Bandhavyalu

Bandhavyalu
Directed by	S. V. Ranga Rao
Written by	D. V. Narasa Raju
Produced by	Badeti Satya Narayana & Putta Venkata Rao
Starring	S. V. Ranga Rao Dhulipala Savitri V. Nagayya Lakshmi
Music by	Saluri Hanumantha Rao
Release date	1968 (1968)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Bandhavyalu is a 1968 Telugu film produced and directed by S. V. Ranga Rao. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Kan Kanda Deivam and also launched the Telugu foray for the South female superstar, Lakshmi.^[1]

Plot

Ranga Rao is the landlord in a village. He lives with his brother Dhulipala. Savithri, wife of Dhulipala, takes care of the daily chores very well. They have three sons, who study in town.

It is the story of the relations and bonding between family members. Ranga Rao's family and Rajnal's family are neighbors. Ranga Rao has a brother. His brother and his wife are very kind at heart and their family is a very organized family, but Rajnal's brother Suryam (Chandra Mohan) is very angry with his brother and doesn't support him in anything. The film shows differences in bonding between a healthy related family and a weakly related family.

Cast

• S. V. Ranga Rao
• Dhulipala ... Brother of the main character
• V. Nagayya ... Acharyulu
• Chandra Mohan...Suryam
• Lakshmi (debut) ... Lakshmi
• Savitri ... Sister-in-Law of main character
• Rajanala Kaleswara Rao...Panakala Swamy
• Haranath...Gopalam
• Allu Ramalingaiah...Shatakopam

Crew

• Director: S. V. Ranga Rao
• Producers: Badeti Satyanarayana, Putta Venkat Rao and S. V. Ranga Rao
• Production Company: S.V.R. Films
• Dialogues: D. V. Narasa Raju
• Lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju Raghavaiah
• Music Director: Saluri Hanumantha Rao
• Playback singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela

Songs

The lyrics were written by C. Narayanaya Reddy and Kosaraju Raghavaiah. The music score was composed by Saluri Hanumanta Rao. The playback singers were Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, B. Vasanta and P. Susheela.

• "Atu Gantala Motalu Gana Gana" (Singers: Ghantasala and B. Vasantha; Cast: Chandramohan and Lakshmi)
• "Avvai Suvai" (Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela; Cast: Chandramohan and Lakshmi)
• "Maa Raitu Baabayya"
• "Manchitanaaniki" (Singer: Ghantasala)
• "Tuvvayi Tuvvayi"

Awards

• Badeti Satyanarayana & Putta Venkata rao won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold in 1968.^[2]

References

1. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (2 July 2018). "S V Ranga Rao @ 100 : A golden standard for the craft". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
2. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links

• Bandhavyalu at IMDb