Govula Gopanna
Govula Gopanna is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language comedy-drama film, produced by Lakshmi Rajyam and Sridhar Rao under the Rajyam Productions banner and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Rajasree and Bharathi, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film is a remake of the 1966 Kannada film Emme Thammanna.[3]
| Govula Gopanna | |
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| Directed by | C. S. Rao |
| Produced by | Lakshmi Rajyam Sridhar Rao Sundarlal Nehata (Presents) |
| Written by | Bhamidipati Radhakrishna (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | C. S. Rao |
| Story by | A. K. Velan |
| Based on | Emme Thammanna (1966) |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Rajasree Bharathi |
| Music by | Ghantasala |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
| Edited by | S. P. S. Veerappa |
Production company | Rajyam Productions[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Gopanna (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is an innocent cowherd who adores God. Nagaraju (Gummadi), the Municipal Chairman is a vicious person, undertakes a lot of atrocities and performs anti-social illegal activities in the town. He has two children, an arrogant daughter Tara (Rajasree) and a good-nurtured son Kasthuri (Chalam). Kasthuri always teases and revolts against his father. Once Tara whips Gopanna's cows, in turn, furious Gopanna strikes her. On that night, Nagaraju sends his men to eliminate Gopanna when Kasthuri rescues him, changes his attire and advises him to meet Advocate Narasimham (Relangi), who always supports justice and gives a tough fight to Nagaraju. Narasimham leads a happy family life with his ideal wife Mahalakshmi (Suryakantham) and daughter Radha (Bharathi). He fixes Radha's alliance with his childhood friend Sripathi's son Shekar (again Akkineni Nageswara Rao), who resembles Gopanna, when Gopanna reaches Narasimham's house they mistake him as Shekar and honor him. Meanwhile, Gopanna and Radha fall in love. Shekar arrives to apprentice Narasimham and goes into the clutches of Nagaraju. He escapes and reaches Narasimham's house where he gets shocked to see Gopanna, who explains him the facts. At that moment, Shekar understands Gopanna is in love with Radha, so, he stops him. Now they play a confused drama without revealing their identity. Eventually, Sekhar gets acquaintance with Tara which begins with petty quarrel which later turns into love. Unfortunately, Radha witnesses Sekhar & Tara and misunderstands Gopanna when Shekar turns up and affirms the entire story. Hearing it, Narasimham throws Gopanna out and decides to make Radha's marriage with Shekar. But Shekar refuses and explains regarding his love affair. Here Narasimham loses his cool and claims Nagaraju as the killer of his father. Listening to it, Shekar breaks down and he also learns, his father gathered pieces of evidence against Nagaraju in a diary and safeguarded it in a secret place. In anger, Shekar burst out on Nagaraju, knowing his identity, Nagaraju captivates him and threatens Narasimham for the diary. Immediately, Narasimham rushes to Nagaraju's house where he seeks to slay Narasimham, at that point in time, Gopanna lands and rescues Narasimham by a play when everyone understands the virtue of Gopanna. Simultaneously, Shekar is shifted to Nagaraju's den, anyway, Gopanna breaks out the diary, finds the route map to the den, sees the end of Nagaraju and protects Shekar. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Gopanna & Radha and Shekar & Tara.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Gopanna & Sekhar (dual role)[4]
- Rajasree as Tara
- Bharathi as Radha
- Relangi as Pleader Narasimham
- Gummadi as Chairman Nagaraju
- Chalam as Kasthuri
- Suryakantam as Mahalakshmi
- Lakshmirajyam as Shanthamma
- Sukanya as Raji / Rajeswari
Crew
- Art: G. V. Subba Rao
- Choreography: Vempati Satyam
- Fights: Raghavulu
- Dialogues: Bhamidipati Radhakrishna
- Lyrics: Kosaraju, Dasarathi, Arudra, Sri Sri
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Raghavulu, Bangalore Latha
- Publicity Design: Gangadhar
- Story: A. K. Velan
- Music: Ghantasala
- Editing: S. P. S. Veerappa
- Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh
- Presenter: Sunderlal Nahata
- Producers: Sridhara Rao, Lakshmi Rajyam
- Director: C. S. Rao
- Banner: Rajyam Productions
- Release Date: 19 April 1968
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:18 | |||
| Producer | Ghantasala | |||
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Music composed by Ghantasala. Music released on Audio Company.[5]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Hello Mr. Govula Gopanna" | Kosaraju | S. Janaki | 4:15 |
| 2 | "Ee Virithotala" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela,Raghavulu, Bangalore Latha | 3:34 |
| 3 | "Akasamlo" | Dasaradhi | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:40 |
| 4 | "Kannela Valapula" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 5:29 |
| 5 | "Vinara Vinara" | Kosarju | Ghantasala | 3:59 |
| 6 | "Dum Dum Dry Cleaning" | Dasaradhi | Ghantasala, Bangalore Latha | 3:06 |
| 7 | "Hadapettakoi Bava" | Kosarju | S. Janaki | 3:52 |
| 6 | "Vinara Vinara" | Kosarju | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 2:23 |
References
- "Govula Gopanna (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Govula Gopanna (Release Date)". Spicy Onion.
- National Film Archive of India [@nfaiofficial] (26 April 2018). "A moment from the dream song sequence 'Kolalanoodhi Kuniva' from the film #EmmeThammanna, starring #FaceOfTheWeek Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was later remade in Telugu (Govula Gopanna), Tamil (Mattukkara Velan) and Hindi (Jigri Dost)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Narasimham, M. L. (19 August 2019). "Remembering 'Dharma Daata' (1970)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Govula Gopanna (Songs)". Cineradham.