Srutilayalu
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Sruthilayalu or Sruthi Layalu is a Telugu movie based on Indian Classical Music
and was released in India in 1987. The movie was directed by K. Viswanath who is known for his presentation in the Classical Arts of the current societal status of India
. It is considered to be one of the finest movies made by K.Viswanath in presenting Indian art forms most specically Carnatic Music.
The film starts with Mr. Naidu (Satyanarana), a great fan of music and traditional Indian fine arts.He wants his only son to become a great musician but unfortunately he loses his son in a car accident.
Then he adopts three orphaned street children and teaches them carnatic music so they can make his dream of building and starting an academy of fine arts come true. Sumatlatha is also a fan of music and loves Mr. Narayana(Rajasekhar, the elder adopted son of Naidu. Naidu agrees for them to get married and Naresh the second son marries a rich girl.
Naidu sends the three sons to city to earn sufficient money to start the construction of Music academy. But all the three forget the cause they come for once they get popularity in city and they get addicted to bad habits. They disrespect his father once and Rajasekhar even tries to hit his pregnant wife. All this makes Mr.Naidu send the three sons away from home.
Then Sumalatha, the daughter-in-law takes the onus to make Mr' Naidu's dream to come true. She makes her son a great musician and dancer. After a long time she returns to the city where her husband lives. There she get her Rajashekhar to take interest in their son's talents without revealing herself to Rajashekhar or his brother.
Narayana who doesn't know his son, appreciates his talents well and accepts to teach him music. Sumalatha makes other two sons of Mr. Naidu also to concentrate on music through her son. She teaches them a lesson and they come to the realize what they did wrong.
In the end, all the sons come together and meet their father and ask for his forgiveness. He forgives them and they start afresh to try and establish the Music Academy.
Music of India
The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, classical music and R&B. India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. It remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as...
and was released in India in 1987. The movie was directed by K. Viswanath who is known for his presentation in the Classical Arts of the current societal status of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is considered to be one of the finest movies made by K.Viswanath in presenting Indian art forms most specically Carnatic Music.
Plot
The film revolves around the role of Naidu (Kaikala Satyanarayana), a Carnatic musician and elder son Narayana Murthy (played by Rajasekhar) who starts getting recognized in the world because of the music learned from Naidu and leaves everyone to fall into the worldly pleasures forgetting his base roots. It is now the duty of Sita, the daughter-in-law of Naidu (wife of elder son narayana murthy) to bring these souls on track.The film starts with Mr. Naidu (Satyanarana), a great fan of music and traditional Indian fine arts.He wants his only son to become a great musician but unfortunately he loses his son in a car accident.
Then he adopts three orphaned street children and teaches them carnatic music so they can make his dream of building and starting an academy of fine arts come true. Sumatlatha is also a fan of music and loves Mr. Narayana(Rajasekhar, the elder adopted son of Naidu. Naidu agrees for them to get married and Naresh the second son marries a rich girl.
Naidu sends the three sons to city to earn sufficient money to start the construction of Music academy. But all the three forget the cause they come for once they get popularity in city and they get addicted to bad habits. They disrespect his father once and Rajasekhar even tries to hit his pregnant wife. All this makes Mr.Naidu send the three sons away from home.
Then Sumalatha, the daughter-in-law takes the onus to make Mr' Naidu's dream to come true. She makes her son a great musician and dancer. After a long time she returns to the city where her husband lives. There she get her Rajashekhar to take interest in their son's talents without revealing herself to Rajashekhar or his brother.
Narayana who doesn't know his son, appreciates his talents well and accepts to teach him music. Sumalatha makes other two sons of Mr. Naidu also to concentrate on music through her son. She teaches them a lesson and they come to the realize what they did wrong.
In the end, all the sons come together and meet their father and ask for his forgiveness. He forgives them and they start afresh to try and establish the Music Academy.
Cast
- Kaikala SatyanarayanaKaikala SatyanarayanaKaikala Satyanarayana , a versatile Telugu cine actor, was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana couple at Kautaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary and intermediate education in Gudivada and Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College...
... Naidu - Dr. RajasekharDr. Rajasekhar (actor)Dr. Rajasekhar is an Indian Film actor in Tollywood and Tamil Cinema. Rajasekhar and his wife joined Indian National Congress. Later he quit the congress and joined the newly formed party called YSR Congress floated by Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy in 2010...
... Narayana Murthy - SumalathaSumalathaSumalatha is a popular Indian film actress. She has acted in more than 200 films in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi movies.-Early life:...
... Sita - Shanmukha Srinivas ... Srinivas
- NareshNareshNaresh is a word popularly used among Hindus as a name.Naresh may refer to:* Naresh , a city in Babylonia, situated near Sura on a canal* Allari Naresh, an Indian movie actor who works in Tollywood...
... Sankar - Anjali DeviAnjali DeviAnjali Devi is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.- Biography :...
- Mucherla Aruna ...Girija
- Jayalalitha ... Panchali
- Mallikarjuna RaoMallikarjuna RaoMallikarjuna Rao is a popular Comedy Actor in Tollywood. Mallikarjuna Rao, popularly known as Battala Satti for his role in the movie Ladies Tailor. He has acted in many movies in Telugu , Tamil and Malayalam Languages....
- Jit Mohan Mitra ... Anjaneyulu
- Potti Prasad
- Sakshi Ranga RaoSakshi Ranga RaoSakshi Ranga Rao was a Character actor in Theater arts and South Indian Cinema.He was born to Lakshmi Narayana and Ranganayakamma as Rangavajhula Ranga Rao of Kondiparru village near Gudivada. He began his career as a stenographer in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He showed passion for theater...
... Ramadasu - Vankayala Satyanarayana
- Master Sanjay
Crew
- Director : K. Vishwanath
- Writers : K. Vishwanath (screenplay and story)
- Producers : Karunakar, Sudhakar
- Original Music : K. V. MahadevanK. V. MahadevanKrishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after...
- Cinematography : G. V. Subba Rao
- Playback singers : Vani Jairam, S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
, S. P. Balasubramaniam, 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...
, K. J. YesudasK. J. YesudasKattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... - Assistant composer : Puhalendi
- Choreography : V. Seshu Parupalli
- Production Companies : Sudarshan Cine Enterprises
Songs
- Aalokaye Sree Bala (Singer: Vani JayaramVani JayaramVani Jayaram , the unmatched nightingle of India, is a prominent Indian female playback singer. She has recorded more than 8,000 songs in 14 different languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and Hindi...
) - Innirasula (Singers: S.P. Balasubramaniam, Vani Jayaram)
- Janaki Kunha Smaranam (Singer: SP. Balasubramaniam)
- Korina Chinnadi (Singer: Purnachander)
- Mera Jootha (Singer: S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
) - Sri Gananadham (Singers: Purnachander, Srinivas)
- Sri Saradamba (Singer: Janaki)
- Thaka Thika (Singer: Purnachander)
- Thandanaana (Singer: S.P. Balasubramaniam)
- Thelavarademo Swamy (Singer: Yesudas)
- Thelavarademo Swamy (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...
)
Awards
- The film won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 1987 from Government of Andhra PradeshGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment of Andhra Pradesh is the government for the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India.It is an elected government with 294 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.-Executive:...
. - K. Vishwanath won Nandi Award for Best DirectorNandi Award for Best DirectorThe Nandi Award for Best Director winners:...