Aradhana (1962 film)
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Aradhana is a 1962 Telugu
movie directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao
, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
and Savitri, under the banner of Jagapati Art productions. It is a love story involving four characters based on Bengali film Sagarika
. Savitri played the main character Anuradha in the movie. Her character is a mixture of love, sacrifice, responsibility and service.
Murali loses his eyes in a lab accident resulting indifference from his uncle and Lakshmi. Anuradha pretends as Lakshmi and nurses him, while he is blind. She prepares for his operation with the help of their common friend Sarathi (Jagaiah) and Principal. She plans to disappear after the eye surgery, but Murali recognises the difference and insists he wants the Lakshmi that served him. Movie ends with the reunion of the lovers.
The love between main characters is silent and so they do not have any duets. Apart from solo songs, all duets in movie are between side characters, Girija and Relangi.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
movie directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao
V. Madhusudhan Rao
V. Madhusudhan Rao was a famous Telugu cinema director and script writer with many successful movies like Antasthulu, Aradhana and krishnaveni. He was also known with the other names MadhuSudhan Rao VeeraMachineni and V. Madhusudhana Rao. He was awarded Raghupathi Venkaiah Award by the Andhra...
, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
and Savitri, under the banner of Jagapati Art productions. It is a love story involving four characters based on Bengali film Sagarika
Sagarika
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. Savitri played the main character Anuradha in the movie. Her character is a mixture of love, sacrifice, responsibility and service.
Plot
Anuradha loves Murali in college, but keeps to herself. Because of jealous classmate Sarala's trickery, Anuradha complains about Murli to Principal resulting in hatred between them and also in Murali losing scholarship. With the help of his uncle Lingaiah, Murali goes to London for higher studies. Lingaiah in return wishes to give his daughter Lakshmi to Murali upon his return. Lingiah appoints Anuradha as care taker of her innocent cousin Lakshmi. Anuradha comes to know about their plan and sacrifices her love for her cousin. Lakshmi has different plans; She was in love with her brother in law Yoganandam and not interested in Murali. She asks Anuradha to write replies to Murali's letters on her behalf. Anuradha who herself loved Murali goes through lot of struggle in the process.Murali loses his eyes in a lab accident resulting indifference from his uncle and Lakshmi. Anuradha pretends as Lakshmi and nurses him, while he is blind. She prepares for his operation with the help of their common friend Sarathi (Jagaiah) and Principal. She plans to disappear after the eye surgery, but Murali recognises the difference and insists he wants the Lakshmi that served him. Movie ends with the reunion of the lovers.
The love between main characters is silent and so they do not have any duets. Apart from solo songs, all duets in movie are between side characters, Girija and Relangi.
Crew
- Producer - D. Ranga Rao and V. B. Rajendra Prasad
- Director - V. Madhusudhan RaoV. Madhusudhan RaoV. Madhusudhan Rao was a famous Telugu cinema director and script writer with many successful movies like Antasthulu, Aradhana and krishnaveni. He was also known with the other names MadhuSudhan Rao VeeraMachineni and V. Madhusudhana Rao. He was awarded Raghupathi Venkaiah Award by the Andhra...
- Background Music - Saluri Rajeswara Rao
- Dialogue - Naarla Chiranjeevi, Acharya Atreya
- Playback singers: GhantasalaGhantasala (singer)Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
, P. Suseela, S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
, SwarnalathaSwarnalathaSwarnalatha was a Indian playback singer. From 1987 onward, she rendered nearly 7000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga....
, Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara Rao is a popular Playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema. He sang thousands of songs mostly of comedy nature in 1950s and 1960s along with Madhavapeddi Satyam and others.-Brief lifesketch:... - Lyrics : Acharya Atreya, Arudra, Sri SriSrirangam SrinivasaraoSrirangam Srinivasarao , often called Sri Sri , was a popular modern Telugu poet and lyricist. Sri Sri was given the title Mahakavi .-Early life:...
, Kosaraju Raghavayya ChowdhuryKosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju or Kosaraju Raghavaiah or Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary was a Telugu poet and writer. His lyrics are stepped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. Born in 1905 in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Raghavaih studied Telugu literature, epics and... - Camera : C. Nageshwara Rao
Cast
- Murali - Akkineni Nageswara RaoAkkineni Nageswara RaoAkkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
- Anuradha - Savitri
- Lakshmi - GirijaGirija (actress)Girija is an early Telugu film actress and comedian of 1950 and 1960s. Her first movie is Kasturi Sivarao's Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha . She acted in many films with Relangi Venkataramaiah and became famous hit comedian pair...
- Principal - Gummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
- Sarathi - Kongara JaggaiahKongara JaggayyaKongara Jaggayya was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known as "Kanchu Kantam" Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 August 2004; also transliterated as Jaggaiah) was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known...
- Yoganandam - Relangi VenkatramiahRelangi Venkata RamaiahRelangi Venkata Ramaiah was a comedian during the golden years of Telugu film. Hailing from East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, he has acted in several films as chief comedian, hero, anti-hero and character artiste....
- Lingaih - Ramana ReddyRamana ReddyRamana Reddy or T. V. Ramana Reddy was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his work in Telugu cinema in the 1950s and 1960s....
- Sarala - Rajasri
Soundtrack
All songs were composed by Saluri Rajaswara Rao, and written by the great lyricists in Telugu. Many of the songs are successful melodies.- Na Hrudayamlo Nidurinche Cheli - written by Sri Sri and sung by Ghantasala. This piano song is the most popular song in the track.
- Nee Chelimi Nede Koritini - written by Acharya Atreya and sung b P. Susheela.
- Emantav Emantavoye Bava - written by Atreya and sung by Swarnalatha and Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara Rao is a popular Playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema. He sang thousands of songs mostly of comedy nature in 1950s and 1960s along with Madhavapeddi Satyam and others.-Brief lifesketch:...
. - Ohoho Mamayya Balebale Baga Undayya - known as Bratikina College song, written by Arudra and sung by Ghantasala and S.Janaki.
- Adadani Orachupulo Jagana Vodiponi Dheerudevadu - written by Arudra and sung by S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
. - Vennelaloni Vikasame veligincheda Nee Kanula - written by Acharya Atreya and sung by P. Susheela.
- Englishlona marriage, Hindilo Artham Shadi - written by Arudra and sung by Ghantasaala and S. Janaki.