''Punyavathi'' is a 1967

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, produced by Vasu Menon under the Vasu Studios banner and directed by V. Dadamirasi. It stars

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, Krishna Kumari, Shobhan Babu and the music is composed by Ghantasala. The film was a remake of the

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film '' Nai Roshni'' (1967).

Plot

Professor Krishna Rao is a great educationist. During his youth, he has knitted to a wise woman Parvati and they has a son Prakash. Later, lack of ill-health Parvati losses her sight and Krishna Rao expels her with Prakash. Following, he nuptials vainglory Padmavati and their progeny are Shekar & Chitra. Along with them, Krishna Rao adopts his friend's daughter Shanti. Padmavati one that neglects her family and spends the life modernistic. To make things worse, she makes Chitra accustomed to it. As a result, Chitra falls scapegoat to a hoodwink Ramesh, gets pregnant, and commits suicide. Sekhar turns into an alcoholic due to inadequate adoration and roams around with fellow industry workers in search of affection. Meanwhile, Parvati civilizes Prakash as a lecturer, but loathes his father. Despite beingunbeknownst, Prakash takes guidance from Krishna Rao when falls for Shanti and as time passes by, a great bonding of respect forms between Prakash and Krishna Rao. The saddened parents Krishna Rao and Padmavati become bedridden with Chitra's death and with Shanti's good words, Sekhar arrives and reunites the family. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Prakash & Shanti.

Cast

as Prakash * Krishna Kumari as Shanti * Shobhan Babu as Sekhar *

S. V. Ranga Rao Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as SVR, was an Indian actor, producer, and director known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the history of ...

as Professor Krishna Rao *

Bhanumathi Ramakrishna P. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (7 September 1925 – 24 December 2005) was an Indian actress, singer, film producer, director, music composer, and novelist. She is regarded as the first female super star of Telugu cinema. She is also considered the ...

as Padmavathi *

V. Nagayya V. Nagayya (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma; 28 March 1904 – 30 December 1978) also 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. I ...

as Judge Lakshmana Rao * Haranath as Ramesh *

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 ...

*K. V. Chalam *

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as Parvathi *

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as Chitra * Radha Kumari

Soundtrack

Music composed by Ghantasala. Lyrics were written by

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. Music released by Audio Company.

References

{{reflist Indian drama films Telugu remakes of Hindi films Films scored by Ghantasala (musician) 1960s Telugu-language films 1960s Indian films Films based on works by Nihar Ranjan Gupta