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Directed by | Adurthi Subba Rao |
Produced by | D. Madhusudhana Rao |
Written by | Tripuraneni Gopichand (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | D. Madhusudhana Rao Adurthi Subba Rao K. Viswanath |
Story by | Dr. Sridevi |
Based on | Kaalaatheetha Vyakthulu (novel) |
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Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri Krishna Kumari |
Music by | Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
Edited by | T. Krishna |
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Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
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Running time
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163 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Chaduvukunna Ammayilu | |
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Film score by Saluri Rajeswara Rao | |
Released | 1963 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 26:48 |
Producer | Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
Chaduvukunna Ammayilu (English: Educated Girls) is a 1963 Indian Telugu drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao on Annapurna Pictures banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, Krishna Kumari in the lead roles and music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on the Telugu novel Kaalaatheetha Vyakthulu written by Dr. Sridevi.The film recorded as Super Hit at the box office.
Sujatha (Savitri), daughter of a wealthy man Raghunatha Rao (Ramanna Pantulu) and Vasantha (Krishnakumari) a middle-class girl are bosom friends. Once while Sujatha is teaching driving to Vasantha, their car accidentally dashes against a motorbike driven by Sekhar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), a bank employee. The three become friends. Sujatha and Vasantha fall in love with Sekhar. But Sekhar responds to Vasantha. Escaping from a forced marriage, Latha (E.V. Saroja) meets her childhood friends Sujatha and Vasantha. She is trapped by Anand (Padmanabham) whose real aim is to marry Vasantha. He plays to act as helping Vasantha’s grandfather Rangaiah (Gummadi) and his wife Mahalakshmi (Hemalatha) when they are in dire straits. After learning that Sekhar is in love with Vasantha, Sujatha agrees to marry police officer Prabhakar (Sobhan Babu) whom her father has chosen for her. Anand deceives and implicates Sekhar in a theft case and Sekhar is on the run. Anand dumps Latha and when he is about to marry Vasantha, Sujatha steps in, proves him the culprit and unites Sekhar with Vasantha.
Music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on Audio Company.
Chaduvukunna Ammayilu was released on 10 April 1963. Despite facing competition from Lava Kusa, the film ran for 100 days in theatres.