Prana Mithrulu
| Prana Mithrulu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | P. Pullaiah |
| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (story / dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | P. Pullaiah |
| Produced by | V. Venkateswarlu |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri Jaggayya |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Padmasri Pictures[1] |
| Distributed by | Sri Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Prana Mithrulu (English: Soulmates) is a 1967 Telugu drama film, produced by V. Venkateswarlu under the Padmasri Pictures banner[2] and directed by P. Pullaiah.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, Jaggayya in the lead roles[4] and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[5][6]
Plot
Chinna Babu Gopala Krishna / Babu (Jaggayya) is a multi-millionaire, proprietor of a sailing company. He always enjoys the life in extracurricular activities along with friends which suffers his mother Jagadamba (Santha Kumari). Chinnaiah / Chinna (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a servant, grown up along with Babu in their house, though he is a servant he is a soulmate to Babu and Jagadamba treats both of equally. Diwanji (Gummadi) look after business affairs, is a crooked & cruel person who wants to grab the entire property. In many ways, he tries to cheat and manipulate Babu but Chinna stands as a barrier between them and protects his sovereign. Diwanji gets fed up with Chinna's behavior, insults him and remembers that he is, after all, a servant. Angered Babu, immediately gives Chinna entire authority on his property. Diwanji could not tolerate it, he uses innocence and pretends to resign the job. Here Jagadamba feels that it's good for everyone to separate Chinna & Babu. She offers a huge amount to Chinna and asks him to go away from Babu, so that, Babu could take up his responsibilities. But Chinna throws away the money and replies, he cannot live without Babu. Then Jagadamba pleads him, so, he gives her a word to do it. Knowing that Chinna is leaving Babu prays him to not do so but Chinna does not stand, therefore, Babu keeps the oath on him not to move which makes Chinna as a statue. At that moment, Jagadamba realizes the greatness of their friendship and asks them to live together.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Chinnaiah
- Savitri as Parvathi
- Jaggayya as Chinna Babu Gopala Krishna
- Gummadi as Diwanji
- Relangi as Simhalu
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Seshayya
- Chadalavada as Appalu
- Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Nandesam Seth
- A. V. Subba Rao as Raja Visweswara Rao
- Raavi Kondala Rao as Pichaiah
- Jagga Rao as Kondaiah
- Santha Kumari as Jagadamba
- Kanchana as Padmavathi
- Girija as Lachamma
- Geetanjali as Kalavar Rani
- Sukanya as item number
Crew
- Art: S. Krishna Rao, Suranna
- Choreography: Tangappa
- Story - Dialogues: Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
- Lyrics: Acharya Aatreya, Dasaradhi, C. Narayana Reddy
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, J. V. Raghavulu, L. R. Eswari, Prayaga
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Editing: N. M. Shankar
- Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
- Producer: V. Venkateswarlu
- Screenplay - Director: P. Pullaiah
- Banner: Padmasri Pictures
- Release Date: 1967
Story
Chinnayya (ANR), a poor orphan, is a trusted friend and aide of the zamindar Gopalakrishna aka Babu garu(Jaggaiah). They share a bond beyond a casual friendship, one of brothers. It is acknowledged by Gopal Krishna's mother Raniamma (Santhakumari) who raises them both as brothers. Both of them enjoy a young life of frolic. Chinna though continues to live by some rules and believes in being righteous. Babu has no time for it and is myopic to the rest except the friendship of Chinna and instant joys. He is also shown to be lacking foresight, childish, and impulsive. Chinna serves him at every step and they are both inseparable.
They misbehave with the beautiful and short-tempered local lady teacher Parvathi aka Pantulamma (Savitri) who slaps Chinna. Despite few clashes due to Raniamma trying to separate Chinna from Gopalakrishna, the friends continue their habits. In this process, Chinna refuses huge amounts of cash and power baited to him. This helps them form a closer and deeper bond. Chinna is made the manager of the shipping business. He reconciles with the impulsive Pantulamma and uses her as a transcriber for his business documents, and in that process attaining both literacy and a strong grip on language. In this process, Parvathi falls in love with Chinna. While Chinna is busy, the vagabond Babu is smitten by a dancing lady Kalavar Rani (Geetanjali) of dubious intents. She is introduced with malicious intent by the Diwan (Gummadi) and is caught red-handed by Chinna who sends her off with threats and a cash treat from personal account. Chinna also takes care of the business and sets it right once again by saving it from the corruption of the staff, especially the Diwan and Seshayya (Allu Ramalingaiah). This pits Chinna against the Diwan and he catches him red-handed but pardons him considering his elderly age.
Meanwhile, Gopalakrishna humours and teases Chinna about Parvathi, and in a bid to force him to accept love for Parvathi, asks him to bring her to him for pleasure. He obliges and asks Parvathi the same. Heartbroken, she confronts and gives herself to Gopalakrishna who refuses her and explains the situation. She refuses to ever go back to Chinna and remains heartbroken and angry against him. In a bid to clean his image and push Chinna to senses, Gopalakrishna marries Padmavathi (Kanchana). With Chinna's help, she understands the complex character of Gopalakrishna and they form a good marital bond. Meanwhile, Parvathi continues to wither away. Labour problems persist in the factory with no one having a clue about how to handle them. Chinna is sent as a trojan horse into the labour camp by Gopalakrishna aka Babu to prey upon the belief and vulnerabilities of the workforce. With some acting and help from Gopalakrishna, Chinna establishes himself as a labour leader but his true intentions are only to serve his master Gopalakrishna. Parvathi sees through the drama and desperately tries to educate the labour masses against the plot to no avail. The blind belief of the labourers and their plights changes Chinna's heart. He confronts Gopalakrishna and stands up as their leader in true light. Parvathi continues to not believe him and accuses him at will.
Gopalakrishna finds it impossible to bear the growing separation between him and Chinna, and tries to lure him back to his camp. With each refusal of Chinna, Gopalakrishna's ego flares and it leads to violent behavior from him. In one instance, he snaps off at Simhalu (Relangi), a labourer, physically assaulting him. Gopalakrishna is saved by Chinna from the mob. Chinna then tries to prove himself by asking Gopalakrishna to apologize, who refuses. Raniamma's diplomacy fails to bring them together.
In uncontrollable fury, Gopalakrishna half-sanctions Chinna's murder. Diwan contrives to take these loose words into action. Knowing full well from Padmavathi's help that his life is under threat, Chinna continues on to a peaceful march for self-respect to Gopalkrishna's house. This earns him back Parvathi's respect. Ignoring her pleas of life being more important, he marches on. The mob is controlled at the house by Chinna. Gopalakrishna, despite carrying his gun to the mob, fails to point it to Chinna, but a counterplan by the Diwan backfires as Appalu (Chadalawada), who is the Diwan's henchman, times wrong and fires at Chinna who meets a heroic death. Gopalakrishna realizes his mistakes but it is too late. Sensing ominous signs, Parvathi too falls at the feet of the local deity and dies. The culprits are all arrested by the police. A statue of Chinna rises in front of the Zamindar Gopalakrishna's building with all the labourers, Gopalakrishna and Gopalakrishna's family paying him tearful tributes.
Soundtrack
| Prana Mithrulu | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 14:44 | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
| K. V. Mahadevan chronology | ||||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Music released on Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kala Kala Navve" | Dasaradhi | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:19 |
| 2 | "Gundehallu" | Acharya Aatreya | P. Susheela | 3:33 |
| 3 | "Pilupu Vinu" | Dasaradhi | P. Susheela | 3:37 |
| 4 | "Thellavarenu Kodi Koosenu" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 3:26 |
| 5 | "Manasu Mamatha" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Prayaga | 2:49 |
References
- ^ "Prana Mithrulu (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Prana Mithrulu (Banner)". Filmiclub.
- ^ "Prana Mithrulu (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Prana Mithrulu (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ^ "Prana Mithrulu (Music)". Spicy Onion.
- ^ "Prana Mithrulu (Review)". The Cine Bay.