Pooja Phalam
| Pooja Phalam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | B. N. Reddy |
| Produced by | Daggupathi Lakshminarayana Chowdary |
| Written by | D. V. Narasa Raju (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | B. N. Reddy |
| Story by | Munipalle Raju |
| Based on | Poojari (Novel) |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri Jamuna |
| Music by | Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
| Cinematography | U. Rajagopal |
Production company |
Sri Sambu Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Pooja Phalam (English: Prayer's Fruit) is a 1964 Telugu, drama film, produced by Daggupathi Lakshminarayana Chowdary on Sri Sambu Pictures banner and directed by B. N. Reddy.[1] Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, Jamunain the lead roles and music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao.[2] The film is based on Poojari novel written by Munipalle Raju.
Plot
Madhu also called Chinnababu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a Zamindar is very gullible who everyone laughs at. One day he meets a girl Vasanthi (Jamuna) who stays in a portion of his house. Vasanthi becomes very friendly with Madhu and behaves very close to him as she sees Madhu just as a brother and nothing else whereas in Madhu mistakes Vasanthi's friendly nature to love. One day Madhu has to leave to Chennai for higher studies. He writes letters but he never gets any reply from Vasanthi to any of his letters. When he comes back he finds out Vasanthi and her family left the city without telling anybody. Madhu finds a letter from which he realizes that Vasanthi only saw him as a brother. He gets very depressed and falls sick. Seetha (Savitri), Ramakrishnaiah (Gummadi)'s daughter takes care of Madhu by taking care of his health and giving him company. The whole story is how he recovers from the depression he faces because of Vasanthi.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Madhu
- Savitri as Seetha
- Jamuna as Vaasanthi
- Jaggaiah as Sriram
- Gummadi as Ramakrishnaiah
- Relangi as Govinda Rao
- Ramana Reddy as Govindaiah
- Mikkilineni as Bheemudu
- Peketi Sivaram as Nityanandam
- Potti Prasad as Raja
- L. Vijayalakshmi as Nagini
- Rajasree
- Hemalata
- Chhaya Devi
Crew
- Art: AK Sekhar
- Choreography: Pasumarthi
- Dialogues: D. V. Narasa Raju
- Lyrics: Devulapalli, C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Vasantha, Basaveswara Rao
- Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
- Story: Munipalle Raju
- Editing: M S Money, Sathyam
- Cinematography: U. Rajagopal
- Producer: Daggupathi Lakshminarayana Chowdary
- Screenplay - Director: B. N. Reddy
- Banner: Sri Sambu Films
- Release Date: 1 January 1964
Soundtrack
| Pooja Phalam | |
|---|---|
| Film score by Saluri Rajeswara Rao | |
| Released | 1964 |
| Recorded | 27:38 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | EMI Columbia Audio |
| Producer | Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
Music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on EMI Columbia Audio Company.
| S.No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pagale Vennela Jagame Vooyala | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki | 2:57 |
| 2 | Ninnaleni Andamedo | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 4:03 |
| 3 | Endhu Daagi Unnavo | Devulapalli | P. Susheela | 2:03 |
| 4 | Madhana Manasayera | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki | 2:56 |
| 5 | Neruthuno Ledho | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:30 |
| 6 | Andhenaa Ee Chethula | Devulapalli | P. Susheela | 3:01 |
| 7 | O Basthi Doragaaru | Kosaraju | B. Vasantha, Basaveshwar | 2:44 |
| 8 | Siva Dheeksha | Ghanam Seenayya | S. Janaki | 4:47 |
| 9 | Vasthaavu Pothaavu | C. Narayana Reddy | B. Vasantha | 1:37 |
References
- 1 2 3 Narasimham, M. L. (19 May 2017). "Pujaphalamu (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "Pooja Phalam (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
External links
- Pooja Phalam on IMDb