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{{short description|1961 film directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma}} | {{short description|1961 film directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma}} | ||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Bharya Bhartalu | | name = Bharya Bhartalu | ||
| image = Bharya Bhartalu.jpg | | image = Bharya Bhartalu.jpg | ||
| caption = Theatrical release Poster | | caption = Theatrical release Poster | ||
| director = [[K. Pratyagatma]] | |||
| director = [[ | |||
| producer = A. V. Subba Rao | | producer = A. V. Subba Rao | ||
| writer = [[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]<br />Pitcheswara Rao {{small|(dialogues)}} | | writer = [[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]<br />Pitcheswara Rao {{small|(dialogues)}} | ||
| story = Dr. K. Tripura Sundari | | story = Dr. K. Tripura Sundari | ||
| screenplay = K. Pratyagatma | | screenplay = K. Pratyagatma | ||
| starring = [[Akkineni | | starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] | ||
| music = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]] | | music = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]] | ||
| cinematography = C. Nageswara Rao | | cinematography = C. Nageswara Rao | ||
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'''Bharya Bhartalu''' ({{translation | '''''Bharya Bhartalu''''' ({{translation|Wife and Husband}}) is a 1961 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the [[Prasad Art Pictures]] banner and directed by [[K. Pratyagatma]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]], with music composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]. The film was adapted from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] novel ''Pennmanam'' by Lakshmi Tripurasundari.<ref name="remake">{{Cite news |date=28 April 2016 |title=Bharya Bharthalu (1961) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/bharya-bharthalu-1961/article8532431.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221085810/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/bharya-bharthalu-1961/article8532431.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> It was remade in [[Malayalam]] as ''[[Abhimaanam]]'' (1975).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Ajay |date=15 December 2010 |title=Old is Gold: Remakes from other languages (than Tamil) |url=http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/12/remakes-from-other-languages-than-tamil.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129171214/http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/12/remakes-from-other-languages-than-tamil.html |archive-date=29 January 2021 |access-date=14 July 2021 |website=Old is Gold}}</ref> The movie was also remade in Tamil as ''[[Iruvar Ullam (1963 film)|Iruvar Ullam]]'' (1963) and in Hindi as ''Hamrahi ''(1963) - both of which completed 25 weeks run.<ref name="remake" /> | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
The film | The film begins with Public Prosecutor Dharma Rao, a paterfamilias at the forefront of high esteem in society. He lives with his wife, Manikyamma, two sons advocate Ramanandam, & Anand, and a daughter, Sarala. Anand studies in Madras, spends his life frolicking, and becomes a playboy. During that time, Hemalatha, one of his girlfriends, who traps several men for her aspirations, blackmails Anand to marry her, but he cuts loose. So, she informs Dharma Rao when he becomes furious and sends his brother-in-law Venakataratham to resolve the problem. At that juncture, Venkataratnam discovers that Hema has an affair with a callow, Anjaneyulu. So, he ceases her and rotates Anand back. | ||
==Cast== | Therein, he starts a new play when he gets acquainted with a school teacher, Sarada, and truly falls for her. Parallelly, a glimpse, Sarada is the daughter of court clerk Sivakamaiah, who stays with his second wife, Kanakam, and her father, Kutumbaiah, a lazy berg who constantly suffers from him with his naughty deeds. Fortuitously, Sarada joins tuition at Sarala, where she is surprised to see Anand. Once Anand expresses his love, which she denies when he challenges her to marry her. The incident libeled Sarada and compelled her to marry Anand. Soon after, Sarada professes he could nearly win the heart when anguished. Anand replies that until he does so, he will not touch her. | ||
Meanwhile, Hema marries Anjaneyulu on papers and shifts to Visakhapatnam, unwittingly joining as a tenant in the house of Anand's friend Gopinath, and she fastens fling with him, too. Just after, Sarada tries to accept Anand, but the rift increases due to his past life. Moreover, Hema creates turbulence between the couple, leading to Sarada's ailing. Thereupon, Hema reaches Anand's house, showers her fake love for him for money, and denigrates Sarada when Anand rebukes and necks her. At that moment, Sarada overhears the conversation and realizes her husband's nobility. | |||
Besides, Sivakamaiah annoyed & boots his father-in-law when he accommodated himself in a hotel. At the same time, Anjaneyulu recognizes the promiscuous nature of Hema and is enraged with avenge, so he ruses as if he moved to a camp but holds back in a hotel along with Subbaiah. Right now, discovering Anand & Gopi are friends, Hema falsifies Anand and makes him land there when a quarrel erupts. Exploiting it, Anjaneyulu backstabs Hema, in which Anand is indicted. Here, Dharma Rao prosecutes the case, and Ramanandam takes up the defense counsel when Kutumbaiah reveals the presence of Anjaneyulu in the city. At last, Sarada, with her willpower, enacts a mask play and rescues her husband from death's door. Finally, the movie ends happily with the couple's reunion. | |||
== Cast == | |||
*[[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]] as Anand | *[[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]] as Anand | ||
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as Sarada | *[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as Sarada | ||
*[[Relangi | *[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as Lawyer Ramanandham | ||
*[[Ramana Reddy]] as Sivakamaiah | *[[Ramana Reddy]] as Sivakamaiah | ||
*[[Gummadi | *[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Public Prosecutor Dharma Rao | ||
*[[B. Padmanabham|Padmanabham]] as Anjaneyulu | *[[B. Padmanabham|Padmanabham]] as Anjaneyulu | ||
*[[Chadalavada Kutumba Rao|Chadalavada]] as Kutumbaiah | *[[Chadalavada Kutumba Rao|Chadalavada]] as Kutumbaiah | ||
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*[[Suryakantam (actress)|Suryakantam]] as Tayaru | *[[Suryakantam (actress)|Suryakantam]] as Tayaru | ||
*[[Girija (actress)|Girija]] as Hema | *[[Girija (actress)|Girija]] as Hema | ||
*[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanti]] as Kamala | *[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanti]] as Kamala | ||
*Sandhya as Kanakam | *Sandhya as Kanakam | ||
*[[Nirmalamma]] as Manikyamma | *[[Nirmalamma]] as Manikyamma | ||
*[[Kusalakumari]] special appearance in the song "Ranga rangeli" | |||
*[[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] | *[[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] | ||
== Soundtrack == | |||
==Soundtrack== | |||
{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| name = Bharya Bhartalu | | name = Bharya Bhartalu | ||
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Music composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]. Music released on | Music composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]. Music released on [[Saregama|His Master's Voice]]. | ||
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!S. No!!Song | !S. No!!Song title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length | ||
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|"Jooruga Hoosharuga" | |"Jooruga Hoosharuga" | ||
|Sri Sri | |Sri Sri | ||
|[[Ghantasala | |[[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]] | ||
|4:09 | |4:09 | ||
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==Awards== | == Awards == | ||
The film won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] in 1962 at [[9th National Film Awards]].<ref name="9thaward">{{ | The film won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] in 1962 at [[9th National Film Awards]].<ref name="9thaward">{{Cite web |title=9th National Film Awards |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202115652/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=2 December 2016 |publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]] |accessdate=8 September 2011}}</ref> | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{IMDb title|0213515}} | * {{IMDb title|0213515}} | ||
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}} | {{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}} | ||
[[Category:1961 films]] | [[Category:1961 films]] | ||
[[Category:Telugu | [[Category:Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners]] | ||
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]] | |||
[[Category:Films directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma]] | |||
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] | [[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian drama films]] | [[Category:Indian drama films]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao]] | |||
[[Category:Films | |||
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]] | [[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:36, 23 October 2025
| Bharya Bhartalu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release Poster | |
| Directed by | K. Pratyagatma |
| Produced by | A. V. Subba Rao |
| Written by | Sri Sri Pitcheswara Rao (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Pratyagatma |
| Story by | Dr. K. Tripura Sundari |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Krishna Kumari |
| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao |
| Cinematography | C. Nageswara Rao |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Bharya Bhartalu (transl. Wife and Husband) is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Pictures banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film was adapted from the Tamil novel Pennmanam by Lakshmi Tripurasundari.[1] It was remade in Malayalam as Abhimaanam (1975).[2] The movie was also remade in Tamil as Iruvar Ullam (1963) and in Hindi as Hamrahi (1963) - both of which completed 25 weeks run.[1]
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film begins with Public Prosecutor Dharma Rao, a paterfamilias at the forefront of high esteem in society. He lives with his wife, Manikyamma, two sons advocate Ramanandam, & Anand, and a daughter, Sarala. Anand studies in Madras, spends his life frolicking, and becomes a playboy. During that time, Hemalatha, one of his girlfriends, who traps several men for her aspirations, blackmails Anand to marry her, but he cuts loose. So, she informs Dharma Rao when he becomes furious and sends his brother-in-law Venakataratham to resolve the problem. At that juncture, Venkataratnam discovers that Hema has an affair with a callow, Anjaneyulu. So, he ceases her and rotates Anand back.
Therein, he starts a new play when he gets acquainted with a school teacher, Sarada, and truly falls for her. Parallelly, a glimpse, Sarada is the daughter of court clerk Sivakamaiah, who stays with his second wife, Kanakam, and her father, Kutumbaiah, a lazy berg who constantly suffers from him with his naughty deeds. Fortuitously, Sarada joins tuition at Sarala, where she is surprised to see Anand. Once Anand expresses his love, which she denies when he challenges her to marry her. The incident libeled Sarada and compelled her to marry Anand. Soon after, Sarada professes he could nearly win the heart when anguished. Anand replies that until he does so, he will not touch her.
Meanwhile, Hema marries Anjaneyulu on papers and shifts to Visakhapatnam, unwittingly joining as a tenant in the house of Anand's friend Gopinath, and she fastens fling with him, too. Just after, Sarada tries to accept Anand, but the rift increases due to his past life. Moreover, Hema creates turbulence between the couple, leading to Sarada's ailing. Thereupon, Hema reaches Anand's house, showers her fake love for him for money, and denigrates Sarada when Anand rebukes and necks her. At that moment, Sarada overhears the conversation and realizes her husband's nobility.
Besides, Sivakamaiah annoyed & boots his father-in-law when he accommodated himself in a hotel. At the same time, Anjaneyulu recognizes the promiscuous nature of Hema and is enraged with avenge, so he ruses as if he moved to a camp but holds back in a hotel along with Subbaiah. Right now, discovering Anand & Gopi are friends, Hema falsifies Anand and makes him land there when a quarrel erupts. Exploiting it, Anjaneyulu backstabs Hema, in which Anand is indicted. Here, Dharma Rao prosecutes the case, and Ramanandam takes up the defense counsel when Kutumbaiah reveals the presence of Anjaneyulu in the city. At last, Sarada, with her willpower, enacts a mask play and rescues her husband from death's door. Finally, the movie ends happily with the couple's reunion.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Anand
- Krishna Kumari as Sarada
- Relangi as Lawyer Ramanandham
- Ramana Reddy as Sivakamaiah
- Gummadi as Public Prosecutor Dharma Rao
- Padmanabham as Anjaneyulu
- Chadalavada as Kutumbaiah
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Train Passenger
- Suryakantam as Tayaru
- Girija as Hema
- Jayanti as Kamala
- Sandhya as Kanakam
- Nirmalamma as Manikyamma
- Kusalakumari special appearance in the song "Ranga rangeli"
- Hemalatha
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Bharya Bhartalu | |
|---|---|
| Film score by | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 24:21 |
| Producer | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. Music released on His Master's Voice.
| S. No | Song title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jooruga Hoosharuga" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala | 4:09 |
| 2 | "O Sukumara" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:57 |
| 3 | "Madhuram Madhuram" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:29 |
| 4 | "Emani Padedano Eevela" | Sri Sri | P. Susheela | 2:53 |
| 5 | "Ranga Rangeli" | Arudra | P. Susheela | 2:52 |
| 6 | "Choosi Choosi Kallu" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, Jikki | 3:04 |
| 7 | "Kanakamma" | Kosaraju | Madhavapeddi Satyam, Swarnalata | 2:57 |
Awards[edit | edit source]
The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu in 1962 at 9th National Film Awards.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bharya Bharthalu (1961)". The Hindu. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ↑ Menon, Ajay (15 December 2010). "Old is Gold: Remakes from other languages (than Tamil)". Old is Gold. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ↑ "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2011.