''Undamma Bottu Pedata'' () is a 1968 Indian

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directed by

K. Viswanath Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is recipient of five National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South, ...

and produced by

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who also wrote the screenplay. A remake of the Marathi film ''Thamb Laxmi Kunku Lavte'' (1968), it stars

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and Jamuna. The film revolves around the efforts taken by Lakshmi (Jamuna) to maintain prosperity in her husband's (Krishna) house. ''Undamma Bottu Pedata'' was released on 28 September 1968, and became an average success.

Plot

Cast

Adapted from ''

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as Krishna * Jamuna as Lakshmi * V. Nagayya as Dasaratharamaiah *

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as Haridasu * Nagabhushanam as Srinivasulu *

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as Anjaneyulu * Sakshi Ranga Rao as the postmaster * Arja Janardhana Rao as Venkateswarlu *

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as Tulasamma *

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as the goddess

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* Suryakantham as Papayamma * Suryakala as Seshu * Meenakumari as Sumathi

Production

bought the Telugu remake rights of the Marathi film ''Thamb Laxmi Kunku Lavte'' (1968). While writing the screenplay of the remake, titled ''Undamma Bottu Pedata'', he retained the essence of the original's story with its climax, but made many other changes such as introducing new characters, mainly to suit the interests of Telugu-speaking audiences. Subba Rao also intended to direct the film and produce it under his banner Babu Movies, but the success of his

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directorial venture ''

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'' (1967) led to him receiving more directorial offers from Hindi film producers; after accepting to direct ''Man Ka Meet'' (1969) for

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's Ajanta Arts, he entrusted his protégé

with directing ''Undamma Bottu Pedata''. Mahadevshastri Joshi, the writer of ''Thamb Laxmi Kunku Lavte'', was erroneously credited in the remake's title card as Madhav Shastri Joshi. The dialogues were written by N. R. Nandi, cinematography was handled by K. S. Ramakrishna and editing by Kotagiri Gopala Rao.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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, with lyrics written by

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Release and reception

''Undamma Bottu Pedata'' was released on 28 September 1968. The film was an average success, having completed only a 62-day run in Vijaywada.

References

External links

* {{K. Viswanath 1960s Telugu-language films 1968 drama films 1968 films Films directed by K. Viswanath Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Telugu remakes of Marathi films