Aatmiyulu

Aatmiyulu
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Directed by	V. Madhusudhan Rao
Produced by	D. Madhusudhana Rao
Written by	Pinisetty Srirama Murthy (dialogues)
Screenplay by	D. Madhusudhana Rao
Story by	Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisree Chandrakala Vijaya Nirmala
Music by	Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Cinematography	P. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	M. S. Mani
Production company	Saradhi Studios[1]
Distributed by	Navayuga Films
Release date	17 July 1969 (1969-07-17)
Running time	173 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Aatmiyulu (Telugu: ఆత్మీయులు; Soulmates) is a 1969 Telugu, drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Saradhi Studios banner and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao.^[2] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisree, Chandrakala and Vijaya Nirmala in the lead roles, with music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao.^[3] The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.

Plot

Veerayya (Dhulipala) works for Landlord Jagannadham (Gummadi). He dies in an attempt to save the life of Jagannadham. Veerayya has a son Suryam (Akkineni) and a daughter Seetha (Chandrakala). Later Jagannadham shifted to the city and makes arrangements for the maintenance of Veerayya's children, but Mahankali (Suryakantham) did not take care of them. They grow up in utter misery for a while, but they were taken care after by a hotel owner. Suryam, by hard work studies to get top rank in BA at University. Seetha grows in the lovely care of her brother to be very good in domestic works. Jagannadham came to know about Suryam and Seetha and shifts them to his house. Impressed by the efficient work of Seetha, he decides to marry her to his son Chandram (Chandramohan). Justice Rajaram (Nagabhushanam), the elder brother of Jagannadham, has a daughter Jaya (Vanisree), who studies in the house of Jagannadham. She tries to be very close with Suryam. The story is about the problems encountered and how Suryam and Seetha solve them. Suryam and Jaya finally get married with the permission of the elders.

Cast

• Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Suryam
• Vanisree as Jaya
• Chandra Mohan as Chandram
• Chandrakala as Seetha
• Vijaya Nirmala as Saroja
• Gummadi as Jagannadham
• Nagabhushanam as Justice Rajaram
• Padmanabham as Chittibabu
• Dhulipala as Veerayya
• Prabhakar Reddy as Sadanandam
• Bhanu Prakash as Chidambaram
• Venkateswara Rao as Hotel Owner
• Suryakantham as Mahankali
• Radha Kumari as Nancharamma
• Rukmini as Parvathi

Crew

• Art: G. V. Subba Rao
• Choreography: Thangappan, Pasumarthi
• Fights: Raghavulu
• Dialogues: Pinisetty Srirama Murthy
• Lyrics: Dasaradhi, Sri Sri, Kosaraju, Aarudhra, C. Narayana Reddy
• Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Pithapuram, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
• Story: Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
• Editing: M. S. Mani
• Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
• Screenplay - Producer: D. Madhusudhana Rao
• Director: V. Madhusudhan Rao
• Banner: Saradhi Studios
• Release Date: 17 July 1969

Soundtrack

Music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on Audio Company.^[4]

Award

• The film won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 1969.

Other

• VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad

References

External links

• Aatmiyulu on IMDb