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Private Master
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| Private Master | |
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| File:Private Master film poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kasinathuni Viswanath |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Screenplay by | Kasinathuni Viswanath |
| Story by | Tapi Dharma Rao |
| Starring |
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| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | K. N. Ramakrishnarao |
| Edited by | B. Goapala Rao |
Production company | D. B. N. Films |
| Distributed by | Sree Films |
Release date | 14 September 1967 |
Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Private Master is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Kasinathuni Viswanath. The titular private master is played by Varanasi Ram Mohan Rao, with Ghattamaneni Krishna as the main antagonist.
The film title Private Master is special for being English in an era of only Telugu titles. The producer boldly decided to use an English title which in Telugu means "Tuition Teacher".
Plot[edit]
Sridhar Rao is a wealthy man who has two daughters, Sundari and Raaji. Prasad Rao is appointed as a private master for daughter Raaji at home. While tutoring Raaji, Prasad falls in love with Sridhar's other daughter Sundari. Sundari and Prasad decide to marry with the permission of their elders.
Meanwhile, a young man named Krishna is seeking great riches and is prepared to do anything to achieve his aim. With the help of his friends, Bobby and Jaya, Krishna traps Sridhar Rao and wants to become his son-in-law. Sridhar is tempted to forget the help he got from Jagannath Rao, the father of Prasad Rao, and marries daughter Sundari off to Krishna. A conflict arises for Sundari, whose true love is private master Prasad.
Grandfather Relangi comes to the rescue and helps Sundari and Prasad marry in a temple. To ease the tension and save the family prestige, Sundari's sister Raaji convinces Krishna to marry her instead of Sundari.
Sridhar Rao throws Sundari out of the family's home, resulting in Sundari and Prasad starting their new lives in poverty. On the other hand, Krishna, having married Raaji, begins accumulating personal riches from the Rao family.
However, soon Krishna and Prasad Rao are stunted in their schemes to earn money. The private master Prasad Rao and Sundari recruit Sundari's grandfather in exposing Krishna and his friends. The film concludes with Prasad and Sundari reunited back into the Rao family.
Cast[edit]
| Actor/Actress | Character |
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| Rammohan | Prasad Rao |
| Ghattamaneni Krishna | Krishna |
| Kanchana | Sundari |
| Sukanya | Raaji |
| Gummadi | Sridhar Rao |
| Pushpakumari | |
| Relangi Venkata Ramaiah | Sundari's grandfather |
| Chittor V. Nagaiah | Jagannath Rao |
| Meena Kumari | |
| Chalam | Bobby |
| Vijayalalitha | Jaya |
| Allu Ramalingaih | Assistant Rattaih |
| Surabhi Balasaraswati | Maalakshmi |
| Kanaka Durga | |
| Udayalakshmi | |
| Sobhan Babu | Raghu |
| Ravi Kondala Rao | Postman Kutumbiah |
| Peketi | |
| P.J. Sarma | |
| Balakrishna | |
| Sambasiva Rao | |
| Seetharam | |
| Vadlamani Viswanatham | |
| Madhavaswamy | |
| Narayana | |
| Kantha Rao | |
| Suryakantham | |
| Nagabhushanam | |
| Padmanabham | |
| Vanisri |
Soundtrack[edit]
There are 8 songs in the film with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Addamlo Kanipinchedi" | Athreya | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela | |
| 2. | "Chiru Chiru Jallula" | Athreya | P.Susheela | |
| 3. | "Ekkada Untavo" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Ekkadikellave Pilla" | Kosaraju | Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, P. Susheela | |
| 5. | "Mallepoola Mancham Undi" | Athreya | P. Susheela | |
| 6. | "Manasunte Chaladule" | Athreya | S. Janaki | |
| 7. | "Paaduko Paaduko" | Arudra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 8. | "Teravaku Teravaku" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao |