''Gruhalakshmi'' is a 1967

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-language,

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

, produced and directed by

P. S. Ramakrishna Rao P. S. Ramakrishna Rao (12 October 1918 – 7 September 1986) was a veteran Telugu film director and producer. He married Bhanumathi, a multi-talented film artist from South India, on 8 August 1943. Filmography *'' Gruhalakshmi'' (1967) (Prod ...

under the Bharani Pictures banner. It stars

P. Bhanumathi P. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (7 September 1925 – 24 December 2005) was an Indian actress, singer, film producer, director, music composer, and novelist. She is regarded as the first female super star of Telugu cinema. She is also considered the ...

and

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 ...

with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film was remade as the

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movie '' Anbe Aaruyire'' (1975).

Plot

The film begins with Srinivasa Rao / Chitti a law student his father Bhagavatam is orthodox & superstitious. Chitti marries a noble & ideal lady Lakshmi who takes care of her in-laws' and family meticulously. Here, Bhagavatam does not permit the couple to stay together as it's Chitti's exam time. Distressed Chitti plans to celebrate his honeymoon, with the help of brother-in-law Vaali, and gives a fake telegram that Lakshmi's mother is ill. Right now, Chitti is to return by keeping Lakshmi in a small hotel in a remote area. Thereafter, Vaali too returns to his hometown to avoid his parents knowing the truth. In the hotel, Lakshmi & Chitti faces many unforeseen incidents. Moreover, the hotel manage & other mates suspect them as an eloped couple. On the double, Chitti loses his purse while escaping from his father's assistant. At the same time, to their misfortune, Vaali meets with an accident and is brought to the city when their drama breaks out. Parallelly, Chitti is not able to pay the hotel bill, so, they somehow escape and reach home where Chitti is surprised to see his in-laws. At present, Bhagavatam starts chiding Chitti when his wife mentions that all these incidents are because of his strict discipline. At last, Bhagavatam realizes his mistake and allows the couple to be united. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note.

Cast

as Lakshmi *

as Srinivasa Rao / Chitti *

S. V. Ranga Rao Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as SVR, was an Indian actor, producer, and director known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the history of ...

as Bhagavatam *

Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy (1 October 1921 – 11 November 1974) was an Indian character actor, comedian and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning 24 years, he acted in more than 200 movies. Ramana Reddy and Relangi ...

as Hotel Manager *

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as Vaali *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he rec ...

as Mate of Hotel * Raja Babu as Mate of Hotel *

Raavi Kondala Rao Raavi Kondala Rao (11 February 1932 – 28 July 2020) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, playwright, and journalist who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acted in over 400 films. He won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for '' Pe ...

as Mate of Hotel *

Balakrishna Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ...

*Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Doctor * Suryakantam as Bhagavatam's wife *

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as Lakshmi's mother *

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as Mate of Hotel

Crew

*Art: Rajendra Kumar *Story — Dialogues:

D. V. Narasa Raju D.V. Narasaraju or Datla Venkata Narasaraju (Telugu: డి.వి.నరసరాజు) (15 July 1920 – 28 August 2006) was a writer and director of South India films and playwright. He wrote stories such as Gundamma Katha, Yamagola, and D ...

*Lyrics: Sri Sri, Samudrala,

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C. Narayana Reddy Cingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet and writer. Reddy had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translations, a ...

Arudra Arudra (born Bhagavatula Sadasiva Sankara Sastry; 31 August 1925 – 4 June 1998) was an Indian author, poet, lyricist, translator, publisher, dramatist, playwright, and an expert on Telugu literature. He is also known for his works in Telugu cin ...

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*Playback: Ghantasala,

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Bhanumathi Ramakrishna,

Madhavapeddi Satyam Madhavapeddi Satyam (11 March 1922 – 18 December 2000) was an Indian playback singer and actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He entered films as a singer-actor in Y. V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi bilingual movie ''Ramadas'' in the year 194 ...

, P. Nageswara Rao *Music: S. Rajeswara Rao *Editing: B. Hari Narayana *Cinematography: C. Nageswara Rao *Producer — Director:

*Banner: Bharani Pictures *Release Date: 7 April 1967

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

References

{{reflist 1960s Telugu-language films Indian romantic comedy-drama films Telugu films remade in other languages Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao