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-language

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directed by

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, and produced by

V. Doraswamy Raju V. Doraswamy Raju ( 1946 – 18 January 2021) was an Indian film producer, distributor, and politician. He produced and distributed several Telugu films under his banner VMC Productions. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from t ...

under the VMC Productions banner. The film stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

, Rohini Hattangadi, and

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with the music composed by M. M. Keeravani. Based on the novel ''Navvina Kanneelle'' by Manasa, the plot follows Seetha (Meena) who arrives from the US to visit her grandparents, Seetharamayya (Rao) and Janakamma (Hattangadi) who are uninformed of her parents' accidental death. It was featured in the 15th IFFI' 92 ''Indian Panorama'' section. The film won three Filmfare Awards South, three

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and four

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. The film was remade in

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'' (1991), in

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as ''

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'' (1992), and in

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as ''

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'' (1994).

Plot

The film begins in a village where Seetaramayya a rich landlord whose word is an ordinance. He leads a delightful life with his ideal wife Janakamma and son Dr.Srinivasa Murthy / Vasu. Both father and son share the beyond relationship as friends, unfortunately, a rift arises between them regarding Vasu's espousal. As Vasu is not able to deceive his love interest Sumathi, he denies the match seen by his father. So, Seetaramayya has to bow his head down for the first time. But he arrays resentment not talking with his son which makes Vasu distressed and leaves the country. After 20 years, Vasu's daughter Seeta reaches the village to attend a marriage function. Seetaramayya continues his dislike of Vasu which he reflects on Seeta too but inherently he loves them a lot. Right now, Seeta wins everyone's heart in the house with her wit and also resolves the family disputes of Seetaramayya with his in-law Veerabhadraiah. Then, Dr.Vivekam, a friend of Vasu lands when as a flabbergast, it is revealed that Seeta has hidden the secret of her parents' death as she well knows that her grandparents cannot withstand perceiving the truth. Understanding the situation, Vivakam conveys to Seetaramayya and Janakamma that their son and daughter-in-law are coming soon. At present, everyone decides to perform his 60th birthday ''Sashtipurthi'' to Seetaramayya when he is eagerly waiting for his son's arrival but his absence annoys him. Immediately, Seeta calms him down and grandly celebrates the function. Soon after, in an awful incident, Janakamma passes away due to a heart attack while Seetaramayya woes as Vasu not even attended to his mother's final rights. Out of the pain, he asks Seeta to leave the house and she does so. Thereafter, Seeta's memories recall Seetaramayya when he spots her diary through which he learns the reality and also his son's last wish to immerse his ashes in the river Godavari by his father. Here, Seetaramayya gets collapsed but quickly retrieves, and rushes for Seeta. At last, Seeta fulfills her father's wish.

Cast

Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

as Seetharamayya * Rohini Hattangadi as Janakamma *

as Seeta *

Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 ...

as Subbaraju *

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as Veerabhadraiah *

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as Dr. Vivekam *

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as Govinda Rao *

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as Pavan Kumar *Sudarshan as Kaasi *Narayana Rao as Lawyer Chakravarthy *Raja as Dr. Srinivasa Murthy / Vaasu *Chidatala Appa Rao *

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*Sudha Rani as Sumathi *Srilatha as Shyamala *Chandrika as Chinna Papa *Saraswathi *Master Amith as Banty

Soundtrack

Music composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics were written by

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. Music released on SURYA Music Company.

Reception

Awards

; Filmfare Awards * Best Film – Telugu –

– won * Best Director – Telugu –

– won * Best Actor – Telugu –

– won ;

- 1990 * Second Best Feature Film - Silver – V. Doraswamy Raju *

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– T. Kranthi Kumar * Best Female Playback Singer –

K.S. Chithra 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 ...

for "Kaliki Chilkala Koliki" ;

*Best Film – VMC Productions – won *Best Actor – Akkineni Nageswara Rao – won *Best Actress – Meena – won *Best Director – Kranthi Kumar – won

References

External links

* {{Filmfare Best Telugu Film 1991 films Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Telugu films remade in other languages Indian drama films 1990s Telugu-language films Films directed by Kranthi Kumar 1991 drama films