Kalimilemulu
Kalimilemulu (transl. Wealthy - Poverty) is a 1962 Telugu-language drama film, produced by P. Gangadhar Rao under the Nava Sakthi Films banner[2] and directed by Gutta Ramineedu.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna Kumari in the lead roles and music composed by Aswattama.[4]
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Gutta Ramineedu |
Produced by | P. Gangadhar Rao |
Written by | Tripuraneni Gopichand (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Gutha Ramineedu |
Story by | G. D. Madgulkar |
Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Krishna Kumari |
Music by | Aswattama |
Cinematography | M. K. Raju |
Edited by | M. S. Mani |
Production company | Nava Sakthi Films[1] |
Distributed by | Vani Films |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Plot
Ramaiah (Gummadi) a potter, leads a happy family life with his wife Manikyamba (G. Varalakshmi), a child and younger brother Raju (Akkineni Nageswara Rao). Once Ramaiah gives security to his brother-in-law Subbaiah (C.S.R) for the loan he has taken from Shavukar Narasaiah (Dhulipala) a devious & materialistic person. Meanwhile, Raju loves Vimala (Krishna Kumari), daughter of Subbaiah and the elders fixes their alliance. After that, Raju leaves to the city for higher studies. On the other side, Subbaiah opens an oil business and earns well when Narasaiah also joins him. Here evil-minded Narasaiah exploits Subbaiah and makes him as treacherous towards Ramaiah by which he loses his property. At the same time, Raju returns who gives moral support to his brother and they start a cottage industry. But Naraiah again intrigues, claiming that his debt is not yet cleared and handovers cottage industry which leads to Ramaiah death. Later, Subbaiah moves with the marriage proposal of Raju & Vimala, on a condition that Raju has to stay along with them to which Manikyamba agrees but Raju refuses. Parallelly, Narasaiah makes his son Raja Shekharam (Prabhakar Reddy) as the factory manager, who treats workers as slaves. So, fed up workers leave the factory. Raju gathers them and starts a new industry with the support of Govt. Now Subbaiah decides to make Vimala's marriage with Raja Shekaram. During that time, Narasaiah ploys to destroy Raju's factory which Vimala overhears immediately rushes to Manikyamba and all of them reach the factory. At last, they protect the factory, the baddies are punished and Subbaiah also realizes his mistake. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Raju & Vimala.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Raju
- Krishna Kumari as Vimala
- Gummadi as Ramaiah
- C.S.R as Subbaiah
- Dhulipala as Narasaiah
- Mikkilineni
- Ramana Reddy as Devaiah
- Prabhakar Reddy as Raja Shekaram
- Padmanabham
- Balakrishna
- G. Varalakshmi as Manikyamba
- Surabhi Balasaraswathi
Crew
- Art: A. K. Shekar
- Choreography:
- Story: G. D. Madgulkar
- Dialogues: Tripuraneni Gopichand
- Lyrics: Sri Sri, Arudra, Kosaraju, Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, Madhavapeddi Satyam, Vasantha
- Music: Aswattama
- Editing: M. S. Mani
- Cinematography: M. K. Raju
- Producer: P. Gangadhar Rao
- Screenplay — Director: Gutta Ramineedu
- Banner: Nava Sakthi Films
- Release Date: 21 June 1962
Soundtrack
Kalimilemulu | |
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Film score by Aswadhama | |
Released | 1962 |
Recorded | 21:38 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Producer | Aswattama |
Music composed by Aswattama. Lyrics were written by Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry. Music released on Audio Company.
S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
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1 | "Ayyare Chuda Chakkani" | Jikki | 3:24 |
2 | "Chilipi Chilukamma" | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:18 |
3 | "Galilo Tele Poolalo" | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:14 |
4 | "Kommala Meeda" | P. Susheela | 3:19 |
5 | "Nosata Vrasina" | P. Susheela | 2:55 |
6 | "Kalaloni Galimeda" | P. Susheela | 2:54 |
7 | "Cheyyaku Dubara" | Madhavapeddi Satyam, Vasantha | 2:34 |
References
- "Kalimilemulu (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Kalimilemulu (Producer)". Filmiclub.
- "Kalimilemulu (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- "Kalimilemulu (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.