Sarada (1973 film)

Sharada
Directed by	K. Viswanath
Produced by	Kranthi Kumar
Starring	Sharada Sobhan Babu Kaikala Satyanarayana Jayanthi Rao Gopal Rao
Cinematography	V. K. Gopal G. K. Ramu
Music by	K. Chakravarthy
Release date	1973
Running time	166 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Sharada (Telugu: శారద) is a 1973 Telugu drama film starring Sarada and directed by K. Viswanath. The film was remade in Hindi as Dulhan (1975).

Plot

A psychiatrist (Sobhan Babu) visits a small village for a friend's marriage. Everyone thinks they have seen a ghost. The doctor soon finds out the reason. Sarada (Sharada) is an innocent village woman who likes everyone in the village and everyone in the village likes her. A doctor (Sobhan Babu) working in the village loves her. They marry after convincing her brother (Kaikala Satyanarayana) and village elders. One the day of their wedding, the doctor goes to attend an emergency patient. The boat taking him capsizes in the river Godavari and he dies. Sharada loses her sanity and forgets everything. Her brother and other villagers acts as if her husband went missing and would return soon. Sharada believes the psychiatrist to be her missing husband. The psychiatrist was told her miserable story by the village elders. He find that the only way he can help her regain her sanity is by playing along with her madness and act as her husband. The psychiatrist brings them to the town and treats them. His wife (Jayanti) comes to know the story and cooperates with him. Finally after some time, she comes to know the truth and asks everyone to excuse her for troubling them. Sharada and her brother decides to return to the village. She dies in the hands of her brother while crossing the river.

Cast

• Sharada... Insane Woman
• Shobhan Babu... Husband / Doctor
• Jayanti... Doctor's wife
• Kaikala Satyanarayana... Brother of Sharada
• Rao Gopal Rao
• Allu Ramalingaiah
• Rajababu
• Baby Dolly
• Shanta Devi

Soundtrack

• "Ato Ito Telipovali" (Singers: Chakravarti and Rama Rao)
• "Kanne Vadhuvuga Maredi Jeevitamlo Okesari" (Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sharada)
• "Naa Gudilo Gantalu Mroginavi" (Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Sarada)
• "Radhalola Gopala Ganavilola Yadupala" (Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Sarada)
• "Sharada, Nanu Cheraga Emitamma Sigga" (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: V. Ramakrishna; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sharada)
• "Shrimatigariki Teeranivela Shrivarikenduku Eegola" (Singers: V. Ramakrishna and P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Jayanti)
• "Vrepalle Vechenu Venuvu Vechenu" (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Sarada)

Boxoffice

The film ran for more than 100 days in 5 centres in Andhra Pradesh i.e. Hyderabad, Guntur, Rajamundry, Kakinada and Nellore.

Awards

• The film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 1972 from Government of Andhra Pradesh.

External links

• Sharada, 1973 Telugu film at IMDb.