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Ilavelpu

Ilavelpu
Directed by D. Yoganand
Produced by L. V. Prasad
Written by Pinisetty Stirama Murthy (Dialogues )
Story by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Anjali Devi
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Music by Susarla Dakshinamurthi
Sri Sri (Lyrics)
Release date
  • 21 June 1956 (1956-06-21) (India)
Country India
Language Telugu

Ilavelpu or Ilavelupu (Telugu: ఇలవేల్పు) is a 1956 Telugu Drama film produced by L. V. Prasad and directed by D. Yoganand. The story is based on the successful Tamil film, Edhir Paradhathu (1954). Ilavelpu was a big hit and was remade in Hindi as Sharada (1957), starring Meena Kumari and Raj Kapoor.

Sekhar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), a wealthy man, goes to comfort his friend (Chalam) in a nature cure hospital. He is impressed with the services of Sharada (Anjali Devi), and the two of them fall in love. Sekhar goes abroad for higher education, and they plan to marry after he returns; however, his elders consider marrying him to Lakshmi (Jamuna Ramanarao). Sekhar's plane crashes and everyone believes him dead. Sharada's father looks after the agricultural works of Sekhar's father (Gummadi Venkateswara Rao). One day he visits their house and discovers the condition of Sekhar's family and orphaned brothers and sisters. He and the elders think that if Sharada is married to Sekhar's father, the family will be taken care of, so Sharada marries him.

It turns out that Sekhar had escaped from the plane crash alive. He meets Sharada, and when he finds out about her marriage to his father, he gets angry. Sharada is also upset, but controls her emotions. Sekhar becomes an alcoholic, and to get him out of this addiction, he marries Lakshmi. Lakshmi later learns of the love affair between Sekhar and Sharada and starts harassing Sekhar, forcing him to leave the house. During a pilgrimage with her husband, Sharada finds Sekhar unconscious near a temple and gets him to the house. Sharada prays to God and fasts for Sekhar's wellbeing. Finally, Sekhar and Sharada die.


All music composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi.


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