''Bandhavyalu'' is a 1968 Telugu film produced and directed by S. V. Ranga Rao. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie

Kan Kanda Deivam ''Kan Kanda Deivam'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, and produced by Kamal Brothers. It stars S. V. Ranga Rao, Padmini, S. V. Subbaiah and Nagesh. The film was released on 15 Septem ...

and also launched the

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

foray for the South female superstar,

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, , ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity, beauty, fertility, sovereignty, and abundance. She along with Parvat ...

Plot

Ranga Rao is the landlord in a village. He lives with his brother Dhulipala. Savithri, wife of Dhulipala, takes care of the daily chores very well. They have three sons, who study in town. It is the story of the relations and bonding between family members. Ranga Rao's family and Rajnal's family are neighbors. Ranga Rao has a brother. His brother and his wife are very kind at heart and their family is a very organized family, but Rajnal's brother Suryam (Chandra Mohan) is very angry with his brother and doesn't support him in anything. The film shows differences in bonding between a healthy related family and a weakly related family.

Cast

* S. V. Ranga Rao *

Dhulipala Dhulipala Sitarama Sastry (24 September 1921 – 13 April 2007), known mononymously by the surname Dhulipala, was an Indian actor and thespian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was noted for playing mythological roles, p ...

... Brother of the main character *

V. Nagayya Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma (28 March 1904 – 30 December 1973), popularly known as Chittoor Nagayya, was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. Nagayya wa ...

... Acharyulu * Chandra Mohan...Suryam *

(debut) ... Lakshmi *

Savitri Savitri or Savithri may refer to: In Hinduism * Savitri, with all vowels short, a Roman-phonetic spelling of the Rigvedic solar deity Savitr *Sāvitrī, a name of the ''Gayatri Mantra'' dedicated to Savitṛ *Savitri (goddess), the consort of Br ...

... Sister-in-Law of main character *

Rajanala Kaleswara Rao Rajanala Kaleswara Rao, known mononymously by his surname as Rajanala, was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and a few Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films. In a film career spanning more than four ...

...Panakala Swamy * Haranath...Gopalam *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, he was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he rec ...

...Shatakopam

Crew

* Director: S. V. Ranga Rao * Producers: Badeti Satyanarayana, Putta Venkat Rao and S. V. Ranga Rao * Production Company: S.V.R. Films * Dialogues:

D. V. Narasa Raju D.V. Narasaraju or Datla Venkata Narasaraju (Telugu language, Telugu: డి.వి.నరసరాజు; 15 July 1920 – 28 August 2006) was a writer and director of South India films and playwright. He wrote stories such as Gundamma Katha, ...

* Lyricist:

C. Narayana Reddy Cingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet, writer, and critic. He had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translat ...

Kosaraju Raghavaiah Kosaraju Raghavayya (23 June 1905 – 27 October 1987), known mononumously by his surname Kosaraju, was an Indian lyricist and poet known for his works in Telugu cinema. He wrote about 3,000 songs in 350 films. His lyrics are steeped in Telug ...

* Music Director: Saluri Hanumantha Rao * Playback singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela

Songs

The lyrics were written by C. Narayanaya Reddy and Kosaraju Raghavaiah. The music score was composed by Saluri Hanumanta Rao. The playback singers were Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, B. Vasanta and P. Susheela. * "Atu Gantala Motalu Gana Gana" (Singers: Ghantasala and B. Vasantha; Cast: Chandramohan and Lakshmi) * "Avvai Suvai" (Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela; Cast: Chandramohan and Lakshmi) * "Maa Raitu Baabayya" * "Manchitanaaniki" (Singer: Ghantasala) * "Tuvvayi Tuvvayi"

Awards

* Badeti Satyanarayana & Putta Venkata rao won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold in 1968.(in

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References

External links

* 1968 films 1960s Telugu-language films 1960s Indian films Indian black-and-white films Films scored by S. Hanumantha Rao Telugu remakes of Tamil films {{1960s-Telugu-film-stub