''Kutumba Gowravam'' () is a 1957 Indian

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-language

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, produced and directed by

B. S. Ranga Bindiganavile Srinivas Iyengar Ranga (11 November 1917 – 12 December 2010) was an Indian photographer, actor, producer and director who has made many landmark movies in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil. He was also the owner of Vikram Studios. He ...

under the Vikram Studios banner. It stars

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

and Savitri, with music composed by

Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked together on over 100 films, from 1952's '' Panam'' to 1965's '' Aayirathil Oruvan''. After their split, Ramamoorthy wo ...

. The film was remade in

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under the same name, banner and director. The film was recorded a commercial success.

Plot

Gopalam (N. T. Rama Rao), son of a Zamindar (Doraiswamy), leads a happy family life with a compassionate wife, wife Satya (Savitri), stepmother Rangamma (Kannamba), younger brother Pratap (Padmanabham) and a little sister Bala (Baby Uma). Rangamma's distant relative Shankariah (Rajanala) a crooked & cruel person also lives with them. Once Zamindar becomes sick when Shankaraiah forces Zamindar to write a will where he cheats and makes him sign before the villagers. Meanwhile, Pratap becomes a spoiled brat, he tries to make a theft when his father obstructs his way and dies in the mishap. After his death, Shankaraiah slowly poisons Rangamma's mind when misunderstandings arise in the family and they decide to divide the property. Here Shankariah's mischief makes Gopalam get into a wasteland and he also leaves the house. Now Shankariah takes the household authority and shifts them to the city. On the other side, Gopalam & Satya struggle a lot in tilling the wasteland to bring out the water and succeed in cultivating it into a fertile. Parallelly, in the city, Shankaraiah shows heavy losses to Rangamma and steals the money. Moreover, he implicates Pratap in a murder case when Gopalam comes to the rescue, saves his brother, sees the end of Shankaraiah, and protects their family prestige. At last, Rangamma also realizes her mistake and says sorry to Gopalam & Satya. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the family.

Cast

as Gopalam * Savitri as Satya * Rajanala as Shankaraiah *

Padmanabham Padmanabham mandal is one of the 46 mandals in Visakhapatnam District in India. It is under the administration of Visakhapatnam revenue division and the headquarters is located at Padmanabham. The Mandal is bounded by Bheemunipatnam, Anandapuram ...

as Pratap * Vangara as Marvadi * Raghuramaiah as Giri *

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 ...

as Pichodu *Doraiswamy as Zamindar *

Kannamba Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films ...

as Rangamma *

E. V. Saroja E. V. Saroja (1935 - 2006) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was born on 3 November 1935 as Engan V. Saroja. She belonged to Engan village of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. Her debut film was '' En Thangai'' in 1952 starring M. G. Ramacha ...

as Mohana *Baby Uma as Bala

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Lyrics were written by Anishetty.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0261010 1957 drama films Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Indian drama films Telugu films remade in other languages