Pooja Phalam
| Pooja Phalam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | B. N. Reddy |
| Written by | D. V. Narasa Raju (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | B. N. Reddy |
| Story by | Munipalle Raju |
| Based on | Poojari (Novel) |
| Produced by | Daggupathi Lakshminarayana Chowdary |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri Jamuna |
| Cinematography | U. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
Production company | Sri Sambu Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Pooja Phalam (transl. Fruit of prayer) is a 1964 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Daggupathi Lakshminarayana Chowdary under the Sri Sambu Pictures banner and directed by B. N. Reddy.[1] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, Jamuna with music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao.[2] The film is based on the novel Poojari, written by Municipalle Raju.
Plot
Madhu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is a Zamindar who is a very gullible person and everyone laughs at him. Once he meets a beautiful girl, Vasanthi (Jamuna) who stays in a portion of his house. Vasanthi becomes very friendly and behaves very close with Madhu. Here Madhu mistakes her friendly nature as love. But Vasanthi treats her just like a brother. Meanwhile, Madhu has to leaves to Madras for higher studies where he gets acquaintance with a person Sriram (Jaggaiah) and both of them become close friends. He writes many letters to Vasanthi, but he never gets any reply. When he comes back, he finds out Vasanthi and her family left the city without telling anybody. Madhu finds a letter from which he realizes that Vasanthi only saw him as a brother. He gets very depressed and falls sick. Seetha (Savitri), daughter of his Manager Ramakrishnaiah (Gummadi) takes care of Madhu and gives him company. After some time, he recovers from the depression and starts loving Seeta. Parallelly, Govindaiah (Ramana Reddy) coparcenary to Madhu's grandfather claims a case in the court that Madhu's property belongs to him. The court handovers the property until the judgment is issued. So, Madhu has to leave his mansion when Ramakrishnaiah gives him shelter. After some time, Madhu is almost in the edge to win the case. Distressed, Govindaiah tries to kill Madhu by making an accident in which he loses his memory. Now Sriram becomes a mental specialist and he tries a lot to regain his friend's memory but could not succeed. Anyway, Madhu wins the case, Govindaiah is arrested and he is taken to his mansion where he slightly remembers memories of Vasanthi. Sriram, Ramakrishnaiah, and everyone is in search of her but fails. Favorably, Vasanthi is married to Sriram and through her words, he comes to know the truth. At last, Sriram brings Vasanthi and makes Madhu to regains his sanity. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madhu & Seeta.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Madhu
- Savitri as Seeta
- Jamuna as Vasanthi
- Jaggaiah as Sriram
- Gummadi as Ramakrishnaiah
- Relangi as Govinda Rao
- Ramana Reddy as Govindaiah
- Mikkilineni as Bheemudu
- Peketi Sivaram as Nityanandam
- Potti Prasad as Raja
- L. Vijayalakshmi as Neela Nagini
- Rajasree as Rani
- Hemalatha as Vasanthi's Mother
- Chhaya Devi
Crew
- Art: A. K. Sekhar
- Choreography: Pasumarthi
- Dialogues: D. V. Narasa Raju
- Lyrics: Devulapalli, C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Vasantha, Basaveswara Rao
- Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
- Story: Municipalle Raju
- Editing: M. S. Money, Sathyam
- Cinematography: U. Rajagopal
- Producer: Daggupathi Lakshminarayana Chowdary
- Screenplay - Director: B. N. Reddy
- Banner: Sri Sambu Films
- Release Date: 1 January 1964
Soundtrack
| Pooja Phalam | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1964 |
| Recorded | 27:38 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | EMI Columbia Audio |
| Producer | Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
Music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on EMI Columbia Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pagale Vennela Jagame Ooyala" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki | 2:57 |
| 2 | "Ninnaleni Andamedo" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 4:03 |
| 3 | "Endhu Dagi Unnavo" | Devulapalli | P. Susheela | 2:03 |
| 4 | "Madhana Manasayera" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki | 2:56 |
| 5 | "Neruthuno Ledho" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:30 |
| 6 | "Andhena Ee Chethula" | Devulapalli | P. Susheela | 3:01 |
| 7 | "O Basthi Doragaru" | Kosaraju | B. Vasantha, Basaveshwar | 2:44 |
| 8 | "Siva Dheeksha" | Ghanam Seenayya | S. Janaki | 4:47 |
| 9 | "Vasthavu Pothavu" | C. Narayana Reddy | B. Vasantha | 1:37 |
References
- ^ a b c Narasimham, M. L. (19 May 2017). "Pujaphalamu (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Pooja Phalam (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
External links
- Pooja Phalam at IMDb