Prema Nagar

Prema Nagar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. S. Prakash Rao
Produced by	D. Ramanaidu
Written by	Acharya Aatreya (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. S. Prakash Rao
Story by	Aarikepuddi Kausalya Devi (Koduri)
Based on	Prema Nagar (Novel)
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisree
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	S. Venkataratnam
Edited by	K. A. Marthand
Production company	Suresh Productions
Distributed by	Navayuga Films
Release date	24 September 1971 (1971-09-24)
Running time	170 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	4 crores
Box office	8 crores

Prema Nagar (English: City of Love) is a 1971 Telugu romance film produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisree in the lead roles, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was recorded as an Industry Hit at the box office. The blockbuster film was remade in two other languages by D. Ramanaidu as the Tamil movie Vasantha Maligai (1972) with Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri and as the Hindi Movie Same Name (1974) with Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini in pivotal roles.

Plot

Kalyan (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), the second son of a wealthy Zamindar family, is a happy-go-lucky guy who enjoys his life with wine and women. Latha (Vanisri) a middle-class woman working as an air hostess, lives with her father (Gummadi), mother (Hemalatha), two brothers and a sister. Her elder brother (Kakarala) resides at home with his wife, but Latha is the highest earning member of the family, so she decides to change her profession. She joins as a secretary to Kalyan.

The next day Kalyan takes her to his estate, where she meets his mother (Shantha Kumari), elder brother Keshav Varma (Satyanarayana) and sister-in-law Indrani (S. Varalakshmi). Latha soon notices that Kalyan is an alcoholic and, therefore, wishes to resign, but a servant begs her not to because Kalyan's behavior has changed for the better since meeting her.

Latha, assures Kalyan's mother, that she will, in fact, try and stop Kalyan from drinking. One day Latha tries to stop Kalyan from drinking; she throws the glass after arguing with him, infuriating Kalyan into throwing a bottle at her, where he realizes his mistake, he destroys all his bottles, promising Latha that he will never drink again.

After that, Kalyan starts loving Latha deeply and he contracts a new palace on the name of her love called Prem Nagar. Keshav Varma witnesses all this and runs to tell his mother. He conjures a story about Latha having stolen his wife's jewelry. Hearing this, Kalyan becomes suspicious of Latha. He asks Latha about it, but she runs away utterly dejected that he could suspect her of such wrongdoing. Fortunately, Kalyan overhears his servant Dasu (Rajababu) whisper to another about Keshav's malicious plan.

Kalyan confesses his ignorance and apologizes. But Latha will not forgive him. Kalyan loses his composure and becomes seriously ill. Meanwhile, Latha receives a marriage proposal. Kalyan's mother goes to apologize to Latha while Latha hands her an invitation to her wedding. She shows this to her son, who then decides to attend the wedding and Latha is shocked to see him. She meets him privately to reconcile their differences but, unfortunately, her sister-in-law spots them and announces it to the guests. All depart, leaving Latha with her family. Then, all of a sudden, Kalyan's mother enters the room and declares that Latha should marry his son. When Latha arrives at the palace, she is shocked to see Kalyan's condition, that out of desperation and lovesickness he had poisoned himself. But anyhow Kalyan is rescued by taking to the hospital, leading to a happy ending.

Cast

Crew

• Art: S. Krishna Rao
• Choreography: Chinni - Sampath
• Lyrics - Dialogues: Acharya Aatreya
• Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, L. R. Eeswari
• Music: K. V. Mahadevan
• Story: Koduri Kausalya Devi
• Editing: K. A. Marthand
• Makeup: Y. Madhavaiha
• Cinematography: S. Venkataratnam
• Producer: D. Ramanaidu
• Screenplay - Director: K. S. Prakash Rao
• Banner: Suresh Productions
• Release Date: 24 September 1971

Soundtrack

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya. All songs are evergreen blockbusters. Music released on SAREGAMA Audio Company.

Other

• VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad

External links

• Prema Nagar on IMDb