Pakkinti Ammayi

Pakkinti Ammayi
Directed by Chittajallu Pullayya
Produced by Sushil Kumar Havaldar
Written by Arun Choudhary (story)
Arudra and C.S.R. Rao (screenplay)
Muddu Krishna (dialogues)
Starring Anjali Devi
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
A. M. Rajah
Addola Narayana Rao
C.S.R. Rao
Music by Aswathama
Cinematography Biren De
Release date(s) 1953
Running time 164 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu

Pakkinti Ammayi or Pakka Inti Ammayi (Telugu: పక్కింటి అమ్మాయి) is a 1953 Telugu comedy film produced by East Indian Company and directed by Chittajalu Pullayya.[1] It is based on a Bengali story "Pasher Bari" by Arun Chowdhury. The film featured Anjali Devi as the beautiful neighbour girl. Famous comedian Relangi Venkata Ramaiah asted as her lover Subbarayudu and veteran South Indian singer A. M. Rajah as his opponent. It is remade into highly successful Hindi film as Padosan in 1968.

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The plot

Subbarayudu (Relangi) stays next to the house of Heroine Leela Devi (Anjali Devi). She madly likes dance and music very much. She appoints a music teacher Prem Kumar (Narayana Rao). She does not like the actions of Subbarayudu. But he likes her very much and even loves her. He takes the help of some friends and impresses that he knows music very well. She involves her teacher Prem Kumar against Subbarayudu. He takes the help of his friend (A.M.Rajah) and mimes as if singing good songs, while Rajah is singing from background. As a result heroine almost likes him. But after knowing that he is not the singer, she changes her mind. Subbarayudu acts as a suicidal act for her refusal. Heroine finally changes her mind and loves him.

Credits

Cast

Crew

Songs

1952 film

The story was first made as Bengali film Pasher Bari (1952) directed by Sudhir Mukherjee and starring Bhanu Bannerjee.[2]

1981 film

The film is remade in Telugu in 1981 by K. Vasu starring Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. Chakravarthi.

References

  • Naati 101 Chitralu (Telugu hit films released between 1931–1965), S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pages: 86-7.

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