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{{short description|1962 film by C. S. Rao}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Santhi Nivasam
| image = Santhi Nivasam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[C. S. Rao]]
| producer = Sundarlal Nahatha T. Ashwadanarayana
| screenplay = C. S. Rao [[Samudrala Jr.]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''Santhi Nivasam''|[[Palagummi Padmaraju]]}}
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Rajasulochana]] [[Kanta Rao]] [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] [[Devika]]
| music = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| cinematography = [[Kamal Ghosh]]
| editing = N. M. Shankar C. Hari Rao
| studio = Sri Productions
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1960|1|14}}
| runtime = 197 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Santhi Nivasam''''' ({{translation|Abode of peace}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] produced by Sundarlal Nahatha and T. Ashwadanarayana, and directed by [[C. S. Rao]]. It is an adaptation of [[Palagummi Padmaraju]]'s Telugu play of the same name, which itself was based on [[B. S. Ramiah]]'s [[Tamil language]] play ''Malliyam Mangalam''. The film stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Rajasulochana]], [[Kanta Rao]], [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] and [[Devika]].

''Santhi Nivasam'' was released on 14 January 1960. The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in several theatres. It was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Gharana (1961 film)|Gharana]]'' (1961), and dubbed in [[Malayalam]] as ''Shantinivas'' (1962).

== Plot ==
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Ramadasu is a wealthy and mild-mannered man. Santhamma is his aggressive, petty-minded and controlling wife who always ill-treats her daughters-in-law, the widow Ramani and the devout Lakshmi, who is married to Santhamma's second son Raju. Gopi, the youngest son, is a bachelor, and the daughter Chitti leaves her husband Simhalu, to live with her parents. Gopi falls in love with Radha, who has a vixen stepmother and an understanding father, lawyer Seetapathi Rao.

A jealous Chitti creates suspicion in Raju about the relationship between Lakshmi and Gopi. Raju thinks that they are having an affair, he makes observations but is not ready to confront anyone. Raju's suspicions are not laid to rest even when Gopi marries Radha. Raju starts to drink and ends up getting friendly with a childhood friend, Ragini. Gopi, with the help of Simhalu and Radha, manages to set things right and bring about peace.

== Cast ==
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Gopi
*[[Rajasulochana]] as Radha<ref name="BFTP" />
*[[Kanta Rao]] as Raju
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as Ragini
*[[Devika]] as Lakshmi<ref name="BFTP" />
*[[V. Nagaiah]] as Ramadasu<ref name="BFTP" />
*[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as Narasimhalu<ref name="BFTP" />
*[[Ramana Reddy]] as Captain Paramanandaiah<ref name="BFTP" />
*K. V. S. Sarma as Seetapati Rao<ref name="BFTP" />
*[[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Santamma<ref name="BFTP" />
*Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Chitti<ref name="BFTP" />
*[[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] as Ramani<ref name="BFTP" />

== Production ==
=== Development ===
The actors Vallam Narasimha Rao and [[Padmanabham (actor)|Padmanabham]] acquired the Telugu rights of [[S. V. Sahasranamam]]'s Tamil play ''Malliyam Mangalam'', which was written by [[B. S. Ramiah]], for their first stage production made under the Rekha & Murali Arts banner. The Telugu version, ''Santhi Nivasam'', was written by Palagummi Padmaraju. The play, which starred Padmanabhan and Meenakumari, was an immense success, and caught the attention of producers Sundarlal Nahata, T. Aswathanarayana and director [[C. S. Rao]], who saw "immense potential" in it and bought the film rights. [[Samudrala Jr.]] was hired to make changes, such as expanding the story and creating new characters for the film adaptation, which was also titled ''Santhi Nivasam'' and was produced under Sri Productions. He also worked as a dialogue writer and lyricist. Cinematography was handled by [[Kamal Ghosh]] (with J. Sathyanarayana serving as "operative cameraman"), editing by N. M. Shankar and C. Hari Rao.<ref name="BFTP" />

=== Casting and filming ===
[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] was chosen to play Gopi, reprising the role originally played by Padmanabham in the Telugu play. This role was rewritten for the film as the male lead, unlike the play where it was a supporting role. C. S. Rao, who used to enact scenes for his actors, accidentally slipped during one such exercise on the doormat before Ragini's ([[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]) house set while entering, but immediately managed to balance himself. [[Kanta Rao]], who portrayed Gopi's older brother Raju, believed this was intentional and part of the story, and did exactly the same when filming the scene. After this, C. S. Rao told Kanta Rao, "Any way, it now turned into a symbolic shot for the critics. For the first time you are entering into another woman’s house and the slip represents your fall and the balancing act symbolises your control." Except for two songs which were shot at [[Brindavan Gardens]] in [[Mysore]], the rest of the film was completed in one schedule.<ref name="BFTP" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], and the lyrics were written by Samudrala Ramanujacharya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santhi Nivasam (1960) |url=https://mio.to/album/Shanti+Nivasam+%281960%29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114055643/https://mio.to/album/Shanti+Nivasam+(1960)# |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=14 November 2018 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shanthi Nivasam (1960)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CAV/info |access-date=26 August 2021 |website=indiancine.ma}}</ref> Many of the songs were adapted from [[Hindi]] songs; "Aasalu Theerchave" was based on "Meethi Meethi Baton Se" from ''[[Qaidi No. 911]]'', "Chakkanidaana" was based on the title song of ''[[Dil Deke Dekho]]'', "Raave Radha Rani Raave" was based on "Jhumta Mausam" from ''[[Ujala (film)|Ujala]]'', and "Come Come" was based on "Tim Tim Tim" from ''[[Mausi]]''. "Sri Raghuram", "Kalanaina Nee Valape" and "Ragala Saragala" were original compositions.<ref name="BFTP" />
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| title1 = Aasalu Theerchave
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| extra1 = [[Jikki]]
| length1 = 2:19
| title2 = Chakkanidaana
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| title3 = Come Come
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| extra3 = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], Jikki
| length3 = 3:17
| title4 = Kalanaina Nee Valape
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| title5 = Lavokkintayu
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| extra5 = Ghantasala
| length5 = 1:57
| title6 = Raave Radha Rani Raave
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| extra6 = Ghantasala, Jikki
| length6 = 3:21
| title7 = Ragala Saragala
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| extra7 = Ghantasala, [[P. Susheela]]
| length7 = 3:09
| title8 = Selayeti Jaalulaga
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| extra8 = P. Leela
| length8 = 6:06
| title9 = Sri Raghuram
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== Release and reception ==
''Santhi Nivasam'' was released on 14 January 1960. The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in several theatres.<ref name="BFTP" /> It was remade in Hindi as ''[[Gharana (1961 film)|Gharana]]'' (1961),<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Krishnaswamy |first=S. |date=27 December 1964 |title=The Tried Subject |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHc6AQAAIAAJ&q=santhi+nivasam |magazine=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] |pages=47}}</ref> and dubbed in [[Malayalam]] as ''Shantinivas'' (1962).<ref name="BFTP" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="BFTP">{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=31 December 2015 |title=Santhinivasam (1960) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/santhinivasam-1960/article8050118.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114072200/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/santhinivasam-1960/article8050118.ece# |archive-date=14 November 2018}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0261272}}

[[Category:1960 drama films]]
[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on adaptations]]
[[Category:Films directed by C. S. Rao]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ghantasala]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]

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