Ardhangi
Ardhangi | |
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Directed by | P. Pullaiah |
Written by | Acharya Atreya |
Screenplay by | P. Pullaiah |
Story by | Manilal Banerjee |
Produced by | P. Pullaiah |
Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri |
Cinematography | Madhav Bulbule |
Edited by | B. Narasimha Rao Sri Raamulu |
Music by | Master Venu B. Narasimha Rao |
Production company | Ragini Pictures |
Distributed by | Rajasri Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Ardhangi (English: Wife) is a 1955 Telugu drama film, produced and directed by P. Pullaiah under the Ragini Pictures banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri in the lead roles, with music jointly composed by Master Venu and B. Narasimha Rao. The film is based on the Bengali novel Swayamsidda, written by Manilal Banerjee. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office. The film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu.[1]
The film was remade in Tamil as Pennin Perumai, in Hindi twice as Bahurani in 1963 and as Jyoti in 1981.[2] The story of Swayamsiddha was also similar to the Kannada novel Mallammana Pavaada by B. Puttaswamayya, which was adapted into 1969 movie titled Mallammana Pavaada, for which the screenplay was written by the director of this movie P. Pullaiah, based on this movie. The Kannada novel Mallammana Pavaada also inspired the 1987 Tamil movie Enga Chinna Rasa, which went on to be remade in Telugu as Abbaigaru, in Hindi as Beta, in Kannada as Annayya and in Oriya as Santan (1998).
Plot
Zamindar Bhujangarao (Gummadi) has two sons. The elder son Raghunath Rao (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) born to his first wife is retarded. After her death, he married Rajeswari (Santha Kumari) and the couple has a son Nagendra Rao / Naagu (Jaggaiah) a man of vices. Impressed by the way Padma (Savitri), a village girl faced Naagu when he threatened to take their farm lands, the Zamindar fixes Naagu’s marriage with her. But Rajeswari vetoes the alliance and suggests to perform her marriage with Raghu. After marriage, Padma learns that Raghu became retarded due to the opium used during his childhood to put him to sleep by the maid, Ayamma (Vijayalakshmi). She takes up the task of making him normal and also keeping the whiplashing-Naagu at a distance from Raghu. The Zamindar rewrites the will in Raghu’s name and dies. But Raghu leaves the property to the peeved Rajeswari and Nagu and goes to the village with his wife. Naagu brings his paramour Neelaveni (Surabhi Balasaraswati), who along with her entourage (Sivaramakrishnaiah, Kasipathi and Gangarathnam) eye Naagu’s property. When he learns that the farmers paid the tax to Raghu, an enraged Naagu goes to the village with a rifle. At the same time, Raghu brings the money to give it to him. A repentant Rajeswari along with Raghu reaches the village, to bring sense to Nagu. When she fails, she takes the rifle and aims at him. But Padma shields him. Naagu is a changed man.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Raghunatha Rao / Raghu
- Savitri as Padma
- Gummadi as Zamindar
- Santha Kumari as Rajeswari Devi
- Jaggaiah as Nagendra Rao / Nagu
- Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Neelaveni
- Chadalavada as Bheemudu
- Nagabhushanam as Veeraiah
- Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Appala Sivakamaiah
- Dr. Kamaraju
- Doraiswamy as Bhushaiah
- B. Narasimha Rao
Crew
- Art: Khandavalli Subba Rao
- Choreography: Vempati
- Dialogues - Lyrics: Acharya Atreya
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Leela, Jikki, Akula Narasimha Rao
- Music: Master Venu, B. Narasimha Rao
- Story: Manilal Banerjee
- Editing: B. Narasimha Rao, Sri Raamulu
- Cinematography: Madhav Bulbule
- Producer - Director: P. Pullaiah
- Banner: Ragini Films
- Release Date: 26 January 1955
Soundtrack
Ardhangi | |
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Film score by Master Venu & B. Narasimha Rao | |
Released | 1955 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 20:51 |
Producer | Master Venu & B. Narasimha Rao |
Music composed by Master Venu & B. Narasimha Rao. Lyrics were written by Acharya Atreya. Music released on Audio Company.
S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
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1 | "Intiki Deepam Illale" | Akula Narasimha Rao | 2:39 |
2 | "Ekkadamma Chandrudu" | Jikki | 2:37 |
3 | "Pelli Muhurtham Kudirindha" | P. Leela | 2:40 |
4 | "Edche Vallani Edavani" | P. Leela | 3:35 |
5 | "Radhanu Rammanadu" | Akula Narasimha Rao | 2:16 |
6 | "Raka Raka Vachavu" | Jikki | 1:57 |
7 | "Vodduraa Kannayya" | Jikki | 1:58 |
8 | "Tharalirava" | Ghantasala | 2:09 |
Box office
The film ran for more than 100 days in 5 centers in Andhra Pradesh.[3]
Awards
- 1955 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu - Certificate of Merit[1]
Other versions
The story line has been an inspiration for various movies and has had various remakes in Indian film industry.
Year | Title | Language | Director | Cast | ||
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Step-mother | Son | Wife | ||||
1955 | Ardhangi | Telugu | P. Pullaiah | Santha Kumari | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Savitri |
1956 | Pennin Perumai | Tamil | P. Pullaiah | Santha Kumari | Sivaji Ganesan | Savitri |
1963 | Bahurani | Hindi | T. Prakash Rao | Lalita Pawar | Guru Dutt | Mala Sinha |
1969 | Mallammana Pavaada | Kannada | Puttanna Kanagal | Advani Lakshmi Devi | Rajkumar | B Sarojadevi |
1975 | Swayamsiddha | Bengali | Sushil Mukherjee | Ranjit Mallick | Mithu Mukherjee | |
1981 | Jyothi | Hindi | Pramod Chakravorty | Shashikala | Jeetendra | Hema Malini |
1987 | Enga Chinna Rasa | Tamil | K. Bhagyaraj | C. R. Saraswathy | K. Bhagyaraj | Radha |
1992 | Beta | Hindi | Indra Kumar | Aruna Irani | Anil Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit |
1993 | Abbaigaru | Telugu | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | Jayachitra | Venkatesh | Meena |
1993 | Annayya | Kannada | D. Rajendra Babu | Aruna Irani | V. Ravichandran | Madhoo |
1998 | Santan | Oriya | Snigdha Mohanty | Siddhanta Mahapatra | Rachana Banerjee |
References
- ^ a b "3rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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