Ammalakkalu

Ammalakkalu (transl. Mothers & Sisters) is a 1953 Telugu language drama film, produced by Lena Chettiar under the Krishna Pictures banner[1] and directed by D. Yoganand[2] in his directorial debut.[3] Dasari Yogaand was stated to direct Thodu dongalu as his debut but after looking at the first copy, NTR suggested him to take help with L.V. Prasad. Prasad encouraged him to direct a film for his friend Lena chettiar as a start undr his supervision. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Padmini in the lead roles[4] and music composed by C. R. Subburaman & Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[5] The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Marumagal.[6] The movie was hit in Telugu but fared moderately well in Tamil.

Ammalakkalu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byD. Yoganand
L. V. Prasad (supervision)
Produced byLena Chettiar
Written byVempati Sadasivabrahmam
(story / dialogues)
Screenplay byD. Yoganand
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Padmini
Music byC. R. Subburaman
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
CinematographyBomman Irani
Edited byNataraja Modaliyar
Production
company
Krishna Pictures
Release date
  • 12 March 1953 (1953-03-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

The story begins with two close friends Ramaiah (B. R. Panthulu) & Kistaiah (D. Balasubramanyam) who are farmers. Ramaiah's family consists of his wife Sugunamma (Rushyendramani) and two sons Sundar (Amarnath), Kumar (N. T. Rama Rao) and a daughter Rupa (Surabhi Balasaraswathi), who are struggling for their daily needs. On the guidance of Kishtaiah, Ramaiah starts a small contract business in the town for which Kistaiah organizes the amount by mortgaging his wife's jewelry. Right now, Ramaiah settles in the town, returns the debt and also promises to couple up Kishtaiah's daughter Usha (Padmini) with Kumar. Meanwhile, Ramaiah's sons move to town for education when this Ammalakkalu heckles at Usha which makes Kistaiah offended, so, he too joins Usha in the same school. Years roll by, Kumar & Usha grow up together and love each other. At present, Ramaiah arranges his elder son Sundar's marriage with a shrew woman Shanta (Lalitha). During the time of the wedding, Ammalakkalu provokes Sugunamma and she insults Kistaiah's wife when a rift arises between families. Here Kistaiah becomes furious leaves the venue and even breaks up the match of Usha & Kumar. So, they perform register marriage when soft-hearted Ramaiah welcomes the couple into the home. But Sugunamma & Shanta are very cold towards Usha. During that plight, Kumar leaves abroad for higher studies and Usha faces a lot of difficulties in her in-law's house. The rest of the story how she gets rid of these problems and reunited the family.

Cast

Crew
  • Art: Thota
  • Choreography: Vempati
  • Stills: Naad
  • Story — Dialogues: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
  • Lyrics: Samudrala Jr
  • Playback:
  • Music: C. R. Subburaman, Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
  • Editing: Nataraja Moiliyar
  • Cinematography: Bomman Irani
  • Producer: Lena Chettiar
  • Direction Supervision: L. V. Prasad
  • Screenplay — Director: D. Yoganand
  • Banner: Krishna Pictures
  • Release Date: 12 March 1953

Soundtrack
Ammalakkalu
Film score by
C. R. Subburaman
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Released1953
GenreSoundtrack
Length34:06
ProducerC. R. Subburaman
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy

Music composed by C. R. Subburaman & Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Jr. Music released by Audio Company.

S. No.Song TitleSingerslength
1 "Kannemaavi Thotalona" 2:45
2 "Neeve Naa Prema" 2:27
3 "Undaloi Undaloi" 11:10
4 "Kannemaavi Thotalona" (Sad) 3:56
5 "Hurray Hurray" 3:01
6 "Nee Kosam" 1:48
7 "Penugonu Manasula" 3:27
8 "Rupaa Rupante" 2:18
9 "Jhan Jhan" 0:26
10 "Maaradavela" 3:48
gollark: Why would god send humans and not just write "HEY, I AM GOD" in giant letters of fire in the sky?
gollark: Why would god care about humans so much?
gollark: What? That adds more complexity for no gain. It's a worse model.
gollark: It is entirely valid to say "we don't know". It's not valid to say "we don't know, so let's just postulate yet ANOTHER step in this process with no evidence".
gollark: A god of some sort *could* exist, but there isn't good evidence for them.

References
  1. "Ammalakkalu Movie Cast". telugumoviepedia.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. "Patriot and an idealist". The Hindu. 1 December 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. FilmiClub. "Ammalakkalu (1953)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. "Ammalakkalu (1953)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. "Ammalakkalu". KnowYourFilms. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. "Ammalakkalu". Spicyonion.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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