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{{About|the 1960 Telugu film|the 1975 Malayalam film|Abhimaanam}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Abhimanam<br />
| image = Abhimanam (1960 film).jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| writer = [[Samudrala Jr.|Samudrala Jr]] {{small|(dialogues)}}<br />
| screenplay = C. S. Rao<br />
| producer = T. Ashwadanarayana <br /> Sundarlal Nahatha<br />
| director = [[C. S. Rao]]<br />
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br />[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]<br />
| music = [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Kamal Ghosh]]<br />
| editing = C. Hari Rao<br />N. M. Shankar<br />
| studio = Sri Productions<br />
| distributor = Rajasri Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1960|8|26}}<br />
| runtime = 165 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Abhimanam''''' ({{translation|Self Respect}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] produced by Sundarlal Nahatha and T. Ashwadanarayana under the Sri Productions banner and directed by [[C. S. Rao]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]], with music composed by [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film begins with Venu, a graduate, educated by the efforts of his impoverished mother, Lakshmi Kanthamma. He falls for his colleague Radha and approaches her wealthy father, who takes the proposal with his mother. Thereupon, he affronts them due to the status barrier. As a result, Radha weds Venu against her father's wishes. Radha is unable to acclimatize to poverty and is haughty towards them. Moreover, she could not admit the dominance and derision of Venu's sister Kamala. Meanwhile, Venu is hired as a bank officer and resides in the city. Since Radha is restricted, Lakshmi Kanthamma and Kamala stay back. At that juncture, Venu meets his childhood friend OS Rao & his wife Suguna as neighbors. Currently, Venu cannot bear to spend on Radha and cannot allocate the budget for his mother. Hence, the lenders auction their house for debt. The homeless Lakshmi Kanthamma and Kamala reach Venu, where Radha humiliates them. Once, when Venu is in camp, she attributes a heist to Kamala, which makes them leave the house. On the way, Lakshmi Kanthamma encounters an accident made by Kaasulu who shelters them, without the choice of his stingy father Singaraju Lingaraju a millionaire, and Kaasulu crushes Kamala. Soon after the return, Venu realizes the fact and searches for his family. During that time, Radha misuses his bank treasure for her false prestige. Grief-stricken Venu turns back, detects Radha's offense, rebukes, and gets arrested. Fourthly, Radha seeks her father's help, which he denies, but later steps in after perceiving the value of love and affection through Suguna. Because of the plight, Lakshmi Kanthamma attempts a theft at Lingaraju's house, which Kaasulu notices allows the required amount. Right now, she secretly hands it over to Rao and proceeds to commit suicide but is caught by the police. Eventually, Lingaraju identifies the theft, forcibly takes Kamala to the Police Station when Kaasulu arrives, and admits the truth. By the time Rao acquits Venu when Radha arrives, they also learn about the presence of Lakshmi Kanthamma therein. At last, Radha pleads for pardon, and even Lingaraju repents. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Kaasulu & Kamala.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Venu<br />
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Radha<br />
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as Kamala<br />
*[[V. Nagayya]] as Doctor<br />
*[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as O. S. Rao / Sanyasi Rao<br />
*K. V. S. Sharma as Singaraju Lingaraju<br />
*[[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]] as Kasulu<br />
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Thalalu<br />
*[[P. Kannamba|Kannamba]] as Lakshmi Kanthamma<br />
*[[S. Varalakshmi]] as Suguna<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abhimanam (1960) |url=https://mio.to/album/Abhimanam+%281960%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221213074821/https://mio.to/album/Abhimanam+(1960) |archive-date=13 December 2022 |access-date=13 December 2022 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Abimanam (1960)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/BZF/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221213074741/https://indiancine.ma/documents/BZF/info |archive-date=13 December 2022 |access-date=13 December 2022 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Song title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length<br />
|-<br />
|"Thallini Minchina"<br />
|[[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]<br />
|[[Jikki]]<br />
|3:04<br />
|-<br />
|"Pada Padave"<br />
|Samudrala Jr.<br />
|Ghantasala, [[K. Jamuna Rani]]<br />
|3:15<br />
|-<br />
|"Ooyalooge Naa Hrudayam"<br />
|[[Arudra]]<br />
|Ghantasala, [[P. Susheela]]<br />
|3:17<br />
|-<br />
|"Dayagala Thallini"<br />
|Sri Sri<br />
|P. Susheela<br />
|6:02<br />
|-<br />
|"Madhini Ninnu"<br />
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]<br />
|[[Madhavapeddi Satyam]], [[J. V. Raghavulu]]<br />
|3:32<br />
|-<br />
|"Madhura Nagarilo"<br />
|Samudrala Jr.<br />
|P. Susheela<br />
|5:25<br />
|-<br />
|"Oho Basthi Dorasani"<br />
|Arudra<br />
|Ghantasala, Jikki<br />
|3:36<br />
|-<br />
|"Rama Idhi Yemi"<br />
|Samudrala Jr.<br />
|[[S. Varalakshmi]]<br />
|3:13<br />
|-<br />
|"Valapu Thene Paata"<br />
|Arudra<br />
|Ghantasala, Jikki<br />
|3:24<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Director C. S. Rao has ably handled his team".<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 1960 |title=Abhimaanam |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19600826&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=13 December 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:1960 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1960 films]]<br />
[[Category:1960 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1960 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by C. S. Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ghantasala (musician)]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
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