Vara Vikrayam (film)

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Vara Vikrayam
File:Vara Vikrayam.JPG
Directed byC. Pullayya
Produced byChabria
Written byKallakoori Narayana Rao (story)
Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi (dialogues)
StarringPushpavalli
Bhanumathi
Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi
Daita Gopalam
Sriranjani
Music byPrabhala Satyanarayana
CinematographyBiren De
Edited byDharamvir
Release date
1939
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Vara Vikrayam (English: Precious Sale) (Telugu: వర విక్రయము) is a 1939 Telugu drama film directed by C. Pullayya.[1] The film is a reformist social film about the Dowry system prevalent in British India. It is based on the novel and play of the same name by Kallakoori Narayana Rao.[2]

This is debut film for Bhanumathi Ramakrishna.

Plot[edit]

The retired government official Purshottama Rao (Daita Gopalam) borrows money to get his eldest daughter Kalindi (Bhanumathi) married to an old-man Lingaraju (Balijepalli). He is a money lender and already married twice. Kalindi does not like this marriage and commits suicide before the marriage can take place. Lingaraju refuses to return the dowry money. Purshottama's second daughter Kamala (Pushpavalli) agrees to marry him. She drags her husband Lingaraju to court of justice.

Cast[edit]

Actor/Actress Character
Pushpavalli Kamala
Bhanumathi Ramakrishna Kalindi
Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi Lingaraju
Daita Gopalam Purushothama Rao
Koccharlakota Satyanarayana Basavaraju
Tungala Chalapathi Rao Chalapathi Rao
Sriranjani Bhramaramba
Dasari Kotiratnam Subhadra
Peri Ramachandra Murthi Perayya
M. Ramachandra Murthy
J. Satyanarayana Veerayya
A. Narayana Rao Ghantayya
A. V. Subba Rao Judge
A. Satyanarayana Pleader
Subhadra Annapoorna

References[edit]

  1. Narasimham, M. L. "Varavikrayam (1939)". thehindu.com. Kasturi and Sons. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943257.

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