on 10 September 2010 with an additional comedy track of
Mayilswamy
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Career
He is a popular ...
and
Aarthi.
Plot
Ashok (
Rajasekhar) and Lakshmi (
Meera Jasmine
Jasmine Mary Joseph, known professionally as Meera Jasmine, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films.
Meera Jasmine won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in ' ...
) are siblings, and their father Sarvarayudu (Rajasekhar), who was a landlord of the village, and mother (
Sujitha
Sujitha (born 12 July 1982) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam TV serials. She is known for portraying "Dhanam" in ''Pandian Stores'' and in Kerala she is popular for portraying "Unnimaya" in the Asianet TV serial '' ...
) die during their childhood. Ashok and Lakshmi turn inseparable. Lakshmi falls in love with Aakash (
Akash
Akasha or Akash (Sanskrit ' ) means space or sky or æther in traditional Indian cosmology, depending on the religion. The term has also been adopted in Western occultism and spiritualism in the late 19th century. In many modern Indo-Aryan lan ...
) but makes it clear that she would love or marry him only with the blessings and acceptance of her brother, which he approves of. Ashok marries Nandini (
Aarthi Agarwal
Aarthi Agarwal (March 5, 1984 – June 6, 2015) was an American actress of who primarily worked in Telugu cinema.
Early life and career
Agarwal was born on March 5, 1984, in New Jersey to Gujarati parents. Her younger sister Aditi Agarwal is ...
) on the same day. After their marriage, Aakash and Lakshmi lead a happy life, along with Aakash's cousins and sisters-in-law. In a gap of seven years, Lakshmi has two daughters and a son. Nandini also becomes pregnant but suffers a miscarriage due to the intervention of one Kantham (
Hema Choudhary
Durga Prabha, known by her stage name, Hema Chaudhary (born 1955) is an Indian actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress in the Telugu film ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' in 1 ...
), who stays with her claiming to be her aunt. As Nandini's uterus was removed, Ashok turns childless. To please him, Aakash and Lakshmi bring their children to cajole him. By the time Aakash returns to their house, his cousins cheat him and swindle the entire property. He gets jailed in a cheque bounce case. Lakshmi and her children then turn orphans. With the Kantham's advice, Nandini throws Lakshmi out of the house and warns her not to try to meet her brother. Lakshmi now has no way to save her husband and family. She and her children commit suicide. Upon learning this, Ashok also dies, proving that they are inseparable even in death.
Cast
*
Rajasekhar - Ashok & Sarvarayudu
*
Meera Jasmine
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Meera Jasmine won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in ' ...
- Lakshmi, Ashok's sister
*
Aarthi Agarwal
Aarthi Agarwal (March 5, 1984 – June 6, 2015) was an American actress of who primarily worked in Telugu cinema.
Early life and career
Agarwal was born on March 5, 1984, in New Jersey to Gujarati parents. Her younger sister Aditi Agarwal is ...
- Nandini
*
Akash
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- Akash
*
Hema Choudhary
Durga Prabha, known by her stage name, Hema Chaudhary (born 1955) is an Indian actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress in the Telugu film ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' in 1 ...
- Suryakantham
*Master Nidheesh - Lakshmi's son
*
Sujitha
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- Sarvarayudu's wife
*
Chandra Mohan
*
Sivaji Raja
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*
Venu Madhav
*
Brahmaji
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*
Ravi Prakash
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Career
Ravi was born in Vijayawada and grew up in Visakhapatnam, India. After completing his secondary education, he chose to pursue a career in medicine and stu ...
*
Banerjee
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Banerjees are from the ancient Shandilya Gotra, which means all Banerjees are descended f ...
*
Jeeva
*
Uttej
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Personal life
Uttej was born and brought up in Nalgonda district. He is the nephew of note ...
*
Surya
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Soundtrack
Music for film was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.
S.A.Rajkumar retained three songs from original version which are composed by
Hamsalekha
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. "Dum Dum Dum" retained as " Dum Dum Dum", "Anna Thangiyara" retained as "Anna Chellela" and "Anna Nammonadharu" retained as "Yeradilo Koila".
External links
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References
2008 films
2000s Telugu-language films
Telugu remakes of Kannada films
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