''Matru Devo Bhava'' is a 1993
Telugu
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*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 ...
drama
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film written and directed by K. Ajay Kumar.
The film won the
National Film Award for Best Lyrics
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by
Veturi
Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four de ...
for the song "Raalipoye Puvva" and
Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)
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. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Thaai Ullam''. The film won two
Nandi Awards
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.
The film is a remake of the
Malayalam
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hit film ''
Akashadoothu
''Akashadoothu'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam family drama film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by Dennis Joseph, with Madhavi and Murali in the lead roles. The film tells the tale of a woman suffering from leukemia. The plot of the film w ...
'' (1993) by
Sibi Malayil
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Etymology
The origin of the town's name is attributed to Rani Sewi, a Hindu la ...
.
Production
K.S. Rama Rao
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Under his production house Creative Commercials, he has produced a number of notable films, including ''Mounageetam, Abhilasha (1983 film), Abhilasha'' (1983)'', Rak ...
saw the film and bought the remake rights for
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
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. Rama Rao brought
Madhavi in to reprise her role from ''Akashadoothu'' since she was also a familiar face to the Telugu audience. Major portions of the Telugu remake were shot in the same locations as the original film.
In 2008, the movie was remade in
Hindi
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as ''
Tulsi
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'' by the same producer-director duo, but with
Manisha Koirala
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and
Irrfan Khan
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.
Plot
Satyam (Nassar) is a driver and his wife Sarada (
Madhavi) is a music teacher. They were both orphans brought up in the
Seva Ashram
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(run by
Charuhasan
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). Sarada and Satyam have four kids. Satyam, though good at heart, is addicted to liquor. Apparao (
Tanikella Bharani
Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was ...
), a
toddy milk vendor, has an eye on Sarada. When Satyam discovers Apparao making advances on Sarada, he assaults him in front of everyone. Avenging the assault, Apparao kills Satyam. Sarada, who is diagnosed with cancer, wants her children to be brought up in a family atmosphere rather than in the
Ashram
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and the children are adopted by different families.
Cast
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Madhavi as Sarada
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Nassar
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as Satyam
*
Nirmalamma
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Early life
She was born in ...
*
Y. Vijaya
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Early life and education
Y. Vijaya was born on 8 February 1957 in Ku ...
as Parvatamma
*
Charuhasan
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as Swami
*
Subbaraya Sharma
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In 1989, he received the Tri- ...
as Ananthaswami
*
Sarathi
Sarathi, also called Kadali Jaya Sarathi, (26 June 1942 – 1 August 2022) was an Indian comedic actor and producer in the Telugu film industry. His most notable roles are in ''Manavuri Pandavulu'', ''Bobilli Brahmanna'', ''Driver Ramudu'', ' ...
as Suryam as toddy shop owner
*
Maharshi Raghava
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as Doctor
*
Tanikella Bharani
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as Apparao
*
Baby Seena
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as Radha
*Master Martin
*
Brahmanandam
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*
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as Child actor
Sound track
The music for this film was composed by
M. M. Keeravani
Koduri Marakathamani Keeravani (born 4 July 1961; credited as M. M. Keeravani) is an Indian film composer, playback singer, and lyricist, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema along with other languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Ma ...
. This album featured four tracks, which were highly successful. The track "Venuvai Vachanu", sung by
K. S. Chithra
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was a huge chart buster and won a
Nandi Award
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for best playback singer female. All the lyrics are written by
Veturi
Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four de ...
and he won his first
National Award
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for best lyrics category for the track "Raalipoyye Poova".
Awards
;
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
- 1993
[(in ]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 ...
)
*
Third Best Feature Film - Bronze -
K. S. Rama Rao
K. S. Rama Rao is an Indian film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema.
Under his production house Creative Commercials, he has produced a number of notable films, including ''Mounageetam, Abhilasha'' (1983)'', Rakshasudu'' (1986)'', S ...
*
Best Female Playback Singer -
K. S. Chitra
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), always credited as K. S. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various In ...
References
External links
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{{Filmfare Best Telugu Film
1993 films
1990s Telugu-language films
Indian drama films
Films scored by M. M. Keeravani
Telugu remakes of Malayalam films
1993 drama films