Andaman Ammayi
| Andaman Ammayi | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Written by | Acharya Atreya (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Story by | A. S. Prakasam |
| Based on | Andaman Kadhali (1978) |
| Produced by | T. Govindarajan |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisri |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishna |
| Edited by | S. M. Shankar |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Venus Combines[1] |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Andaman Ammayi (transl. Girl from Andaman) is a 1979 Telugu-language drama film, produced by T. Govindarajan under the Venus Combines banner and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao.[2] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[3] The film is a remake of the Tamil film Andaman Kadhali (1978).
Plot
Shekar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) & Chandra (Vanisri) are lovebirds at Andaman whose love blossoms on the island and they get married in a temple without anyone's knowledge. Once Chandra suffers severe fever and Shekar hurries for the doctor when Dr. Vedantha Rao (Allu Ramalingaiah) heckles and makes fun of him. In that anger, Shekar strikes him and he dies. Frightened, Shekar escapes from the island while traveling he rescues a rich man in the deck who gives him shelter and before dying he places Shekar as the guardian to his property & daughter Kavitha (Lakshmi Sri). After 20 years, Shekar becomes a millionaire and have care on Kavitha more than his life. Once Kavitha wants to visit an art exhibition at Andaman, with a little bit of hesitation Shekar moves. After reaching there Shekar is surprised to see Dr. Vedantha Rao alive when he makes him remember the past and the doctor feels ashamed for his deed and apologizes Shekar. He requests Shekar to stay with him and he too helps in identifying his wife. Parallelly, in the exhibition, Kavitha gets acquaintance with a modern sculptor Madan (Chandra Mohan) and falls for him. But he refuses her love then Shekar hits Madan to marry Kavitha for which he is ready to pay anything. Here Madan demands to find his coward father who has cheated his mother. To accomplish his life ambition of making a statue of him and naming it as a cheater. Shekar agrees for it when Madan keeps a condition that the person whom he is going to show must be accepted by his mother. Immediately, Shekar goes in contact Madan's mother shockingly, she is none other than Chandra when their hearts are melted with joy at the reunion. After that, Shekar clarifies how situations divided them and also asks her to reveal the truth to Madan. But Chandra refuses, as she well knows that what would happen in next minute. Here Shekar challenges he will bring out the reality at any circumstances. There onwards, Shekar tries in many ways to expose his identity through Chandra but fails. At last, Shekar decides to commit suicide to make Chandra come out. At the same time, Madan witnesses the marriage photograph of Shekar & Chandra when he understands the virtue of his father. Soon, Madan rushes, rescues Shekar and says that now he will make his statue to worship. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madan & Kavitha.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Shekar
- Vanisri as Chandra
- Chandra Mohan as Madan
- Prabhakar Reddy
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Dr. Vedantha Rao
- Rallapalli as Hanuman Prasad
- Potti Prasad
- Rama Prabha as Bhanumathi
- Annapurna as Rajamma
- Madhavi as Puppy
- Lakshmi Sri as Kavitha
- Baby Varalakshmi as Rani
Crew
- Art: G. V. Subba Rao
- Choreography: Chinni Lal
- Dialogues - Lyrics: Acharya Atreya
- Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Story: A. S. Prakasam
- Editing: S. M. Shankar
- Cinematography: N. Balakrishna
- Associate Director: A. Kodandarami Reddy
- Producer: T. Govindarajan
- Screenplay - Director: V. Madhusudhan Rao
- Banner: Venus Combines
- Release Date: 15 June 1979
Soundtrack
| Andaman Ammayi | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Label | 19:48 | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Atreya. Music released on Audio Company.[4]
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hey Lalli Pappi Lilli Malli" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:51 |
| 2 | "Chitra Chitrala Bomma" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:07 |
| 3 | "Ee Kovela Neekai" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:00 |
| 4 | "Vestaanu Podupukatha" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:37 |
| 5 | "Yendu Daaginaavura" | P. Susheela | 3:13 |
References
- ^ "Andaman Ammayi (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Andaman Ammayi (Cast & Crew)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Andaman Ammayi (Review)". Telugu Cinema Prapancham.
- ^ "Andaman Ammayi (Songs)". Cineradham.