Bharya Bhartalu (transl. Wife and Husband) is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Pictures banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film was adapted from the Tamil novel Pennmanam by Lakshmi Tripurasundari.[1] It was remade in Malayalam as Abhimaanam (1975).[2]
| Bharya Bhartalu | |
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| Telugu | భార్యాభర్తలు |
| Directed by | K. Pratyagatma |
| Written by | Sri Sri Pitcheswara Rao (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Pratyagatma |
| Story by | Dr. K. Tripura Sundari |
| Produced by | A. V. Subba Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Krishna Kumari |
| Cinematography | C. Nageswara Rao |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi |
| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editThe film begins with Public Prosecutor Dharma Rao, a paterfamilias at the forefront of high esteem in society. He lives with his wife, Manikyamma, two sons advocate Ramanandam, & Anand, and a daughter, Sarala. Anand studies in Madras, spends his life frolicking, and becomes a playboy. During that time, Hemalatha, one of his girlfriends, who traps several men for her aspirations, blackmails Anand to marry her, but he cuts loose. So, she informs Dharma Rao when he becomes furious and sends his brother-in-law Venakataratham to resolve the problem. At that juncture, Venkataratnam discovers that Hema has an affair with a callow, Anjaneyulu. So, he ceases her and rotates Anand back.
Therein, he starts a new play when he gets acquainted with a school teacher, Sarada, and truly falls for her. Parallelly, a glimpse, Sarada is the daughter of court clerk Sivakamaiah, who stays with his second wife, Kanakam, and her father, Kutumbaiah, a lazy berg who constantly suffers from him with his naughty deeds. Fortuitously, Sarada joins tuition at Sarala, where she is surprised to see Anand. Once Anand expresses his love, which she denies when he challenges her to marry her. The incident libeled Sarada and compelled her to marry Anand. Soon after, Sarada professes he could nearly win the heart when anguished. Anand replies that until he does so, he will not touch her.
Meanwhile, Hema marries Anjaneyulu on papers and shifts to Visakhapatnam, unwittingly joining as a tenant in the house of Anand's friend Gopinath, and she fastens fling with him, too. Just after, Sarada tries to accept Anand, but the rift increases due to his past life. Moreover, Hema creates turbulence between the couple, leading to Sarada's ailing. Thereupon, Hema reaches Anand's house, showers her fake love for him for money, and denigrates Sarada when Anand rebukes and necks her. At that moment, Sarada overhears the conversation and realizes her husband's nobility.
Besides, Sivakamaiah annoyed & boots his father-in-law when he accommodated himself in a hotel. At the same time, Anjaneyulu recognizes the promiscuous nature of Hema and is enraged with avenge, so he ruses as if he moved to a camp but holds back in a hotel along with Subbaiah. Right now, discovering Anand & Gopi are friends, Hema falsifies Anand and makes him land there when a quarrel erupts. Exploiting it, Anjaneyulu backstabs Hema, in which Anand is indicted. Here, Dharma Rao prosecutes the case, and Ramanandam takes up the defense counsel when Kutumbaiah reveals the presence of Anjaneyulu in the city. At last, Sarada, with her willpower, enacts a mask play and rescues her husband from death's door. Finally, the movie ends happily with the couple's reunion.
Cast
edit- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Anand
- Krishna Kumari as Sarada
- Relangi as Lawyer Ramanandham
- Ramana Reddy as Sivakamaiah
- Gummadi as Public Prosecutor Dharma Rao
- Padmanabham as Anjaneyulu
- Chadalavada as Kutumbaiah
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Train Passenger
- Suryakantam as Tayaru
- Girija as Hema
- Jayanti as Kamala
- Sandhya as Kanakam
- Nirmalamma as Manikyamma
- Kusalakumari special appearance in the song "Ranga rangeli"
- Hemalatha
Soundtrack
edit| Bharya Bhartalu | |
|---|---|
| Film score by | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 24:21 |
| Producer | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. Music released on HMV.
| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jooruga Hoosharuga" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala | 4:09 |
| 2 | "O Sukumara" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:57 |
| 3 | "Madhuram Madhuram" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:29 |
| 4 | "Emani Padedano Eevela" | Sri Sri | P. Susheela | 2:53 |
| 5 | "Ranga Rangeli" | Arudra | P. Susheela | 2:52 |
| 6 | "Choosi Choosi Kallu" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, Jikki | 3:04 |
| 7 | "Kanakamma" | Kosaraju | Madhavapeddi Satyam, Swarnalata | 2:57 |
Awards
editThe film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu in 1962 at 9th National Film Awards.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Bharya Bharthalu (1961)". The Hindu. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Menon, Ajay (15 December 2010). "Old is Gold: Remakes from other languages (than Tamil)". Old is Gold. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2011.