1963 Indian film
| Pempudu Koothuru | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Screenplay by | D. V. Narasa Raju |
| Story by | Iraa Shanmugam |
| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Sowcar Janaki Devika |
| Cinematography | V. Ram Murthy |
| Edited by | D. Devaraju |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
| Production company | Padmini Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 158 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Pempudu Koothuru (transl. Foster Daughter) is a 1963 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sowcar Janaki, Devika with music composed by T. G. Lingappa. The film was simultaneously made in Kannada as Saaku Magalu by the same banner and director.
Plot
Raghu & Tirupati are vagabond father & son and spend their life frolicking. Uma, the sister of Raghu, a schoolteacher, & a classical singer, preserve the family. Parallelly, affluent Dasavataram leads a delightful life with his wife & two children, Vasu & Manjula. Once, Raghu rags Manjula whenever they meet, and she declares him a hooligan. Ahead, Vasu becomes a stan of Uma's tune, and both fall in love. Though Dasavataram's family agrees to the nuptial, Manjula rejects discerning Uma as Raghu's sibling. So, Uma decides to quit when her mother, Sitamma, claims her as their foster. Then, Uma oaths to be unmarried until they put their family right. After that, Tirupati ruses to knit Uma with an old tycoon, Simhachalam, for his wealth. Whereat, Raghu senses the morality of Uma, transforms, and performs Uma's splice with Vasu. Forthwith, Vasu leaves abroad, and in a tragedy, Manjula loses her eyesight due to Uma's fault when everyone indicts her. To protect his sister's grace, Raghu weds Manjula by dramatizing as dumb. Soon after, the truth breaks out when Manjula attempts suicide. Scrutinizing it, Raghu exits, and her in-laws discard Uma despite being pregnant. Manjula's parents shift her to Bangalore for treatment, where Raghu lands; unbeknownst to her, he serves her. Uma is secured by a wise, and she gives birth to a baby boy. Meanwhile, Manjula recoups her vision, comprehends Raghu's righteousness, and proceeds for him. Coincidentally, Raghu shields Uma's child from danger and joins her when Vasu also backs. Finally, the movie ends happily.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Raghu
- Sowcar Janaki as Manjula
- Devika as Uma
- Haranath as Vaasu
- Relangi as Dasavataram R
- Ramana Reddy as Tirupati
- Balakrishna as Shankaram
- Malathi as Seetamma
- Kutty Padmini
- Y. V. Raju
- Lanka Satyam as Simhachalam
Soundtrack
| Pempudu Koothuru | |
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| Film score by T. G. Lingappa | |
| Released | 1963 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 23:19 |
| Producer | T. G. Lingappa |
Music composed by T. G. Lingappa.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cheppina Maatenanuko" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 2:56 |
| 2 | "Kannula Vindav Andaalu" | Anishetty | P. B. Srinivas, P. Susheela | 3:24 |
| 3 | "Jeevana Raagam" | Anishetty | S. Janaki | 3:15 |
| 4 | "Nee Jaada Kananaitiraa" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Leela | 4:50 |
| 5 | "Naaku Kanulu Levu" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:43 |
| 6 | "Evi Veluturulevi" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 3:21 |
| 7 | "Naaku Kanulu Levu" (Sad) | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 1:50 |
References
- Rardhakrishna (10 February 1963). "చిత్రసమీక్ష: పెంపుడుకూతురు" [Film Review: Pempudu Koothuru]. Andhra Prabha (in Telugu). p. 10. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) . Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 639. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
- "Pempudu Kuthuru (1963)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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External links
| Films directed by B. R. Panthulu | |
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