Pooja Phalam (transl. Fruit of prayer) is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed and co-written by B. N. Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and Jamuna, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on the novel Poojari, written by Munipalle Raju.[1][2]
| Pooja Phalam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | B. N. Reddy |
| Written by | D. V. Narasa Raju (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | B. N. Reddy |
| Based on | Poojari by Munipalle Raju |
| Produced by | Daggupathi Lakshminarayana Chowdary |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri Jamuna |
| Cinematography | U. Rajagopal |
| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Production company | Sri Sambu Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editZamindar Madhu is very gullible, and everyone mocks him. Once, he became acquainted with Vasanthi, who lives in a portion of his house. Vasanthi becomes very friendly to Madhu, which he misinterprets as love, but she treats him as a brother. Meanwhile, Madhu proceeds to higher studies, where he befriends Sriram. He makes several attempts to contact Vasanthi and eagerly waits for a reply. Soon after his return, he finds out Vasanthi and her family left the city, and their whereabouts are unknown. Madhu finds a letter from which he realizes Vasanthi's intention and gets deeply haunted. During that plight, Seeta, the daughter of his Manager Rama Krishnaiah, consoles and recoups him, whom he starts endearing. Parallelly, Govindaiah's coparcenary to Madhu's grandfather claims a case in the court for the property—the court handovers the property until the judgment is issued. So, Madhu must leave his mansion when Rama Krishnaiah shelters him. After a while, Madhu is on the edge to win the case. So, sly Govindaiah seeks to kill Madhu by an accident in which he loses his memory. Now, Sriram is a mental specialist, making serious efforts to regain his friend's memory but in vain. Anyway, Madhu triumphs over Govindaiah, and he is seized. Madhu goes back to his mansion, where he slightly remembers Vasanthi. Sriram & Rama Krishnaiah are in quest of her; favorably, she turns into Sriram's wife. At last, via Vasanthi, Sriram makes Madhu regain his sanity. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madhu & Seeta.
Cast
edit- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Madhu[1]
- Savitri as Seeta[1]
- Jamuna as Vasanthi[1]
- Jaggayya as Sriram[1]
- Gummadi as Ramakrishnaiah[1]
- Relangi as Govinda Rao
- Ramana Reddy as Govindaiah[1]
- Mikkilineni as Bheemudu
- Peketi Sivaram as Nityanandam
- Potti Prasad as Raja
- L. Vijayalakshmi as Neela Nagini
- Rajasree as Rani
- Hemalatha as Vasanthi's mother
- Chhaya Devi
Soundtrack
edit| Pooja Phalam | |
|---|---|
| Film score by | |
| Released | 1964 |
| Recorded | 27:38 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | EMI Columbia Audio |
| Producer | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[3] The track "Pagale Vennela" is set in Raga Hindolam/Malkauns.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pagale Vennela Jagame Ooyala" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki | 2:57 |
| 2 | "Ninnaleni Andamedo" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 4:03 |
| 3 | "Endhu Dagi Unnavo" | Devulapalli | P. Susheela | 2:03 |
| 4 | "Madhana Manasayera" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki | 2:56 |
| 5 | "Neruthuno Ledho" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:30 |
| 6 | "Andhena Ee Chethula" | Devulapalli | P. Susheela | 3:01 |
| 7 | "O Basthi Doragaru" | Kosaraju | B. Vasantha, Basaveshwar | 2:44 |
| 8 | "Siva Dheeksha" | Ghanam Seenayya | S. Janaki | 4:47 |
| 9 | "Vasthavu Pothavu" | C. Narayana Reddy | B. Vasantha | 1:37 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Narasimham, M. L. (19 May 2017). "Pujaphalamu (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "పూజా ఫలం". Visalaandhra (in Telugu). 5 January 1964. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Pooja Phalamu (1964)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
edit- Pooja Phalam at IMDb