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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kanyasulkam<br />
| image = Kanyasulkam.JPG<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[P. Pullaiah]]<br />
| producer = D. L. Narayana<br />
| writer = [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]]<br />{{small|(screenplay / dialogues)}}<br />
| story = [[Gurazada Appa Rao]]<br />
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />[[Sowcar Janaki]]<br/>[[savitri (actress)|savitri]]<br />
| music = [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]<br />
| cinematography = N. Prakash<br />
| editing = R. Hanumantha Rao<br />
| based_on = ''[[Kanyasulkam]]'' {{small|(drama)}}<br />
| studio = Vinoda Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1955|8|26}}<br />
| runtime = 167 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Kanyasulkam''''' is a 1955 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Philosophical fiction|philosophical film]], produced by D. L. Narayana under the Vinoda Pictures banner and directed by [[P. Pullaiah]]. It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] and music composed by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]. The film is based on the famous Telugu play ''[[Kanyasulkam]]'' drama, written by [[Gurazada Appa Rao]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Girisam (NTR) the cunning bluff master lives at the expense of Putakoollamma (Chayadevi), who runs a mess. He befriends a wench Madhuravani (Savitri). To escape from debts, he accompanies Venkatesam (Master Kundu), to whom he teaches English, in his village. There he tries to woo Venkatesam's widowed sister Buchamma (Janaki). Venkatesam's father Agnihotravadhanlu (Vinnakota Ramannapanthulu), despite pleas from his wife Venkamma (Hemalatha) agrees to perform the marriage of his nine-year-old daughter Subbamma (Baby Subhadra) to the rich old man Lubdhavadhanlu (Govindarajula Subbarao) for a bride price negotiated by Ramappa Panthulu (CSR), a paramour of Madhuravani.<br />
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To thwart the marriage, Karataka Sastry (Vangara), a stage actor and brother-in-law of Agnihotravadhanlu dons his disciple Mahesam (Master Sudhakar) in a girl's attire and lures Ramappa Panthulu with a huge sum to cancel the earlier proposal and marry his "daughter" (Mahesam in disguise) to Lubdhavadhanlu. With the help of Madhuravani, the so-called marriage is performed. Lubdhavadhanlu later learns the truth and also a lesson. Meanwhile, Girisam elopes with Buchamma to Vizag and seeks the help of lawyer and social reformer Soujanya Rao (Gummadi). All the characters shift to Vizag. Madhuravani narrates the entire drama to Soujanyarao. He lauds Madhuravani and chides Girisam. Girisam and Buchamma are married.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Gireesam<br />
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Buchamma<br />
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Madhuravani<br />
* [[Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu|C.S.R]] as Ramappa Pantulu<br />
* [[Govindarajula Subba Rao]] as Lubdhavadhanlu<br />
* Vinnakota Ramanna Panthulu as Agnihotravadhanlu<br />
* [[Vangara Venkata Subbaiah|Vangara]] as Karataka Sastri<br />
* [[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] as Advocate Sowjanya Rao Pantulu<br />
* [[Peketi Sivaram]] as Police Constable <br />
* [[Chadalavada Kutumba Rao|Chadalavada]] as Polishetty<br />
* [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Meenakshi<br />
* [[Chaya Devi]] as Putakullamma<br />
* [[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] as Venkamma<br />
* Master Sudhakar as Mahesam<br />
* Master Kundu as Venkatesam<br />
* Baby Subhadra as Subbi<br />
* [[Urvasi Sarada]] as little girl in the song<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Kanyasulkam<br />
| type = film<br />
| artist = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1955<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = Soundtrack<br />
| length = 30:58<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
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Music composed by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]. Music released on Audio Company. <br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|"Sarasuda Daricherara"<br />
|[[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]]<br />
|[[P. Susheela]]<br />
|3:17<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|"Bommala Pelli"<br />
|[[Devulapalli Krishnasastri|Devulapalli]] <br />
|Padmapriya<br />
|2:51<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|"Nagula Chavithi"<br />
|Basava Raju<br />
|[[N. L. Ganasaraswathi]]<br />
|2:56<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|"Chitaaru Kommaku"<br />
|[[Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy|Malladi]]<br />
|Ghantasala<br />
|3:11<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|"Anandham Arnavamaite"<br />
|[[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]<br />
|P. Susheela<br />
|4:02<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|"Poornamma Katha"<br />
|[[Gurazada Appa Rao]]<br />
|Ghantasala<br />
|9:45<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|"Illu Illanievu"<br />
|Gurazada Appa Rao<br />
|N. L. Ganasaraswathi<br />
|2:05<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|"Keechaka Vadha"<br />
|[[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr.]]<br />
|[[Madhavapeddi Satyam]], N. L. Ganasaraswathi<br />
|2:51<br />
|}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0252590}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1955 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ghantasala]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by P. Pullaiah]]</div>2620:149:E0:5003:0:0:0:8A