Private Master
Private Master is a 1967 Telugu drama film directed by Kasinathuni Viswanath. The Private Master role is played by Varanasi Ram Mohan Rao, while Ghattamaneni Krishna acted in a negative role.
| Private Master | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kasinathuni Viswanath |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Screenplay by | Kasinathuni Viswanath |
| Story by | Tapi Dharma Rao |
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| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | K. N. Ramakrishnarao |
| Edited by | B. Goapala Rao |
Production company | D. B. N. Films |
| Distributed by | Sree Films |
Release date | 14 September 1967 |
Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film title Private Master is an English language one. During that period of pure Telugu titles, the producer adventurously decides for an English title which in Telugu language means "Tuition Teacher".
Plot
Sridhar Rao is a wealthy man. He has two daughters, Sundari and Raaji. Sridhar Rao appoints Prasad Rao as private master for tuition for Raaji at home. Sundari and Prasad Rao starts loving each other. They decide to marry with the permission of their elders.
Krishna wants to become very rich and is prepared to do anything with the help of his friends Bobby and Jaya. Krishna traps Sridhar Rao and wanted to become his son-in-law. Sridhar is ready to forget the help he got from the Jagannath Rao, father of Prasad Rao and decides to marry Sundari with Krishna.
Grandfather Relangi helps Sundari and Prasad to marry in a temple. To ease the tension and save the family prestige, her sister Raaji convinces Krishna to marry her. Sridhar Rao sends Sundari out of home. They live happily in poverty, while Krishna gradually making money.
Both Krishna and Prasad Rao get into problems in their quest to earn money. Finally, grandfather with the help of Prasad Rao and Sundari exposes Krishna and his friends and the film ends happily.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character |
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| Rammohan | Prasad Rao |
| Ghattamaneni Krishna | Krishna |
| Kanchana | Sundari |
| Sukanya | Raaji |
| Gummadi Venkateswara Rao | Sridhar Rao |
| Pushpakumari | |
| Relangi Venkata Ramaiah | Sundari's grandfather |
| Chittor V. Nagaiah | Jagannath Rao |
| Meena Kumari | |
| Chalam | Bobby |
| Vijayalalitha | Jaya |
| Allu Ramalingaih | Assistant Rattaih |
| Surabhi Balasaraswati | Maalakshmi |
| Kanaka Durga | |
| Udayalakshmi | |
| Sobhan Babu | Raghu |
| Ravi Kondala Rao | Postman Kutumbiah |
| Peketi | |
| P.J. Sarma | |
| Balakrishna | |
| Sambasiva Rao | |
| Seetharam | |
| Vadlamani Viswanatham | |
| Madhavaswamy | |
| Narayana | |
| Kantha Rao | |
| Suryakantham | |
| Nagabhushanam | |
| Padmanabham | |
| Vanisri |
Soundtrack
There are 8 songs in the film with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Addamlo Kanipinchedi" | Athreya | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela | |
| 2. | "Chiru Chiru Jallula" | Athreya | P.Susheela | |
| 3. | "Ekkada Untavo" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Ekkadikellave Pilla" | Kosaraju | Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, P. Susheela | |
| 5. | "Mallepoola Mancham Undi" | Athreya | P. Susheela | |
| 6. | "Manasunte Chaladule" | Athreya | S. Janaki | |
| 7. | "Paaduko Paaduko" | Arudra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 8. | "Teravaku Teravaku" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao |