Rajeswari Kalyanam
Rajeswari Kalyanam (transl. Marriage of Rajeswari) is a 1993 Telugu-language drama film, produced by D. Kishore under the Sri Jayabheri Art Productions banner, presented by Murali Mohan[2] and directed by Kranthi Kumar.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Meena, Vanisri and Suresh [4] and music composed by M. M. Keeravani.[5]
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Directed by | Kranthi Kumar |
Produced by | Vijayalakshmi Padmaja Vani Murali Mohan (presents) |
Written by | L. B. Sriram (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Kranthi Kumar |
Story by | Kranthi Kumar |
Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisri Meena Suresh |
Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Cinematography | K. S. Hari |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
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Running time | 131 Mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins on an ideal couple Master (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) & Seeta (Vanisri) lives alone on an island in river Godavari. They foster a kid Kisthaiah (Baby Shrestha) and decides to adopt him legally. During that time, Sankaram (Suresh) the father of Kisthaiah returns when the couple forced to narrate the past. A few years ago, there used to live a beautiful & courteous girl Rajeswari (Meena) in the neighboring village, daughter of Zamindar Venkat Naidu (Gummadi) who is crippled. Exploiting it, Rajeswari's vicious shrew step-mother Bhavani (Jayachitra) manipulates by acquiring authority over the property and subjecting Rajeswari to hardships. In that plight, the only cheer-up for Rajeswari is amity with Master & Seeta. Thereafter, Sankaram arrives as a veterinary doctor to the village and falls for Rajeswari. Knowing it, Bhavani's torture on Rajeswari reaches peeks. Learning it, Master moves with the wedding proposal to Venkat Naidu. Here, as a flabbergast, Bhavani reveals the truth that Rajeswari is already married and she is a widow. Actually, in Rajeswari's childhood, Bhavani as a ploy performed her espousal with her drunkard brother (Srikanth) by giving sedation. Being aware of it, furious Venkat Naidu, unfortunately, kills the bridegroom which made him paralyzed and compelled to surrender to his wife. Right now, Master mettle against the village, couples up Rajeswari with Sankaram and starts residing on the island. As time passes, Rajeswari becomes pregnant which inflames Bhavani, plans to knock out them when to punish her Venkat Naidu commits suicide. The incident blows up Bhavani's avenge and intrigues to eliminate Sankaram & Rajeswari. In the attack, Rajeswari dies giving birth to Kisthaiah and Sankaram is badly wounded, lost his memory and believed to be dead. At present, Sankaram decides to leave along with the child to which Seeta refuses as she developed plenty of affection on him but Master convinces her. At last, they handover the child to Sankaram. Finally, the movie ends the elderly couple continuing their life journey.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Master
- Meena as Rajeswari
- Vanisri as Seeta
- Suresh as Shankar
- Gummadi as Venkat Rayudu
- Jayachitra as Bhavani
- Srikanth as Bhavani's brother
- Brahmanandam as Kankara Kanaka Rao
- Babu Mohan as Pedda Pentaiah
- Pakhija as Gaydala Rajamma
- Baby Shrestha as Kishtaiah
Soundtrack
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Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 28:04 | |||
Label | AKASH Audio | |||
Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
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Music composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Yendaro Mahanubhavulu" | SP Balu, Chitra, Baby Prasanna | 3:51 |
2. | "Ningi Neela" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:47 |
3. | "Chukka Chukka" | SP Balu, Chitra | 5:22 |
4. | "Danisariga Danisariga" | SP Balu, Chitra, Baby Prasanna | 1:15 |
5. | "Odanu Jaripe" | SP Balu, Chitra | 3:51 |
6. | "Sri Ganapathi" | SP Balu | 4:46 |
Total length: | 28:04 |
References
- "Rajeswari Kalyanam (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Rajeswari Kalyanam (Producer)". Filmiclub.
- "Rajeswari Kalyanam (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- "Rajeswari Kalyanam (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- "Rajeswari Kalyanam (Review)". Spicy Onion.