''Bangaru Kutumbam'' ( ''Golden Family'') is a 1994 Telugu-language

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, produced by Kaikala Nageswara Rao under the Ramaa Films banner, presented by Satyanarayana and directed by

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 ...

. It 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 ...

and Jayasudha with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film was a box office success and won two

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 ...

Plot

The film begins with a conscientious joint family, Srinivasa Rao is its paterfamilias and leads a pleasant joyful family life with his ideal companion Savitri and 3 sons Hari, Suryam & Kumar. Time being, the 3 sons get married and they too are blessed with kids when disputes erupt which turns into turbulence. Here Srinivasa Rao understands this situation is due to a joint family and decides to separate his children which Savitri refuses. So, Srinivasa Rao plays a drama and splits his children. Thereafter, the affection among them again flourishes. Soon, Savitri learns the truth and asks her husband to get back the children but he disagrees, so, she too leaves the house. At last, she realizes Srinivasa Rao's intention is equitable. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note as all of them live individually with hearts united showing ''Unity in Diversity''.

Cast

as Srinivasa Rao * Jayasudha as Savitri,wife of Srinivasa Rao * Harish as Hari * Rambha as Pushpa * Raj Kumar as Kumar * Rajeevi as Gautami * Vikram as Suryam * Yamuna as Krishnaveni *

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 r ...

as Punyakoti * Satyanarayana as Dorababu *

as Mudaliyar *

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as Pushpa's brother-in-law *

Kanta Rao Tadepalli Lakshmi Kantha Rao (16 November 1923 – 22 March 2009) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Regarded as one of the finest method actors, Rao starred in more than four hundred feature ...

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as Shekhara * Ananth as Hari's friend * Sudha as Pushpa's sister * Radha Prashanthi as Pushpa's friend *

Disco Shanti Santha Kumari (born 28 August 1965), famously known as Disco Shanti, is an Indian actress who was particularly famous in South India for her appearances in item numbers. She has appeared in more than 900 films in different languages of India, ...

as Chiramani *

Y. Vijaya Yenigandla Vijaya (born 8 February 1957) is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has appeared in more than 1000 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Early life and education Y. Vijaya was born on 8 February 1957 in Ku ...

as Taramani

Soundtrack

Music composed by Raj–Koti. Lyrics were 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 ...

. Music released on Supreme Music Company.

Reception

''The Indian Express'' wrote "The subject of a united ideal family separating and then re-uniting has been tackled often enough, but Dasari still manages to infuse some freshness in his handling of the subject".

Awards

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- 1994 * Best Feature Film - Gold - Kaikala Nageswara Rao * Best Actor -

References

External links

* {{Dasari Narayana Rao 1994 films Indian romance films Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao Films scored by Raj–Koti 1990s Telugu-language films 1990s romance films