Prema Nagar
Prema Nagar (transl. City of Love) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language romance film produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Koduri Kausaliya Devi, and was a Blockbuster at the box office, the second highest-grossing film of the year behind Dasara Bullodu.[1] The film was remade in Tamil as Vasantha Maligai (1972) and in Hindi as Prem Nagar (1974).[2]
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| Directed by | K. S. Prakash Rao |
| Produced by | D. Ramanaidu |
| Written by | Acharya Aatreya (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Prakash Rao |
| Based on | Prema Nagar by Koduri Kausaliya Devi |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisree |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | K. A. Marthand |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹4 crore |
| Box office | ₹8 crore |
Plot
Kalyan (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), the second son of a wealthy Zamindar family, is a happy-go-lucky guy who enjoys his life with wine and women. Latha (Vanisri) a middle-class woman working as an air hostess, lives with her father (Gummadi), mother (Hemalatha), two brothers and a sister. Her elder brother (Kakarala) resides at home with his wife, but Latha is the highest earning member of the family, so she decides to change her profession. She joins as a secretary to Kalyan.
The next day Kalyan takes her to his estate, where she meets his mother (Shantha Kumari), elder brother Keshav Varma (Satyanarayana) and sister-in-law Indrani (S. Varalakshmi). Latha soon notices that Kalyan is an alcoholic and, therefore, wishes to resign, but a servant begs her not to because Kalyan's behavior has changed for the better since meeting her.
Latha, assures Kalyan's mother, that she will, in fact, try and stop Kalyan from drinking. One day Latha tries to stop Kalyan from drinking; she throws the glass after arguing with him, infuriating Kalyan into throwing a bottle at her, where he realizes his mistake, he destroys all his bottles, promising Latha that he will never drink again.
After that, Kalyan starts loving Latha deeply and he contracts a new palace on the name of her love called Prem Nagar. Keshav Varma witnesses all this and runs to tell his mother. He conjures a story about Latha having stolen his wife's jewelry. Hearing this, Kalyan becomes suspicious of Latha. He asks Latha about it, but she runs away utterly dejected that he could suspect her of such wrongdoing. Fortunately, Kalyan overhears his servant Dasu (Rajababu) whisper to another about Keshav's malicious plan.
Kalyan confesses his ignorance and apologizes. But Latha will not forgive him. Kalyan loses his composure and becomes seriously ill. Meanwhile, Latha receives a marriage proposal. Kalyan's mother goes to apologize to Latha while Latha hands her an invitation to her wedding. She shows this to her son, who then decides to attend the wedding and Latha is shocked to see him. She meets him privately to reconcile their differences but, unfortunately, her sister-in-law spots them and announces it to the guests. All depart, leaving Latha with her family. Then, all of a sudden, Kalyan's mother enters the room and declares that Latha should marry his son. When Latha arrives at the palace, she is shocked to see Kalyan's condition, that out of desperation and lovesickness he had poisoned himself. But anyhow Kalyan is rescued by taking to the hospital, leading to a happy ending.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Kalyan
- Vanisri as Lata
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Kalyan's father
- Gummadi as Latha's father
- Satyanarayana as Keshav Varma
- Raja Babu as Dasu
- Chittor V. Nagaiah as Doctor
- Dhulipala as Diwanji
- Ramana Reddy
- K. V. Chalam as Cook
- Raavi Kondala Rao as School Teacher
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Priest
- Kakarala as Latha's brother
- Santha Kumari as Kalyan's mother
- Hemalatha as Latha's mother
- Suryakantham
- S. Varalakshmi as Indrani
- Rama Prabha as Hamsa
- Jyothi Lakshmi as item number
- Pushpalatha as Ayya
- Pushpa Kumari as Gowri
- Meena Kumari as Kamala
- Master Venkatesh as Young Keshav Varma
Crew
- Art: S. Krishna Rao
- Choreography: Chinni - Sampath
- Lyrics - Dialogues: Acharya Aatreya
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, L. R. Eeswari
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Story: Koduri Kausalya Devi
- Editing: K. A. Marthand
- Makeup: Y. Madhavaiha
- Cinematography: S. Venkataratnam
- Producer: D. Ramanaidu
- Screenplay - Director: K. S. Prakash Rao
- Banner: Suresh Productions
- Release Date: 24 September 1971
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 43:07 | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya. All songs are evergreen blockbusters. Music released on SAREGAMA Audio Company.
| S. No | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Anthamuleni" | Ghantasala | 1:26 |
| 2 | "Nenu Puttanu Lokam Mecchindi" | Ghantasala | 4:03 |
| 3 | "Vunte Ee Oollo Vundu" | P. Susheela | 3:55 |
| 4 | "Le Le Le Naa Raja" | Ghantasala, L. R. Eswari | 4:23 |
| 5 | "Kalavani Dheenula" | P. Susheela | 0:46 |
| 6 | "Yevaro Ravalli" | P. Susheela | 4:21 |
| 7 | "Kadavethukochindhi" | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:32 |
| 8 | "Theta Theta Telugula" | Ghantasala | 3:32 |
| 9 | "Nee Kosam Velasindhi" | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:44 |
| 10 | "Manasu Gathi Inthe" | Ghantasala | 4:07 |
| 11 | "Yevari Kosam" | Ghantasala | 3:32 |
References
- Chakravarthy, Venkatesh. "Dream merchant". Frontline. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Prem Nagar: Rajesh Khanna-starrer may not have recall value of Anand, but is worth revisiting". Firstpost. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
External links
- Prema Nagar at IMDb