Aadarsa Kutumbam (transl. Ideal Family) is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[1] It was produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Productions banner. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for the year 1969.[2]
| Aadarsa Kutumbam | |
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| Directed by | K. Pratyagatma |
| Written by | Acharya Aatreya (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Pratyagatma Acharya Aatreya |
| Story by | K. Pratyagatma |
| Produced by | A. V. Subba Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayalalitha |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | J. Krshna Swamy Balu |
| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editThe film deals with a joint family; Raghavendra Rao and his wife Rajyalakshmi are paterfamiliases with four sons and a daughter. The elder son, Pattabhi, and his wife, Janaki, look after the house finances and agricultural work. The second son Prakasam is involved in village politics and wastes time & money therein, and his wife, Jaya, is a shrew who doesn't contribute anything to the welfare of the family. The third son, Pratap, is a bodybuilder obsessed with diet & fitness and is not bothered about his wife Rama. The youngest one, Prasad, studies in the city, where he falls in love with a beautiful girl, Saroja, a doctor. The only daughter is Chandra, and her husband, Suryam, suffers from night blindness. He doesn't work and spends his time lazily living in his in-law's house. To make things worse, his mother, Durgamma, always visits the home, creating rifts in the family. Pattabhi & Janaki's goodwill misleads to inability, which remains misused. Meanwhile, Prasad marries Saroja at this juncture, and she enters the family when everybody is in a mess with unnecessary expenditures, arguments, and cheating. So, Prasad & Saroja decide to separate the family, and they do so by cheating. The rest of the story is about reuniting the affections and relations between family members.
Cast
edit- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Prasad
- Jayalalithaa as Saroja
- V. Nagayya as Raghavendra Rao
- Gummadi as Pattabhi
- Nagabhushanam as Prakasam
- Padmanabham as Suryam
- Ramana Reddy as Damodaram
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Appaiah Panthulu
- Bheemaraju as Pratap
- Anjali Devi as Janaki
- S. Varalakshmi as Jaya
- Suryakantham as Durgamma
- Hemalatha as Rajyalakshmi
- Geetanjali as Rama
- Vijaya Lalitha as Sunita
- Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Rami
- Anitha as Chandra
Soundtrack
edit| Aadarsa Kutumbam | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:15 | |||
| Producer | S. Rajeswara Rao | |||
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Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello Saru" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Bidiyamela O Cheli" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Cheyi Cheyi" | Acharya Aatreya | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Kalla Gajji Kankalamma" | Acharya Aatreya | P. Susheela | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Surya Vamsamu" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Edukondala Venkateswara" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Yei Yeira Chostavera" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:53 |
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aadarsa Kutumbam (1969) - Telugu Movie | Chitralu.com". Telugu.chitralu.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ a b "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)