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-language

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, produced by

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under the banner Srivani Films and directed by

A. C. Tirulokchandar A. C. Thirulokachandar (11 June 1930 – 15 June 2016), also known as A. C. Tirulokchandar, was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked mainly in Tamil films from the 1960s to 1988. He also directed a few films in Hindi and Telugu. ...

. The film stars Savitri in the lead role, along with

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, Ranga Rao and

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, with music composed by R. Sudarshanam. It is a remake of the

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film ''

Naanum Oru Penn ''Naanum Oru Penn'' () is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars S. S. Rajendran and R. Vijayakumari, with S. V. Ranga Rao, M. R. Radha, S. V. Subbaiah, C. K. Nagesh, Rajan and C. S. Pus ...

'' (1963), which in turn was an adaptation on the

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play ''Bodhu'' by Sri Shailash Dey. The film was a commercial success.

Plot

Zamindar Vijaya Narasimha Rayalu (S. V. Ranga Rao) becomes mentally disturbed after the death of his wife Parvati and sticks to his room. He has two sons, Bhaskar (N. T. Rama Rao) and Chandram (Haranath). Bhaskar is an artist who dreams intensely regarding his future and wants to marry a beautiful educated girl. Zamindar's brother-in-law Dasaradharamaiah (Ramana Reddy), a cunning person freezes in their house and hangs around the property. Meanwhile, Zamindar wants to perform the alliance of Bhaskar and his ambition is also that the bride must resemble his wife. In the same town, there lives a small grocery vendor Simhadri (Allu Ramalingaiah) who has two sisters, the elder one Kalyani (Savitri) a dark complexion whereas the younger one Malathi (Jamuna) is elegant. Here Dasaradaramaiah makes a ploy by showing Malathi to Bhaskar and fixes the match with Kalyani. During the time of the wedding, the truth comes forward when everyone rebukes Kalyani. Now to protect her grace and his esteem Bhaskar marries Kalyani. Learning it, Zamindar becomes furious and does not allow the couple into the house, but at the request of his loyal servant Ranganna (Perumallu), he soothes. Initially, the Zamindar & Bhaskar are reluctant toward Kalyani, but she gains their hearts through her good nature and also tends to have motherly affection towards Chandram. Eventually, Chandram & Malathi falls in love. Soon after, Kalyani becomes pregnant when Bhaskar awakens she is uneducated, he chides on her and she goes into a miscarriage. After that, Bhaskar leaves for Delhi for the national painting competitions. Now Kalyani firmly decides to study and requests Chandram to teach her at night. Dasaradaramaiah exploits the situation by attributing an illicit relationship to them and makes Zamindar neck them out. In Delhi, Bhaskar gets acquainted with his childhood friend Mohan (Jaggayya) in a drunken state, who reveals that his beautiful wife has ditched him. At that moment, Bhaskar realizes virtue is greater than beauty. After return, he learns about the dilemma but gives no credence to it and leaves the house. Due to which Zamindar goes down when Dasaradaramaiah plans to transfer the property into his name, just in time, Kalyani arrives, breaks out his foul play, and flees when Zamindar senses the noble character of Kalyani. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the family along with the marriage of Chandram & Malathi.

Cast

* Savitri as Kalyani *

as Bhaskar *

as Zamindar Vijaya Narasimha Rayalu *

as Dasaradharamaiah * Haranath as Chandram *

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 Simhadri Appanna *Perumallu as Rangaiah *

Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as ''Kanchu Kantham J ...

as Mohan (special appearance) * Jamuna as Malathi *

Chaya Devi Chhaya Devi ( bn, ছায়া দেবী; 3 June 1914 – 25 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in hundreds of films for over five decades. Her first lead role was in Debaki ...

as Tayaramma *Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Seeta

Soundtrack

Music composed by R. Sudarsanam. Lyrics were written by

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References

External links

* {{A. C. Tirulokchandar 1960s Telugu-language films 1965 drama films 1965 films Films based on adaptations Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Indian films based on plays Telugu remakes of Tamil films Films scored by R. Sudarsanam