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{{Infobox film
| name = Mathru Devo Bhava
| image = Mathru Devo Bhava.png
| caption =
| director = K. Ajay Kumar
| producer = [[K. S. Rama Rao]]
| writer =
| story = [[Dennis Joseph]]
| screenplay = K. Ajay Kumar
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]|[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]|Y. Vijaya|[[Charuhasan]]|[[Subbaraya Sarma]]|[[Sarathi (comedian)|Sarathi]]|[[Maharshi Raghava]]|[[Tanikella Bharani]]|Baby Seena Antony}}
| music = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
| editing =
| studio = [[Creative Commercials]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1993|10|22}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country =
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INR}}37 lakhs
| gross =
}}
'''''Mathru Devo Bhava''''' is a 1993 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[drama]] film written and directed by K. Ajay Kumar and starring [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] and [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]].<ref>[http://www.citwf.com/film217563.htm citwf.com],''Matru Devo Bhava'', Retrieved 11-11-2008</ref> The film is a remake of the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Akashadoothu]]'' (1993) by [[Sibi Malayil]].<ref>[http://www.citwf.com/film8885.htm citwf.com],''Akshadhoodu'' (1993), Retrieved 11-11-2008</ref>

The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] by [[Veturi]] for the song "Raalipoye Puvva" and [[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/t-wood-mourns-death-of-dr-veturi-sundara-ramurthy-news-telugu-kkfq5Pcafeg.html |title=T'wood mourns death of Dr Veturi Sundara Ramurthy |website=www.sify.com |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021190344/http://www.sify.com/movies/t-wood-mourns-death-of-dr-veturi-sundara-ramurthy-news-telugu-kkfq5Pcafeg.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Thaai Ullam''.<ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/_ssC1NFNOfk| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ssC1NFNOfk| title = Thai ullam tamil movie | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film won two [[Nandi Awards]].

==Plot==
Satyam ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) is a driver and his wife Sarada ([[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]) is a music teacher. They were both orphans brought up in the [[Selfless service|Seva]] [[Ashram]] (run by [[Charuhasan]]). Sarada and Satyam have four kids. Satyam, though good at heart, is addicted to liquor. Apparao ([[Tanikella Bharani]]), a [[Palm toddy|toddy]] milk vendor, has an eye on Sarada. When Satyam discovers Apparao making advances on Sarada, he assaults him in front of everyone. Avenging the assault, Apparao kills Satyam. Sarada, who is diagnosed with cancer, wants her children to be brought up in a family atmosphere rather than in the [[Ashram]] and the children are adopted by different families.

==Cast==
* [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] as Sarada
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Satyam
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]
* [[Brahmanandam]]
* [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam|Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam]]
* [[Nirmalamma]]
* [[Y. Vijaya]] as Parvatamma
* [[Charuhasan]] as Swami
* [[Subbaraya Sarma]] as Ananthaswami
* [[Sarathi (comedian)|Sarathi]] as Suryam as toddy shop owner
* [[Maharshi Raghava]] as Doctor
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Apparao
* Baby Seena Antony as Radha
*Master Martin
* Master Teja P

==Production==
[[K.S. Rama Rao]] saw the film and bought the remake rights for [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. Rama Rao brought [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] in to reprise her role from ''Akashadoothu'' since she was also a familiar face to the Telugu audience. Major portions of the Telugu remake were shot in the same locations as the original film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/maatRdEvObhava1993.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103114606/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/maatRdEvObhava1993.php |date=9 December 2005|archive-date=3 November 2008|title=Retrospect: Matrudevobhava (1993)}}</ref>

In 2008, the movie was remade in [[Hindi language|Hindi]] as ''[[Tulsi (film)|Tulsi]]'' by the same producer-director duo, but with [[Manisha Koirala]] and [[Irrfan Khan]].

==Soundtrack==
The music for this film was composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]]. This album featured four tracks, which were highly successful. The track "Venuvai Vachanu", sung by [[K. S. Chithra]] was a huge chart buster and won a [[Nandi Award]] for best playback singer female. That song was composed in Shubhapantuvarali raga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/the-hindu-friday-review-hyderabad-books-ragalu-cine-geetalu-dr-kodati-sambaiah-carnatic-ragas-in-telugu-films/article26553378.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403103423/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/the-hindu-friday-review-hyderabad-books-ragalu-cine-geetalu-dr-kodati-sambaiah-carnatic-ragas-in-telugu-films/article26553378.ece|archive-date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|date=16 March 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Ragalu, Cine Geetalu: Confluence of two genres|last=Chandaraju|first=Aruna}}</ref> All the lyrics are written by [[Veturi]] and he won his first [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] for the track "Raalipoyye Poova".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Narasimham |first1=M. L. |title=A song of pathos |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/raali-poye-puvvaa-neeku-ragalenduke-matrudevobhava-veturi-keeravani/article25709805.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=24 November 2020 |language=en-IN |date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230907125241/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/raali-poye-puvvaa-neeku-ragalenduke-matrudevobhava-veturi-keeravani/article25709805.ece|archive-date=7 September 2023}}</ref>
{{track listing
| headline = Track Listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Raagam Anuragam
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] & [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length1 = 4:36
| title2 = Kanneetiki Kaluvalu
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Raalipoyye Poovva
| extra3 = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| length3 = 4:05
| title4 = Venuvai Vachhanu
| extra4 = K. S. Chithra, M. M. Keeravani & Chorus
| length4 = 5:35
}}

==Awards==
;[[Nandi Awards]] - 1993<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Third Best Feature Film - Bronze]] - [[K. S. Rama Rao]]
*[[Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] - [[K. S. Chitra]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0305811}}

{{Filmfare Best Telugu Film}}

[[Category:1993 films]]
[[Category:1993 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. M. Keeravani]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:1993 drama films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language drama films]]

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