Aatma Bandhuvu

Aatma Bandhuvu (transl. Soul Relative) is a 1962 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Y. Rama Krishna Prasad and C. V. R. Prasad under the Saradhi Studios banner[3] and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao.[4] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri[5] and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[6] The film is a remake of the Tamil-language film Padikkadha Medhai (1960) [7][8] which itself was a remake of 1953 Bengali-language film Jog Biyog [9] based on the novel of same name by Ashapoorna Devi.[10]

Aatma Bandhuvu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Produced byY. Rama Krishna Prasad
C. V. R. Prasad
Written bySamudrala Jr (dialogues)
Screenplay byP. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Story byAsha Poorna Devi
Based onPadikkadha Medhai (1960)
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Savitri
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyK. S. Prasad
Edited byB. Harinarayana
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 December 1962 (1962-12-14)
[2]
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Rao Bahadur Chandrasekharam (S. V. Ranga Rao) is a successful businessman and has a loving family with compassionate wife, Parvathi (Kannamba), 3 sons; Prasad, Sridhar and Raghu (Vallam Narasimha Rao, Edida Nageswara Rao, Padmanabham), 2 daughters, the widowed Mangalamba (Suryakantham) and Geetha (Girija), 2 daughters-in-law Lalitha, Kamala (Meenakumari, Mohana), and their children. Along with them, they adopt an orphan Ranga (N. T. Rama Rao), an innocent guy who is utterly devoted to the family. Meanwhile, Parvathi promises to make her childhood friend's (Prabhavathi) daughter Lakshmi (Savitri) as her third daughter-in-law, but Raghu refuses it because he is already in love with a girl Janaki (Sarada). To Keep up Parvathi's word, Ranga marries Lakshmi. Everything moves happily, Geetha also gets a rich alliance with Madhu (Haranath), son of Rajarao (A. V. Subbarao Jr.). But suddenly, life takes a U-turn, where Chandrasekharam is bankrupted, Geetha’s marriage is called off. There onwards, his family members' attitudes completely change and they start seeing Rao Bahadur in a low profile. Ranga could not tolerate it and reacts to them, so, they put the blame of theft on him. Seeing this, Chandrasekharam asks Ranga & Lakshmi to leave the house. Ranga gets acquaintance with a person Kotaiah (Relangi) and finds a job in a factory owned by Rajarao. Afterward, broken-hearted Chandrasekharam dies leaving his wife and youngest daughter to be in their children's merciless care. Finally, Ranga, with his simplicity and pure-hardheartedness, proves in the end that love and affection is the greatest wealth.

Cast
  • N. T. Rama Rao as Ranga
  • Savitri as Lakshmi
  • S. V. Ranga Rao as Rao Bahadoor Chandra Shekaram
  • Relangi as Kotaiah
  • Haranath as Madhu
  • Padmanabham as Raghu
  • Raja Babu as Mohan
  • Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Retired Army officer Damodaram
  • A. V. Subba Rao as Raja Rao
  • Vallam Narasimha Rao as Prasad
  • Edida Nageswara Rao as Sridhar
  • Kannamba as Parvathi
  • Suryakantham as Mangalamba
  • Girija as Geeta
  • Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Anjamma
  • Sarada as Janaki
  • Meena Kumari as Lalitha
  • Mohana as Kamala

Crew

Soundtrack
Aatma Bandhuvu
Film score by
K. V. Mahadevan
Released1962
GenreSoundtrack
Label26:23
ProducerK. V. Mahadevan

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on Audio Company.

S. No.Song TitleLyricsSingerslength
1 "Anaganaga Oka Raju" C. Narayana Reddy Ghantasala, P. Susheela 3:38
2 "Chaduvurani" C. Narayana Reddy P. Susheela 3:26
3 "Yevaro Ye Ooro" Samudrala Sr. Ghantasala 4:13
4 "Cheerakatte" Kosaraju Ghantasala 3:19
5 "Theeyani Oohalu" C. Narayana Reddy P. Susheela, Jamuna Rani 4:15
6 "Maradu Maradu" Kosaraju P. Susheela 4:26
7 "Dhakkenule" Sri Sri P. B. Srinivas, Jamuna Rani 3:06

References
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  4. "Aatma Bandhuvu (Direction)". Filmiclub.
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  6. "Aatma Bandhuvu (Music)". Know Your Films.
  7. "Aatma Bandhuvu (Review)". The Cine Bay.
  8. Narasimham, M. L. (21 July 2016). "Athmabandhuvu (1962)". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. Vamanan (23 April 2018). "Tamil cinema's bong connection". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. ரவிக்குமார், வா (5 August 2016). "திறந்த வெளி திரையரங்கத்தின் முன்னோடி!". The Hindu Tamil. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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