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Charana Daasi
Charana Daasi
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. Prakash Rao
Screenplay by	Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
Based on	Noukadubi; by Rabindranath Tagore
Produced by	A. Sankara Reddy
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao; Akkineni Nageswara Rao; Anjali Devi; Savitri
Cinematography	P. L. Roy
Edited by	N. M. Shankar
Music by	S. Rajeswara Rao
Production; company	Lalitha Films
Release date	20 December 1956;
Running time	196 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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Charana Daasi (transl. Wife) is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language drama film written by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam and directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and Savitri, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 Bengali novel Noukadubi. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as Mathar Kula Manikkam (1956)

Plot

The film revolves around two couples – Dr. Chandra Sekhar & Parvathi; and Venu & Lakshmi. Venu & Lakshmi love each kther, but Venu is forcibly married off to another girl, Devaki, by his parents. Simultaneously, another wedding takes place in the same village of an orthodox girl, Parvathi, which is disrupted due to dowry problems. During that plight, Dr. Chandra Shekar, the bestie of Parvathi's brother, nuptials her to keep them safe face. Due to the sudden espousal, the couple fails to notice. Parallelly, as it is an unwilling alliance, Venu, too, overlooks the bride. The bridal parties travel on the same train, resulting in a disastrous accident. In which Venu's parents and wife die. Here, Venu mistakes Parvathi for his wife, sees her bridal dress, and takes her home. Meanwhile, Shekar assumes that both his friend and wife are deceased. Fortuitously, on time, Venu realizes the truth that he hides from Parvathi and is relentless in searching for Parvathi's husband to unite them. Before he could succeed, Lakshmi misconstrues him by considering Parvathi as his wife. Right now, Parvathi also learns the truth and flees from Venu's house, mortified when she tries to commit suicide. Destiny makes her, rescued by her mother-in-law Annapurna, and lands at her husband's house. Nevertheless, knowing the reality, she cannot divulge her identity, being dastarded that Shekar may suspect her chastity. Besides, Lakshmi becomes a lunatic due to Venu's deceit, and she is admitted to Shekar's hospital. During treatment, Lakshmi & Shekar convene with each other, and their elders decide to merge them, which Parvathi also happily approves. Just in time, Venu arrives and imparts the facts when Shekar wholeheartedly accepts Parvathi, and both thank Venu even though Lakshmi feels sorry. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Venu & Lakshmi.

Cast

N. T. Rama Rao as Dr. Chandra Sekhar
Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Venu
Anjali Devi as Parvathi
Savitri as Lakshmi
S. V. Ranga Rao as Raghavaiah
Relangi as Mahesham
Ramana Reddy as Narsu & Krishna (dual role)
Govindarajula Subba Rao as Basavaiah
Chadalavada as Hanumanthu
Perumallu as Rangaiah
Kannamba as Annapurna
Sowcar Janaki as Saroja
Suryakantam as Seshamma
Hemalatha as Venu's mother
Kamala Lakshman as Vasavadatta in Svapnavasavadattam Dance Drama
Ragini as Dancer
Ambika Sukumaran as Dancer

Production

The film is based on Rabindranath Tagore's novel, Noukadubi. The director T. Prakash Rao chose to replace the boat crash sequence in the novel with a train accident in the film, inspired by a real event that took place near Ariyalur. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, with the Tamil version titled Mathar Kula Manikkam.^[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.^[2]

Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
"Gulabeela"	Samudrala Sr	Ghantasala & P. Leela	2:07
"Aasalu Poochinavi"	Samudrala Sr.	P. Susheela	3:49
"Are Beta.... Bommalaata"	Vempati Sadasivabrahmam	Mallikarjuna Rao	3:14
"Gunde Raayi Chesuko"	B. V. N. Acharya	Madhavapeddi Satyam	3:42
"Ee Dayachaluna Raa"	Samudrala Sr.	P. Leela	3:41
"Regina Aasa"	Samudrala Sr.	Jikki	2:59
"Srilalitaa Dayaakalitaa"	BVN Acharya	P. Leela	3:03
"Badhalee Ayipoyindhe Bhamamani"	Kosaraju	Pithapuram Nageswara Rao	3:36
"Nede Kadaa Hayi"	Kosaraju	Madhavapeddi Satyam & Swarnalatha	3:32
"Maruvakumaa Manoramana"	BVN Acharya	P. Susheela	4:31
"Murisenu Lokalu Kanumaa"	Samudrala Sr.	Ghantasala & P. Susheela	2:23
"Oho Viyogini"	BVN Acharya	P. Susheela	2:42
"Yekkadunnadi"	Samudrala Sr.	Jikki & K. Rani	3:10
"Tharumaarulaadeveme Vayyaari"	Samudrala Sr.	V. N. Sundaram	2:15
"Dhushtudu Jooche Ninnu"	Samudrala Sr.	P. Susheela
"Kantini Satyamu Nenee Reyi"	Samudrala Sr.	P. Leela

Release

Charanadasi and Mathar Kula Manikkam, the Telugu and Tamil versions respectively, were released the same year and were box-office successes.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Guy, Randor (20 October 2012). "Blast from the Past – Mathar Kula Manikkam 1956". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ "Charanadaasi (1956)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

External links

Charana Daasi at IMDb

[thehindu-1] Guy, Randor (20 October 2012). "Blast from the Past – Mathar Kula Manikkam 1956". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[2] "Charanadaasi (1956)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

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-'''''Charana Daasi''''' ({{translation|Wife}}) is a 1956 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written by [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]] and directed by [[T. Prakash Rao]]. It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Anjali Devi]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], with music composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]. The film is based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s 1906 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novel ''[[Noukadubi]]''. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''[[Mathar Kula Manikkam]]'' (1956). Story and Dialogues were by [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]]
+'''''Charana Daasi''''' ({{translation|Wife}}) is a 1956 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written by [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]] and directed by [[T. Prakash Rao]]. It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Anjali Devi]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], with music composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]. The film is based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s 1906 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novel ''[[Noukadubi]]''. It was simultaneously made in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Mathar Kula Manikkam]]'' (1956)
 == Plot ==
-The film revolves around couples – Dr. Chandra Shekar & Parvati ahead of Venu & Lakshmi. Venu & Lakshmi are love birds, but Venu's parents compel him to knit a girl, Devaki, by his parents. Simultaneously, a nuptial of an orthodox girl, Parvati, occurs therein and is disrupted due to dowry. During that plight, Dr. Chandra Shekar splices Parvati to keep them safe. Due to the sudden espousal, the couple fails to notice. Parallelly, as it is an unwilling alliance, Venu overlooks the bride. Both parties travel on the same train, resulting in a disastrous accident when Venu's parents & wife die. Fallaciously, he interprets Parvati as his spotting in bridal dress and takes her home. Meanwhile, Shekar declares that both his friend & wife are deceased. Fortuitously, on time, Venu ascertained the actuality and hid from Parvati. Plus, he engages himself in Shekar's quest before Lakshmi misconstrues him by considering Parvati to be his wife. Moreover, Parvati is also aware that he fled with mortification and attempted suicide. Destiny secures her with her mother-in-law, Annapurna, and lands at her husband's house. Nevertheless, knowing the reality, she cannot divulge it as Shekar may suspect her. Besides, Lakshmi gets deranged, and Shekar treats her. At this, Lakshmi & Shekar are convenient, and their elders decide to merge them, which Parvati also happily approves. In time, Venu arrives and imparts the facts when Shekar wholeheartedly accepts Parvati. Both thank Venu, and Lakshmi also feels sorry. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Venu & Lakshmi.
+The film revolves around two couples – Dr. Chandra Sekhar & Parvathi; and Venu & Lakshmi. Venu & Lakshmi love each kther, but Venu is forcibly married off to another girl, Devaki, by his parents. Simultaneously, another wedding takes place in the same village of an orthodox girl, Parvathi, which is disrupted due to dowry problems. During that plight, Dr. Chandra Shekar, the bestie of Parvathi's brother, nuptials her to keep them safe face. Due to the sudden espousal, the couple fails to notice. Parallelly, as it is an unwilling alliance, Venu, too, overlooks the bride. The bridal parties travel on the same train, resulting in a disastrous accident. In which Venu's parents and wife die. Here, Venu mistakes Parvathi for his wife, sees her bridal dress, and takes her home. Meanwhile, Shekar assumes that both his friend and wife are deceased. Fortuitously, on time, Venu realizes the truth that he hides from Parvathi and is relentless in searching for Parvathi's husband to unite them. Before he could succeed, Lakshmi misconstrues him by considering Parvathi as his wife. Right now, Parvathi also learns the truth and flees from Venu's house, mortified when she tries to commit suicide. Destiny makes her, rescued by her mother-in-law Annapurna, and lands at her husband's house. Nevertheless, knowing the reality, she cannot divulge her identity, being dastarded that Shekar may suspect her chastity. Besides, Lakshmi becomes a lunatic due to Venu's deceit, and she is admitted to Shekar's hospital. During treatment, Lakshmi & Shekar convene with each other, and their elders decide to merge them, which Parvathi also happily approves. Just in time, Venu arrives and imparts the facts when Shekar wholeheartedly accepts Parvathi, and both thank Venu even though Lakshmi feels sorry. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Venu & Lakshmi.
 == Cast ==
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 == Soundtrack ==
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-Music was composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charanadaasi (1956)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405060204/http://indiancine.ma:80/ |archive-date=5 April 2013 }}</ref>
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 [[Category:1956 drama films]]
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