Ardhangi

Ardhangi

Directed by	P. Pullaiah
Produced by	P. Pullaiah
Written by	Acharya Atreya
Starring	Savitri Akkineni Nageswara Rao Santha Kumari Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Kongara Jaggayya
Music by	B. Narasimha Rao M. Venu
Cinematography	Madhav Bulbule
Release dates	1955
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Ardhangi or Ardhaangi (Swayamsiddha Katha) (Telugu: అర్ధాంగి) is a 1955 Telugu film. It is based on the novel "Swayamsidda" written by Manilal Bandopadhyay Banerji. The film was remade in Tamil as Pennin Perumai with Sivaji Ganesan and in Hindi as Jyoti with Jeetendra and Hema Malini in 1981. The film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, and the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu.^[1]

Plot

Padma (Savitri) is forced to marry a mentally retarded man Raghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) whom she eventually nurses back to health while teaching a lesson to her scheming mother-in-law (Santha Kumari) and brother-in-law Nagendra Rao (Kongara Jaggayya).

Cast

Akkineni Nageshwara Rao ... Raghu (Raghavendra Rao)
Savitri ... Padma
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao ... Zamindar
Santha Kumari ... Gummadi Wife
Kongara Jaggaiah ... Nagu (Nagendra Rao)
Relangi Venkataramaiah
Chadalavada Kutumba Rao
Dr. Shivaramakrishnaiah
Dr. Kamaraju
Doraiswamy ... Savitri Father
Surabhi Balasaraswathi ... Aayamma
B. Narasimha Rao

Crew

Director and Producer : P. Pullaiah
Production Company : Ragini Films
Writer : Acharya Atreya
Cinematography : Madhav Bulbule
Choreography : Vempati China Satyam
Music : B. Narasimha Rao and M. Venu
Playback singers : Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Leela, Jikki, Akula Narasimha Rao

Soundtrack

Adrishtamemani
Intiki Deepam Illale
Radhanu Rammannadu
Raka Raka Vachchavu
Vadduraa Kannayya Ee Poddu Ilu Vadali Povadduraa

Boxoffice

The film ran for more than 100 days in 5 centres in Andhra Pradesh.^[2]

Awards

1955 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu - Certificate of Merit^[1]

References

1 2 "3rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
↑ ANR's 100 days films list at Idlebrain.com

External links

Ardhangi at the Internet Movie Database

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu

1954–1960

Peddamanushulu (1954) Bangaru Papa (1955) Tenali Ramakrishna (1956) No Award (1957) Pelli Naati Pramanalu (1958) Nammina Bantu (1959) Mahakavi Kalidasu (1960)

Certificate of Merit	Thodu Dongalu and Vipra Narayana (1954) Ardhangi (1955) Edi Nijam (1956) Bhagya Rekha and Thodi Kodallu (1957) Mangalya Balam (1958) Maa Inti Mahalakshmi and Jayabheri (1959) Seetarama Kalyanam (1960)

1961–1980

Bharya Bhartalu (1961) Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962) Lava Kusa (1963) Doctor Chakravarthy (1964) Antastulu (1965) Rangula Ratnam (1966) Sudigundalu (1967) Varakatnam (1968) Aadarsa Kutumbam (1969) Desamante Manushuloyi (1970) Mattilo Manikyam (1971) Pandanti Kapuram (1972) No Award (1973) No Award (1974) Mutyala Muggu (1975) Oorummadi Brathukulu (1976) Oka Oori Katha (1977) Nimajjanam (1978) Nagna Sathyam (1979) Harischandrudu (1980)

Certificate of Merit	No Award (1961) Kula Gotralu and Siri Sampadalu (1962) Amara Shilpi Jakkanna and Mooga Manasulu (1963) Ramadasu (1964) Palnati Yuddham and Manushulu Mamathalu (1965) Discontinued after 1965

1981–2000

2001–present

Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film

1953–1960	Devadasu (1953) Raju Peda (1954) Ardhangi (1955) Bhale Ramudu (1956) Mayabazar (1957) Mangalya Balam (1958) Jayabheri (1959) Chivaraku Migiledi (1960)

1961–1980	Velugu Needalu (1961) Gundamma Katha (1962) Nartanasala (1963) Mooga Manasulu (1964) Antastulu (1965) Aastiparulu (1966) Chadarangam (1967) Sudigundalu (1968) Bangaru Panjaram (1969) Dharma Daata (1970) Thasil Darugari Ammayi (1971) Pandanti Kapuram (1972) Jeevana Tarangalu (1973) O Seeta Katha (1974) Jeevana Jyothi (1975) Soggadu (1976) Adavi Ramudu (1977) Mana Voori Pandavulu (1978) Gorintaku (1979)

1981–2000	Maa Bhoomi (1980) Saptapadi (1981) Meghasandesam (1982) Neti Bharatam (1983) Swati (1984) Pratighatana (1985) Repati Pourulu (1986) Padamati Sandhya Ragam (1987) Swarnakamalam (1988) Siva (1989) Sathruvu (1990) Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu (1991) Gharana Mogudu (1992) Matru Devo Bhava (1993) Shubhalagnam (1994) Shubha Sankalpam (1995) Ninne Pelladata (1996) Sindhooram (1997) Anthapuram (1998) Raja (1999) Nuvve Kavali (2000)

2001–present	Nuvvu Nenu (2001) Santosham (2002) Okkadu (2003) Varsham (2004) Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) Bommarillu (2006) Happy Days (2007) Gamyam (2008) Magadheera (2009) Vedam (2010) Dookudu (2011) Eega (2012) Attarintiki Daredi (2013) Manam (2014)

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