Bangaru Bommalu

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{{Infobox film
| name = Bangaru Bommalu
| image = Bangaru Bommalu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Aatreya]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = V. B. Rajendra Prasad
| screenplay = V. B. Rajendra Prasad
| producer = V. B. Rajendra Prasad
| director = [[V. B. Rajendra Prasad]]
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = S. Venkataratnam
| editing = A. Sanjeevi
| studio = Jagapathi Art Pictures<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389781/ |title= Bangaru Bommalu (Overview) |work=IMDb}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1977|4|1}}
| runtime = 147 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Bangaru Bommalu''''' ({{translation}} ''Golden Toys'') is a 1977 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romance film]], produced and directed by [[V. B. Rajendra Prasad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/bangaru-bommalu-telugu-movie/ |title= Bangaru Bommalu (Direction) |work=Spicy Onion}}</ref> under his Jagapathi Art Pictures banner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowyourfilms.com/film/Bangaru-Bommalu/13150 |title= Bangaru Bommalu (Banner) |work=Know Youfilms}}</ref> It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/bangaru-bommalu-movie/16604 |title= Bangaru Bommalu (Cast & Crew) |work=gomolo.com}}</ref> and music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmiclub.com/movie/bangaru-bommalu-1977-telugu-movie |title= Bangaru Bommalu (Review) |work=Filmiclub}}</ref>

==Plot==
Gopi (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is a man haunted by his past life. He starts stalking Rani (Manjula), a celebrity and the daughter of a wealthy man. Gopi keeps calling her "Radha" every time he sees her. After a while, Rani decides to go with Gopi to a village where he promises to reveal their shared past and also tells her that her memories will come back and she will remember everything. Here, Gopi tells her their past life love story. Gopi was the son of a Zamindar (Satyanarayana) who's very particular about his image. Radha is a common domestic help who works in the landlord's house. Gopi and Radha fall in love. But Gopi's father is completely against their union. Gopi eventually gets kicked out by his father and he starts to live in a small hut along with Radha. They face a lot of challenges posed by the landlord, but they surmount all obstacles. What happens to Gopi and Radha is the crux of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Gopi
*[[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]] as Radha
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Gopi's father
*[[Jaggayya (actor)|Jaggayya]] as Gopi's elder brother
*[[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Saptagiri
*[[Raja Babu (actor)|Raja Babu]]
*[[Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry|Dhulipala]]
*K. V. Chalam
*Ch. Krishna Murthy
*K. K. Sarma
*[[Chitti Babu Punyamurthula|Chitti Babu]]
*Dham
*[[Anjali Devi]] as Annapurna
*[[Suryakantam (actress)|Suryakantam]] as Tayaramma
*Chhaya Devi as Nancharamma
*Jhani
{{colend}}

==Crew==
*'''Art''': S. Krishna Rao
*'''Choreography''': Heeralal
*'''Dialogues - Lyrics''': [[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Aatreya]]
*'''Playback''': [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|SP Balu]], [[P. Susheela]]
*'''Music''': [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
*'''Editing''': A. Sanjeevi
*'''Cinematography''': S. Venkataratnam
*'''Story - Screenplay - Producer - Director''': [[V. B. Rajendra Prasad]]
*'''Banner''': Jagapathi Art Pictures
*'''Release Date''': 1 April 1977

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Bangaru Bommalu
| type = film
| artist = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1973
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 22:27
| label = SEA Records
| producer = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| prev_title = [[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = [[Raja Ramesh]]
| next_year = 1977
}}

Music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. Lyrics were written by [[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Aatreya]]. The song '''Nenee Darini Nuvvaa Darini''' is a blockbuster. The music released on SEA Records Audio Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cineradham.com/telugu-audio/movie/347/Bangaaru%20Bommalu%20(1977)/ |title= Bangaru Bommalu (Songs) |work=Cineradham}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Ayyayyo Bangaru Babu"
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|SP Balu]], [[P. Susheela]]
|6:15
|-
|2
|"Aa Subbaiah Suraiaah"
|SP Balu
|4:10
|-
|3
|"Nenu Nenugaa"
|SP Balu, P. Susheela
|5:03
|-
|4
|"Idhi Pogarubothu"
|SP Balu, P. Susheela
|4:42
|-
|5
|"Nenee Darini Nuvvaa Darini"
|SP Balu, P. Susheela
|4:17
|}

==Other==
* VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad]]
[[Category:1977 romantic drama films]]

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