Kula Gothralu
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Kula Gothralu or Kulagothralu (Telugu
: కులగోత్రాలు) is a 1962 Telugu Drama film
directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma
and produced by Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao under Prasad Art Pictures
.
It is a musical hit with music score composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao
. The ever memorable comic song Ayyayo Chetilo Dabbulu Poyene by Madhavapeddi Satyam
on Playing cards and its sequelae is very popular.
) and Gothram and does not accept his love. Ravi leaves the house and marries Saroja in a Temple. Ravi is posted as a police inspector in the same town. His nephew (Relangi) is arrested while gambling. Because of his father, he could not attend the marriage of his sister. His mother dies of mental illness, which brings about a change in Bhushaiah. Ravi has a son, who attracts Bhushaiah to visit him secretly and even gifts him a gold chain. Chalapati attempts to rob the house of Bhushaiah and get caught by Ravi. At the end Bhushaiah leaves his casteism and invites his son, daughter-in-law and grandson to his house.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
: కులగోత్రాలు) is a 1962 Telugu Drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma
Kotayya Pratyagatma
Kolli Pratyagatma better known as Pratyagatma and K. P. Atma was an Indian journalist, film writer, director and producer.-Life history:...
and produced by Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao under Prasad Art Pictures
Prasad Art Pictures
Prasad Art Productions or Prasad Art Pictures Private Limited is movie production house in South India. They produced about 20 films, mostly in Telugu language. It is headed by Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao....
.
It is a musical hit with music score composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Pendyala Nageswara Rao was a popular drama actor, singer and music director in Telugu Film Industry for over 25 years from early 1950s to late 1970s. He has composed music for many successful Telugu movies during that period.-Early life:He was born at Vanukuru near Vijayawada and later shifted to...
. The ever memorable comic song Ayyayo Chetilo Dabbulu Poyene by Madhavapeddi Satyam
Madhavapeddi Satyam
Madhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
on Playing cards and its sequelae is very popular.
The plot
Ravi (Akkineni), son of Bhushaiah (Gummadi) is studying at Visakhapatnam. He loves his classmate Saroja (Krishna Kumari). Saroja's mother is cheated by Chalapati. He accidentally meets her while stealing a necklace from Saroja. Bhushaiah is sentimental about Kulam (CasteCaste
Caste is an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation and political power. It should not be confused with race or social class, e.g. members of different castes in one society may belong to the same race, as in India...
) and Gothram and does not accept his love. Ravi leaves the house and marries Saroja in a Temple. Ravi is posted as a police inspector in the same town. His nephew (Relangi) is arrested while gambling. Because of his father, he could not attend the marriage of his sister. His mother dies of mental illness, which brings about a change in Bhushaiah. Ravi has a son, who attracts Bhushaiah to visit him secretly and even gifts him a gold chain. Chalapati attempts to rob the house of Bhushaiah and get caught by Ravi. At the end Bhushaiah leaves his casteism and invites his son, daughter-in-law and grandson to his house.
Cast
- MikkilineniMikkilineni* 21704 Mikkilineni, a main-belt asteroid* Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, a Telugu film actor and writer...
as Chalapathi - Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Ravi
- Krishna KumariKrishna Kumari (actress)Krishna Kumari is a noted Telugu actress of the 1960s and 1970s. She was a leading actress and competed Savitri and acted alongside great legendary actors N.T.R, A.N.R etc. She acted in Tamil movies too. She has done many films in Kannada too that also with the kannada veteran Dr...
as Saroja - Relangi Venkataramaiah as Sadanandam
- Suryakantham
- Gummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
as Bhushaiah - NirmalammaNirmalammaNirmalamma was one of the most versatile and natural character artists in the Telugu film industry of India. She has acted in more than 800 films. She was well known for her grandmother roles in several films.-Film career:...
- G. Varalakshmi
- Ramana ReddyRamana ReddyRamana Reddy or T. V. Ramana Reddy was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his work in Telugu cinema in the 1950s and 1960s....
as Ramanayya - Sandhya
- GirijaGirija (actress)Girija is an early Telugu film actress and comedian of 1950 and 1960s. Her first movie is Kasturi Sivarao's Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha . She acted in many films with Relangi Venkataramaiah and became famous hit comedian pair...
- B. PadmanabhamB. PadmanabhamBasavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao , popularly known as Padmanabham, was a Tollywood actor known for his comedian roles...
as J.J. Rao - Ghattamaneni Krishna
- Maddali Krishnamurthy
Crew
- Director: Kotayya PratyagatmaKotayya PratyagatmaKolli Pratyagatma better known as Pratyagatma and K. P. Atma was an Indian journalist, film writer, director and producer.-Life history:...
- Assistant director: Tatineni Rama Rao
- Producer: Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao
- Production Company: Prasad Art Productions
- Original Music: Pendyala Nageshwara Rao
- Cinematography: A. VincentA. VincentAloysius Vincent born June 14, 1928 in Calicut, Kerala, India is an Indian cinematographer of Hindi movies and director of Malayalam movies. Since the mid 1960s he has directed some 30 movies...
- Playback singers: K. Jamuna Rani, P. B. Srinivas, Pithapuram Nageshwara Rao, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
, P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
Soundtrack
- Ayyayo Chetilo Dabbulu Poyene (Lyrics: Kosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju or Kosaraju Raghavaiah or Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary was a Telugu poet and writer. His lyrics are stepped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. Born in 1905 in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Raghavaih studied Telugu literature, epics and...
; Singer: Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
, Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara Rao is a popular Playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema. He sang thousands of songs mostly of comedy nature in 1950s and 1960s along with Madhavapeddi Satyam and others.-Brief lifesketch:...
and group) - Chelikadu Ninne Rammani Piluva (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela)
- Chilipi Kanula Teeyani Chelikada (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela)
- Mama Sathru Bayankara Naama Andaniki Chandamama (Singers: Madhavapeddi Satyam and Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara Rao is a popular Playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema. He sang thousands of songs mostly of comedy nature in 1950s and 1960s along with Madhavapeddi Satyam and others.-Brief lifesketch:...
) - O Vannela Chinnela Kanniya (Singers: Ghantasala and)
- Ravayya Maa Intiki Rammante Ravela Maa Intiki Krishnayya
- Rave Rave Bala Hello My Dear Leela (Singers: P. B. Srinivas)
- Sakhi Sakuntala Rekkalu Dharinchi Priyunichenta Vaalagaleva (Singers: P. Susheela and Ghantasala)
Features
- It is the first film to be shot at VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
. It is subsequently followed by Driver Ramudu, Maro CharithraMaro CharithraMaro Charithra is a 1978 Telugu-language Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Saritha, Madhavi and Sarath Babu. The film still remains as one of the biggest blockbusters...
and many more.