Pooja Phalam (transl. Fruit of prayer) is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed and co-written by B. N. Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and Jamuna, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on the novel Poojari, written by Munipalle Raju.[1][2]

Pooja Phalam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byB. N. Reddy
Written byD. V. Narasa Raju (dialogues)
Screenplay byB. N. Reddy
Based onPoojari
by Munipalle Raju
Produced byDaggupathi Lakshminarayana Chowdary
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Savitri
Jamuna
CinematographyU. Rajagopal
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
Production
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Sri Sambu Pictures
Release date
  • 1 January 1964 (1964-01-01)
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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Zamindar Madhu is very gullible, and everyone mocks him. Once, he became acquainted with Vasanthi, who lives in a portion of his house. Vasanthi becomes very friendly to Madhu, which he misinterprets as love, but she treats him as a brother. Meanwhile, Madhu proceeds to higher studies, where he befriends Sriram. He makes several attempts to contact Vasanthi and eagerly waits for a reply. Soon after his return, he finds out Vasanthi and her family left the city, and their whereabouts are unknown. Madhu finds a letter from which he realizes Vasanthi's intention and gets deeply haunted. During that plight, Seeta, the daughter of his Manager Rama Krishnaiah, consoles and recoups him, whom he starts endearing. Parallelly, Govindaiah's coparcenary to Madhu's grandfather claims a case in the court for the property—the court handovers the property until the judgment is issued. So, Madhu must leave his mansion when Rama Krishnaiah shelters him. After a while, Madhu is on the edge to win the case. So, sly Govindaiah seeks to kill Madhu by an accident in which he loses his memory. Now, Sriram is a mental specialist, making serious efforts to regain his friend's memory but in vain. Anyway, Madhu triumphs over Govindaiah, and he is seized. Madhu goes back to his mansion, where he slightly remembers Vasanthi. Sriram & Rama Krishnaiah are in quest of her; favorably, she turns into Sriram's wife. At last, via Vasanthi, Sriram makes Madhu regain his sanity. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madhu & Seeta.

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Soundtrack

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Pooja Phalam
Film score by
Released1964
Recorded27:38
GenreSoundtrack
LabelEMI Columbia Audio
ProducerS. Rajeswara Rao

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[3] The track "Pagale Vennela" is set in Raga Hindolam/Malkauns.

S. No. Song Title Lyrics Singers length
1 "Pagale Vennela Jagame Ooyala" C. Narayana Reddy S. Janaki 2:57
2 "Ninnaleni Andamedo" C. Narayana Reddy Ghantasala 4:03
3 "Endhu Dagi Unnavo" Devulapalli P. Susheela 2:03
4 "Madhana Manasayera" C. Narayana Reddy S. Janaki 2:56
5 "Neruthuno Ledho" C. Narayana Reddy P. Susheela 3:30
6 "Andhena Ee Chethula" Devulapalli P. Susheela 3:01
7 "O Basthi Doragaru" Kosaraju B. Vasantha, Basaveshwar 2:44
8 "Siva Dheeksha" Ghanam Seenayya S. Janaki 4:47
9 "Vasthavu Pothavu" C. Narayana Reddy B. Vasantha 1:37

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Narasimham, M. L. (19 May 2017). "Pujaphalamu (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ "పూజా ఫలం". Visalaandhra (in Telugu). 5 January 1964. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Pooja Phalamu (1964)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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