Illarikam
| Illarikam | |
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| Directed by | Tatineni Prakash Rao |
| Written by | Arudra (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Tatineni Prakash Rao |
| Story by | Vempati Sadasivabrahmam |
| Produced by | A. V. Subba Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jamuna |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi |
| Music by | T. Chalapathi Rao |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Illarikam (lit. 'Institution of matrilocal residence') is a 1959 Telugu comedy film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Pictures banner and directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jamuna in the lead roles, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. The film has had a Silver Jubilee and was recorded as a Blockbuster at the box office.
Illarikam literally means a bridegroom going to the bride's family and living permanently with them; as against the custom of the bride going into the groom's family. This custom is observed in some rich families where the bride is the only child to their parents.
Plot
Venu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is an orphan brought up by his maternal uncle Dharmayya (Ramana Reddy). He falls in love with the Zamindar's (Gummadi) daughter Radha (Jamuna). He married with a condition that Venu should live in their house, called Illarikam. Due to status-consciousness, Sundaramma (Hemalatha), wife of the Zamindar, looks down on Venu and insults him indirectly. Govindayya (C. S. R. Anjaneyulu), cousin of Sundaramma and also manager of their mica factories creates problems between Venu and Radha, because he plots to usurp the wealth. So, he brings his wayward son Seshagiri (R. Nageswara Rao) weaning him away from Kanakadurga (Girija), whom he had secretly married. Venu spots Kanakadurga, his presumed to be dead sister, while she was performing on stage. Not knowing they are siblings, Radha suspects Venu’s fidelity. The villains try to cash in on their rift. When things are getting worse, Venu wears a Zorro-like guise, teaches Govindayya and his son a lesson and paves the way for a happy family reunion.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Venu
- Jamuna as Radha
- Gummadi as Zamindar
- Relangi as Brahmanandam
- Ramana Reddy as Dharmayya
- C.S.R. as Govindayya
- R. Nageswara Rao as Sadanandam/Seshagiri
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Panakalu
- Peketi Sivaram
- Hemalata as Sundaramma
- Girija as Kanakadurga
- T. G. Kamala Devi as Zamindar's sister
- Bala as Savithri
- Surabhi Kamalabai
Crew
- Art: Krishna Rao, Subba Rao
- Choreography: Hiralal, Pasumarthi
- Dialogues: Arudra
- Lyrics: Arudra, Sri Sri, Kosaraju
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, Madhavapeddi Satyam
- Music: T. Chalapathi Rao
- Associate Directors: K. Pratyagatma, Tatineni Rama Rao (debut)
- Story: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
- Editing: A. Sanjeevi
- Cinematography: A. Vincent
- Producer: A. V. Subba Rao
- Screenplay – Director: Tatineni Prakash Rao
- Banner: Prasad Art Productions
- Release Date: 1st May 1959
Soundtrack
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Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. All songs are evergreen blockbusters. Music released on Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Adigindaaniki Cheppi" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 5:24 |
| 2 | "Ekkadi Dongalu Akkadane Gapchup" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:35 |
| 3 | "Niluvave Vaalu Kanuladhana" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:13 |
| 4 | "Chetulu Kalasina Chappatlu" | Arudra | Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Madhavapeddi Satyam | 4:05 |
| 5 | "Nedu Srivariki Memante" | Arudra | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:17 |
| 6 | "Madhu Patram" | Arudra | Jikki | 3:35 |
| 7 | "Bhale Chancele" | Kosaraju | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 3:03 |
Production
After releasing the dubbed version of the Tamil film Uthamaputhiran in Telugu, A. V. Subbarao announced his next project Illarikam, with Nageswara Rao, based on the story of Vemapti Sadasivabrahmam. Jamuna was selected to pair with ANR. The pair had earlier collaborated in Nirupedalu (1954). ANR suggested to remove the song – "Niluvave vaalu kanuladaana" as he felt the audience may not like the teasing song, as by then the heroine had realised the truth, but the producer and the director felt otherwise. After its release, seeing the audience response to that song, ANR conceded that he was wrong. Tatineni Ramarao started his career as an assistant director with Illarikam.[1]
Remakes
Illarikam was remade in four other languages. L. V. Prasad produced the Hindi version titled Sasural (1961), with Rajendra Kumar and B. Saroja Devi in the lead. T. Prakash Rao directed it. A. V. Subbarao himself remade it in Kannada as Mane Aliya (1964), in Malayalam as Kalithozhan (1966) and in Tamil as Maadi Veettu Mappilai – (1967). The Tamil and Kannada versions starred the present day Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha in the female lead, the Malayalam version starred the hit pair Prem Nazir and Sheela. All these versions were box office hits.[1]
Other
- VCDs & DVDs on – Moser Baer Home Videos, Hyderabad