Vichitra Jeevitham

Vichitra Jeevitham
Movie poster
Directed by	V. Madhusudhan Rao
Written by	Bollimuntha Sivaramakrishna (dialogues)
Screenplay by	V. Madhusudhan Rao
Story by	Gulshan Nanda
Produced by	Nidamarthi Padmakshi N. Pushpa Bhatt
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisri Jayasudha
Cinematography	V. S. R. Swamy
Edited by	D. Venkataratnam
Music by	Chakravarthy
Production company	Sri Umalakshmi Combines
Release date	1978 (1978)
Running time	134 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Vichitra Jeevitham (English: Strange Life) is a 1978 Telugu drama film, produced by Nidamarthi Padmakshi and N. Pushpa Bhatt under the Sri Umalakshmi Combines banner and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri, Jayasudha in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Daag (1973), which itself is based on Thomas Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge.

Plot

Chandra Shekar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), falls in love with beautiful Gowri (Vanisri) and they get married. Soon, Chandram gets a job in an estate and they leave there. On the way, owing to bad weather, they decide to spend a night at a bungalow owned by Chandram boss Surendra Nath (Mohan Babu), who tries to rape Gowri when she is alone. But Chandram arrives in time, and a fight ensues, resulting in the death of Surendra Nath. Chandra Shekar is arrested and, later, sentenced to death by the court. But, on the way to prison, the police van carrying him meets with an accident. All occupants are killed. At the time Gowri is pregnant, she gives birth to a baby boy. Years later, Gowri, working as a school teacher and bringing up Chandram's son, finds out that her husband is still alive. He is living with a new identity as Shekar and is married to a rich woman named Ganga (Jayasudha). After escaping from the police van, Chandram met Ganga, whose lover had ditched her on learning of her pregnancy. Chandra Shekar married her to provide legitimacy to her child, in return for her help in establishing his new identity. Now, after so many years, the law is once again at his doorstep. This time, however, there is an added crime to his name: bigamy. The rest of the story whether Chandram would able to prove his innocence.

Cast

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Chandra Shekar
• Vanisri as Gowri
• Jayasudha as Ganga
• Mohan Babu as Surendra Nath
• Jaggayya as Inspector Anand
• Gummadi as Visweswaraiah
• Nagabhushanam as Jananatham
• Dhulipala as Lawyer
• Kakarala as Lawyer
• Rama Prabha as Jaganatham's wife
• Radha Kumari as Principal
• Jaya Malini as item number

Crew

• Art: G. V. Subba Rao
• Choreography: Chinni - Sampath
• Fights: Madhavan
• Dialogues: Bollimuntha Sivaramakrishna
• Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Aarudhra, Vituri, Dasaradhi
• Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela, Jikki
• Music: Chakravarthy
• Story: Gulshan Nanda
• Editing: D. Venkataratnam
• Cinematography: V. S. R. Swamy
• Producer: Nidamarthi Padmakshi, N. Pushpa Bhatt
• Screenplay - Director: V. Madhusudhan Rao
• Banner: Sri Umalakshmi Combines
• Release Date: 1978

Soundtrack

Vichitra Jeevitham
Film score by Chakravarthy
Released	1978
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	26:12
Label	EMI Columbia Audio
Producer	Chakravarthy
Chakravarthy chronology
Simha Garjana (1978) Vichitra Jeevitham (1978) Seetapathi Samsaram (1978)

The music soundtrack was composed by Chakravarthy and released on EMI Columbia Audio Company.

S. No.	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	"Inaalla Ee Mooga Baada"	C. Narayana Reddy	SP Balu	4:33
2	"Banginapalli Maamidipandu"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	SP Balu, P. Susheela	4:26
3	"Naa Kosam"	Aarudhra	SP Balu, P. Susheela	4:28
4	"Allibilli Chittipapa"	Vituri	P. Susheela	4:36
5	"O Priyathamaa"	Dasaradhi	P. Susheela	3:51
5	"Gummadamma Gummadamma"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	P. Susheela, Jikki	4:18

External links

• Vichitra Jeevitham at IMDb