Buddhimantudu
| Buddhimantudu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bapu |
| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (story / dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Bapu |
| Produced by | N. S. Murthy |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vijaya Nirmala Sobhan Babu Krishnam Raju |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Chitra Kalpana[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 176 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Buddhimantudu (English: Good Boy) is a 1969 Telugu drama film, produced by N. S. Murthy under the Chitra Kalpana banner[2] and directed by Bapu.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vijaya Nirmala, Sobhan Babu and Krishnam Raju in the lead roles, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[4] The film was remade in Tamil as Manidhanum Dheivamagalam (1975) and in Hindi as Paramaatma (1994). The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.[5]
Plot
Madhav Acharya (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is a temple priest in a village, living along with his mother (Santha Kumari), a son and younger brother, Gopi (again Akkineni Nageswara Rao). Madhava is a believer in god, he is very much respected by villagers and believes that he encounters mystic experiences whenever he sees Lord Krishna (Sobhan Babu) and Gopi is a non-believer in god. Troubles will plague him after he finds out that Gopi has not only been creating problems for Seshadri (Nagabhushanam), the village head but has also fallen in love and wants to get marry Radha, the daughter of Seshadri's sister. Taking this as an advantage, Seshadri separates Madhava and Gopi and an old ruined house of their grandfather is given to Gopi as his share. Gopi modifies and establishes a school in it. Before Madhava could even attempt to resolve these issues, the keys of the temple are taken away from him by Seshadri, and he can no longer pray nor converse with Lord. Things come to a boil after he is told that Gopi has forcibly taken the keys, and Seshadri has stolen all the temple's jewelry, when they are searching for it a treasure of Madhava and Gopi's ancestors has been found; Madhava says he will use the treasure for development and Gopi argues that it is the school which will lead to progress and not the temples. The rest of the story is who wins the bet.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Madhava Charya & Gopi (Dual role)
- Vijaya Nirmala as Radha
- Sobhan Babu as Lord Krishna
- Krishnam Raju as Krishna
- Gummadi as D.E.O.
- Nagabhushanam as Sheshadri
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Ramalingam
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Achary
- Bhanu Prakash
- Vijayachander
- Suryakantham
- Santha Kumari
- Rukmini
- Meena Kumari as Kantham
- Sandhya Rani as Kasthuri
Soundtrack
| Buddhimantudu | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:56 | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
| K. V. Mahadevan chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Music released on Audio Company.[6]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bhoommeeda Sukhapadite" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala | 4:20 |
| 2 | "Havvare Havva" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala | 4:41 |
| 3 | "Tata Veedukolu" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala | 4:20 |
| 4 | "Guttameeda Guvva Koosindi" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:39 |
| 5 | "Allari Pedatare Pilla" | Kosaraju | Pithapuram, Swarnalata | 3:00 |
| 6 | "Thotaloki Raakura" | Dasaradhi | P. Susheela | 3:42 |
| 7 | "Nanu Palimpagaa" | Dasaradhi | Ghantasala | 4:03 |
| 8 | "Badilo Emundhi" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 3:20 |
Other
- VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad
References
- ^ "Buddhimantudu (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Buddhimantudu (Banner)". Chitr.com.
- ^ "Buddhimantudu (Direction)". IQLIK.
- ^ "Buddhimantudu (Cast & Crew)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Buddhimantudu (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ^ "Buddhimantudu (Songs)". Cineradham.