''Kalavari Kodalu'' ( Daughter-in-law of a Wealthy Family) is a 1964 Indian
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* 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, produced and directed by K. Hemambaradhara Rao under the Raghuram Pictures banner. It stars
N. T. Rama Rao and
Krishna Kumari, with music composed by
T. Chalapathi Rao.
Plot
Dr. Anand and Shankar are best friends. Shankar is a famous Veena player and his sister Latha is a classical singer. Once Shankar leaves for a music competition and dies in an accident. Now Latha is alone, so Anand gives her shelter in his house where Latha gains everyone's affection and loves Anand. Afterward, she learns that Anand's marriage is already settled with his maternal uncle Sivanandam's daughter Rani and leaves the house. The train in which she is traveling has an accident when she loses her voice. Everyone thinks that she is dead but she is protected by a priest. Time passes, Anand becomes a famous ENT specialist and according to his mother Rajalakshmi's wish, he marries Rani. The priest takes Latha to Anand unknowingly, when he takes her along with him and succeeds in getting back her voice. The allied relation of Anand and Latha makes Rani jealous and leads to suspicion. So, she tries to poison Latha, but unintentionally ingests it herself. Before dying, she realizes her mistake and unites Anand and Latha.
Cast
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N. T. Rama Rao as Dr. Anand
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Krishna Kumari as Latha
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Ramana Reddy as Sivanandam
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Padmanabham as Bheema Rao
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Chalam Chalam may refer to:
* Chalam (actor), an actor in Telugu cinema
* Chalam (writer)
Gudipati Venkatachalam (1894–1979), popularly known as Chalam, was an Indian Telugu-language writer and philosopher. He was considered to be one of the most inf ...
as Anji
*
Prabhakar Reddy
Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy (1935–1997) was an Indian film character actor and doctor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He acted in over 472 films over three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films, including '' Karthika Deepa ...
as Shankar
*
Suryakantham
Suryakantam or Sooryakantam (pronounced sūryakāntam) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 17th ''melakarta'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. I ...
as Gangamma
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Geetanjali as Hamsa
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Girija as Rani
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Hemalatha as Rajyalakshmi
Soundtrack
Music composed by
T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released by Audio Company.
References
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Indian drama films
Films scored by T. Chalapathi Rao