Bandhavyalu

1968 Indian film

1968 (1968)

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Bandhavyalu is a 1968 Telugu film produced and directed by S. V. Ranga Rao. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Kan Kanda Deivam and also launched the Telugu foray for the South female superstar, Lakshmi.^[1]

Plot

Ranga Rao is the landlord in a village. He lives with his brother Dhulipala. Savithri, wife of Dhulipala, takes care of the daily chores very well. They have three sons, who study in town.

It is the story of the relations and bonding between family members. Ranga Rao's family and Rajnal's family are neighbors. Ranga Rao has a brother. His brother and his wife are very kind at heart and their family is a very organized family, but Rajnal's brother Suryam (Chandra Mohan) is very angry with his brother and doesn't support him in anything. The film shows differences in bonding between a healthy related family and a weakly related family.

Cast

S. V. Ranga Rao
Dhulipala ... Brother of the main character
V. Nagayya ... Acharyulu
Chandra Mohan...Suryam
Lakshmi (debut) ... Lakshmi
Savitri ... Sister-in-Law of main character
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao...Panakala Swamy
Haranath...Gopalam
Allu Ramalingaiah...Shatakopam

Crew

Director: S. V. Ranga Rao
Producers: Badeti Satyanarayana, Putta Venkat Rao and S. V. Ranga Rao
Production Company: S.V.R. Films
Dialogues: D. V. Narasa Raju
Lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju Raghavaiah
Music Director: Saluri Hanumantha Rao
Playback singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela

Songs

The lyrics were written by C. Narayanaya Reddy and Kosaraju Raghavaiah. The music score was composed by Saluri Hanumanta Rao. The playback singers were Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, B. Vasanta and P. Susheela.

"Atu Gantala Motalu Gana Gana" (Singers: Ghantasala and B. Vasantha; Cast: Chandramohan and Lakshmi)
"Avvai Suvai" (Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela; Cast: Chandramohan and Lakshmi)
"Maa Raitu Baabayya"
"Manchitanaaniki" (Singer: Ghantasala)
"Tuvvayi Tuvvayi"

Awards

Badeti Satyanarayana & Putta Venkata rao won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold in 1968.^[2]

References

^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (2 July 2018). "S V Ranga Rao @ 100 : A golden standard for the craft". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "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)