Brahmachari (1968 Telugu film)
| Brahmachari | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
| Produced by | A. V. Subba Rao |
| Written by | Bhamidapaati Radha Krishna (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
| Story by | Balamurugan |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayalalitha |
| Music by | T. Chalapathi Rao |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | J. Krshna Swamy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date | 1968 |
Running time | 160 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Brahmachari (English: Bachelor) is a 1968 Telugu drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Productions banner and directed by Tatineni Rama Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jayalalithaa in the lead roles, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. The film was remade in Hindi as Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari (1971).
Plot
Raisahib Parandhamaiah (Nagabhushanam) lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife of Gajalaxmi (Suryakantham), they have two sons; the elder one Ananda Rao (Prabhakar Reddy), who has been married to Shantha (Pushpa Kumari) for several years; and younger one Ramakrishna (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) who is studying in an out of town college. Parandhamaiah is disappointed with Ramakrishna's behavior as a devout worshiper of Lord Hanuman and he has taken a vow of celibacy and refuses to get married. Things change dramatically when a young woman named Vasantha (Jayalalithaa), Ramakrishna's classmate, loves him a lot, but he refuses due to the vow. So she makes a challenge that she will definitely marry him. Suddenly she enters into Raisahib's house along with a baby claiming that Ramakrishna had married and abandoned her. She goes through a number of medical tests which determine that the child is actually an heir of the Raisahib family. Now Parandhamaiah and Gajalaxmi want Ramakrishna and Vasantha to get officially married. Things get complicated when Parandhamaiah finds out that the child is actually Anand Rao's who cheated Vasantha's elder sister Janaki (Sukanya) and she has died, leaving the baby's responsibility to her sister, and that Vasantha may have been pulling wool over all their eyes.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Ramakrishna
- Jayalalithaa as Vasantha
- Nagabhushanam as Raisahib Parandhamaiah
- Ramana Reddy as Bangaraiah
- Chalam as Jogulu
- Raja Babu as Devaiah
- Prabhakar Reddy as Ananda Rao
- Raavi Kondala Rao as Doctor
- Potti Prasad as Sodabuddi
- Suryakantham as Gajalakshmi
- Rama Prabha as Mallika
- Sukanya as Janaki
- Pushpa Kumari as Shantha
Crew
- Art: G. V. Subba Rao
- Choreography: Tangappa
- Fights: Raghavulu
- Dialogues: Bhamidapaati Radha Krishna
- Lyrics: Athreya, Dasarathi, Kosaraju, C. Narayana Reddy
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, TR Jayadev, B. Vasantha
- Music: T. Chalapathi Rao
- Story: Balamurugan
- Editing: J. Krishna Swamy
- Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
- Producer: A. V. Subba Rao
- Screenplay - Director: Tatineni Rama Rao
- Banner: Prasad Art Productions
- Release Date: 1968
Soundtrack
Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released on Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "O Brahmachari" | Dasaradhi | P. Susheela, B. Vasantha | 3:49 |
| 2 | "Ee Vennela" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 8:40 |
| 3 | "Eethotalo Virabuseno" | Aathreya | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:20 |
| 4 | "Ninuchusanu Kannuvesanu" | Kosaraju | T. R. Jayadev, B. Vasantha | 3:54 |
| 5 | "Okkasari Siggumani" | Dasaradhi | P. Susheela | 4:05 |
| 6 | "Brahmacharulalo" | C. Narayana Reddy | Mohan Raju | 0:50 |
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