Aatmiyulu
| Aatmiyulu | |
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| File:Aatmiyulu.jpg Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Written by | Pinisetty Srirama Murthy (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | D. Madhusudhana Rao |
| Story by | Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani |
| Produced by | D. Madhusudhana Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisree |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | M. S. Mani |
| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 173 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Aatmiyulu (transl. Beloved) is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Saradhi Studios banner and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisree, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film was remade in Tamil as Pennin Vaazhkai (1981).
Plot
The film begins in a village where Veerayya a trustworthy servant, sacrifices his life while guarding his owner Jagannadham, a rich landlord against harm. Now Jagannadham makes arrangements for the maintenance of Veerayya's family and leaves for the city on the advice of his elder brother Barrister Raja Rao. Veerayya has a son Suryam, daughter Seetha and their mother also died giving birth to a baby girl. Here Veerayya's sly sister Mahankaali sells the baby to a childless couple Chidambaram and Nancharamma and they rear her by the name Saroja. Mahankaali also snatches the amount given by Jagannadham, educates her son Chittibabu and treats Suryam & Seeta as slaves. Anguished Suryam & Seeta reach the city and start working in a hotel. Years roll by, and Suryam, by hard work studies, becomes a meritorious student, tops the university, and also takes care of Seeta. At present, Jagannatham is a rich businessman his son Chandram is a dullard who goes into the clutches of a vicious person Sadanandam. Even Mahankaali's son Chittibabu and Saroja's split-up sister of Suryam are his friends. Saroja always conceits herself to live an elite lifestyle by marrying a wealthy man. Chittibabu deeply loves her, so, poses himself as a rich person and extravagant the money earned by his mother. Meanwhile, Jagannadham recognizes Suryam & Seetha and shifts them to his house where Jaya, the daughter of Raja Rao loves Suryam.
Having been impressed by Seeta's noble and humble character Jagannadham decides to perform her marriage with Chandram. On the other side, Chandram reveals the real face of Chittibabu and turns Saroja's love toward him. But Jagannadham forcibly performs his marriage with Seeta which Raja Rao dislikes and also opposes the love of Suryam & Jaya. Right now, Suryam leaves for Police training and Seeta becomes pregnant. Parallelly, Sadanandam has an evil eye on Saroja creating notoriety against her in society. At that time, unfortunately, Seeta goes into miscarriage when Saroja, working as a nurse arrives to serve her. There, Chandram explains the circumstances to marry Seeta. Listening to it, distressed Seeta blames Saroja when she also loses her job. Annoyed Chandram decides to marry Saroja for which Seeta also agrees. By the time, Suryam returns as a Police officer, learns the rift, and moves to caution Saroja. Then, he realizes she as his sister. Knowing it, Saroja jubilates but rejects to reveal her identity. Now Suryam wants to perform Saroja's marriage with Chittibabu to which Mahankaali disagrees. Moreover, Sadanandam and Chandram build many obstructions which leads to various controversies and misunderstandings but Suryam gamely faces it. At last, the entire truth comes forward even though Raja Rao appreciates Suryam's honesty. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Suryam and Jaya and Chittibabu and Saroja.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Suryam
- Vanisree as Jaya
- Chandra Mohan as Chandram
- Gummadi as Jagannadham
- Nagabhushanam as Justice Rajaram
- Padmanabham as Chittibabu
- Dhulipala as Veerayya
- Prabhakar Reddy as Sadanandam
- Bhanu Prakash as Chidambaram
- Pisupati Venkateswara Rao as Srinivasaiah, Hotel Owner
- Chandrakala as Seetha
- Vijaya Nirmala as Saroja
- Suryakantham as Mahankali
- Radha Kumari as Nancharamma
- Rukmini as Parvathi
Soundtrack
| Aatmiyulu | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 32:23 | |||
| Producer | S. Rajeswara Rao | |||
| S. Rajeswara Rao chronology | ||||
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Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[1]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Annayya Kalale Pandenu" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:13 |
| 2 | "Kallalo Pelli Pandiri" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:41 |
| 3 | "Madilo Veenalu Mroge" | Dasaradhi | P. Susheela | 3:13 |
| 4 | "Ammababu Nammaradu" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:08 |
| 5 | "Chilipi Navvula" | Dasarathi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:49 |
| 6 | "Eerojullo Paduchuvaru Gadusuvaru" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:13 |
| 7 | "Swagatam Oho Chilipi" | Aarudhra | P. Susheela | 3:15 |
| 8 | "O Chamanti Emite" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:46 |
| 9 | "Empillo Tattara" | Kosaraju | Pithapuram | 3:05 |
Accolades
- Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film - Silver won by D. Madhusudhana Rao under production of Saradhi Studios(1969)[2]
References
- ^ "Aathmiyulu (1969)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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