Sharada (1973 film)
| Sharada | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Viswanath |
| Produced by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Starring |
Sharada Sobhan Babu Kaikala Satyanarayana Jayanthi Rao Gopal Rao |
| Music by | K. Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography |
V. K. Gopal G. K. Ramu |
Release date | 1973 |
Running time | 166 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sharada (Telugu: శారద) is a 1973 Telugu drama film starring Sarada and directed by K. Viswanath.
Plot
A psychiatrist (Sobhan Babu) visits a small village for a friend's marriage. Everyone thinks they have seen a ghost. The doctor soon finds out the reason. Sarada (Sharada) is an innocent village woman who likes everyone in the village and everyone in the village likes her. A doctor (Sobhan Babu) working in the village loves her. They marry after convincing her brother (Kaikala Satyanarayana) and village elders. One the day of their firstnight, the doctor goes to attend an emergency patient. The boat taking him capsizes in the river Godavari and he dies. Sharada lost her sanity and forgets everything. Her brother and other villagers acts as if her husband went missing and would return soon. Sharada believes the psychiatrist to be her missing husband. The psychiatrist was told about her miserable story by the village elders. He find that the only way he can help her regain her sanity is by playing along with her madness and act as her husband. The psychiatrist brings them to the town and treat them. His wife (Jayanti) comes to know about the miserable story and cooperates with him. Finally after sometime, she comes to know about the truth and asks everyone to excuse her for troubling them. Sharada and her brother decides to return to the village. She dies in the hands of her brother while crossing the river.
Cast
- Sharada ... Insane Woman
- Shobhan Babu ... Husband / Doctor
- Jayanti ... Doctor's wife
- Kaikala Satyanarayana ... Brother of Sharada
- Rao Gopal Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Rajababu
- Baby Dolly
- Shanta Devi
Soundtrack
- Ato Ito Telipovali (Singers: Chakravarti and Rama Rao)
- Kanne Vadhuvuga Maredi Jeevitamlo Okesari (Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sharada)
- Naa Gudilo Gantalu Mroginavi (Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Sarada)
- Radhalola Gopala Ganavilola Yadupala (Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Sarada)
- Sharada, Nanu Cheraga Emitamma Sigga (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: V. Ramakrishna; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sharada)
- Shrimatigariki Teeranivela Shrivarikenduku Eegola (Singers: V. Ramakrishna and P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Jayanti)
- Vrepalle Vechenu Venuvu Vechenu (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Sarada)
Boxoffice
The film ran for more than 100 days in 5 centres in Andhra Pradesh i.e. Hyderabad, Guntur, Rajamundry, Kakinada and Nellore.[1]
Awards
- The film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 1972 from Government of Andhra Pradesh.