Krishnaveni is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao, starring

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and

Vanisri Vanisri (born Rathna Kumari) is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has received three Filmfare Awards South, the Nandi Awards and the Tamil Nadu S ...

, under the banner of Gopikrishna Movies. The film met with strong critical reception and commercial success upon release. The movie was about a lady suffering from hysteria and the emotional trauma of her family. The film is a remake of the

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'' (1971).http://www.ghantasala.info/tfs/cdata0764.html

Plot

The movie starts with the marriage of a young couple, Krishnaveni (Vanisri) and Krishnamraju, and continues with a happy family life with kids. The couple decides to go to a tourist place called risailam Krishnaveni has subconscious bad memories of her childhood abuse and the place where she was molested. She starts having hallucinations, overwhelming fear and other symptoms of mental illness. She is sent to a mental hospital and treated by psychologists. After her return from hospital, she is not welcomed back by her family members, kids, neighbours or even her friends. Society is afraid of her disease. Evil people misuse this opportunity. Slight disagreements or arguments are also treated as a sign of her disease. She cannot regain the affection of her husband and kids. Her misfortunes continue until she becomes ill again. The movie ends on a sad note, but conveys a message about society's misconceptions about mental illness.

Cast

as Satyanarayana Murty *

as Krishnaveni * Gummadi as Krishnaveni's father * Anjali Devi as Krishaveni's mother *

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as Satyanarayana's elder sister * Raja Babu as Bheemanna *

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as Kamakshi * Nirmalamma as Sundaramna *

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as Leela

Crew

* Producers: U V Krishnam Raju * Banner: Gopikrisha * Music:

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* Lyrics:

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, Arudra and

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* Singers:

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and V. Ramakrishna * Director: V. Madhusudhana Rao * Editor: Marthand * Story: Sharvani translated the Kannada script by Triveni.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 5 songs. *"Krishnaveni, Teluginti viriboni, Krishnaveni, Naa inti aliveni" - This is the most popular song in the album. It runs with two parallel themes, the hero singing about the heroine Krishnaveni and the heroine singing about the river Krishnaveni. Lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy. It was sung by

and V. Ramakrishna. *"Sreesaila Mallayya" - This song praises the Lord Mallikurjana Swamy and tells the historical importance of the place

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. Lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy. It was sung by P. Susheela. *"Sangeetam madhurasangeetam" - This song compares the love and feelings towards children and family to music. It was sung by P. Susheela. *"Padunalegellu vanavamegi marali vacchenu Sita, Parama pavani aa maatha" - P. Susheela. This song is melancholy and runs in the backdrop of depressed situation of the heroine. It explains the afflictions and misfortunes faced by

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, wife of the Lord

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because of the society. *"Enduko nuvvu naato unna vela inta hayi, Enduko ninnu vidichi nimishamayina niluvalenoyi" - P. Susheela, V. Ramakrishna. T song is a romantic expression between two lovers. It depicts the happiness and peace in togetherness and the grief and pain in separation.

Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu ''Filmfare'' is an Indian English language, English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, r ...

References

External links

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Ghantasala about ''Krishnaveni''
1974 films Telugu remakes of Kannada films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao Films produced by Krishnam Raju Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar 1970s Telugu-language films Indian romantic drama films 1974 romantic drama films {{1970s-Telugu-film-stub