Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
| Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu | |
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| Directed by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Produced by | V. Doraswamiraju |
| Written by | Ganesh Patro, Kranthi Kumar |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Meena Rohini Hattangadi Tanikella Bharani Kota Srinivasa Rao Murali Mohan |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
| Cinematography | K. S. Hari |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
Production company |
VMC Pictures |
Release dates | 11 January 1991 |
Running time | 131 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu (English: Seetharamaiah's Granddaughter) is a 1991 Telugu drama film directed by Kranthi Kumar.[1] Akkineni Nageswara Rao played the role of Seetharamaiah, and Meena played his granddaughter Seeta. The film was show cased among the Indian panorama section at the 1991 International Film Festival of India.[2] The film was made under the banner VMC Productions. The film won three Filmfare Awards and four Nandi Awards. The plot was developed from a Telugu novella, Navvina kanneelle, written by Manasa.[3]
It was remade in Malayalam as Sandhwanam in November 1991. The movie was also remade in Kannada as Belli Modagalu, directed by K. V. Raju, in 1993; it was a blockbuster hit. Malashri played the grand daughter role with Doddanna as grandfather and Ramesh Aravind as the heroine's cousin and love interest. It was remade in Hindi as Udhaar Ki Zindagi in 1994. Kajol played the title role.
Plot
The plot revolves around an Indian family with close family relationships shot in a village near Godavari river.
Seetharamaiah (ANR) is a landlord in Sitarampuram village. His wife is Janakamma (Rohini) and son is Srinivas Murthy (Raja). There are differences between the father and Son regarding the Son's marriage. Unable to deceive Sumathi (son Srinivas Murthy's love), Srinivas Murthy marries her and leaves the village.
After a gap of 20 long years, his daughter Seeta (Meena) arrives in the village to attend a marriage function. Though Sitaramayya did not like his son, he develops a liking for his grand daughter, but doesn't express openly. Where as Janakamma expresses her love openly.
Son-in-law of the family (Bharani) wants to marry her and Veerabhadraiah (Kota) wants his son(Sudhakar) to marry her.
Meanwhile a friend of Srinivas Murthy (Muralimohan) comes to the village, and reveals that their son and daughter-in-law had died in a road accident in America a long time ago. Why this death was kept as a secret and the resulting fine nuances in the family relationships form the rest of the story.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Akkineni Nageshwara Rao | Seetharamaiah |
| Meena | Seeta, granddaughter |
| Rohini Hattangadi | Janakamma, wife |
| Tanikella Bharani | Son-in-law |
| Dasari Narayana Rao | Subbaraju |
| Kota Srinivasa Rao | Veerabhadraiah |
| Murali Mohan | Friend of Srinivasa Murthy |
| Raja | Srinivasa Murthy |
| Telangana Shakuntala | Wife of Veerabhadraiah |
| Sudhakar | Son of Veerabhadraiah |
Soundtrack
All songs are written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy
- Badharagiri Ramayya (Singers: S.P.Balasubramanyam, K. S. Chitra and Chorus)
- Kaliki Chilakala Koliki (Singer: K. S. Chitra)
- Oa Seetha Hallo (Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam)
- Pusindi Pusindi Punnaga (Singers: S. P. Balasubramanyam, K. S. Chitra)
- Satyanarayana Vratha Slokas (Singer: K. S. Chitra)
- Velugu Rekhalavaru (Singers: K. S. Chithra, Jikki and Chorus)
Awards
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao won the Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award
- Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) - Kranthi Kumar
- Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - V.Doraswamy Raju
- The film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 1991.
- Kranthi kumar won Nandi Award for Best Director.
- Meena won the Nandi Award for Best Actress.
- Chitra won the Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
References
- ↑ Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu film review at Navatarangam.com
- ↑ http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP1991Award.aspx?PdfName=IP1991.pdf
- ↑ "సీతారామయ్య గారి మనవరాలు". navatarangam. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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