Mahatmudu

Mahatmudu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	M. S. Gopinath
Written by	Acharya Aatreya (dialogues)
Screenplay by	M. S. Gopinath
Story by	M. S. Gopinath
Produced by	M. S. Gopinath
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Sharada
Cinematography	P. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	I. V. Shanmugam
Music by	T. Chalapathi Rao
Production company	Rajeswari Chitra[1]
Release date	1976 (1976)
Running time	134 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Mahatmudu (transl. Great Soul) is a 1976 Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by M. S. Gopinath under the Rajeswari Chitra banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sharada and music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.^[2]

Plot[]

Zamindar Parvathamma (G.Varalakshmi) has two sons Venu Gopal (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) & Nanda Gopal (Satyanarayana) though the elder one Nanda Gopal is foster she treats both equally and calls the two as Gopal only. Venu loves a wise girl Seeta (Sarada) before he reveals it to his mother, unexpectedly, Nandu gets acquainted and starts liking Seeta. Knowing it, Parvathamma moves with the marriage proposal which Seeta also agrees as she is confused of names. Being cognizant of it, Venu stupefies, but immediately retrieves, and couple up Seeta with Nandu by convincing her. Soon after, Nandu learns regarding the love affair Venu & Seeta when sly Manager Basavaiah (Allu Ramalingaiah) provokes his suspension which makes Venu leave the house. On his way, he rescues a girl Radha (Prabha) daughter of Zamindar Ranganatham (Kanta Rao) from suicide as she is pregnant before marriage. To provide legitimacy to her child, Venu pretense as her husband. On the other side, Nandu goes into the clutches of Giri (Giri Babu) a malicious and becomes a spoiled-brat. Time passes, Seeta & Radha give birth to babies and Parvathamma passes away. Eventually, Venu ameliorates the lifestyles of the destitute when everyone in that area adores him as a deity. Here, Giri keeps an evil eye on Seeta, out of humiliation she too leaves the house and fortunately, reaches Venu. Parallelly, Giri & Basavaiah swindle Nandu and necks him out. Thereafter, Giri shows his presence at Radha's residence as he is the person who deceived her. At that juncture, he spots Seeta and tries to molest when the wheel of fortune brings Nandu to the same place and rescues her. At present, engaged Radha seeks to kill Giri when Venu shields him against harm. At last, Giri reforms plead pardon and accepts Radha. Finally, the movie ends with Venu dedicating his life to the welfare of the people.

Cast[]

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Venu Gopal
• Sharada as Seeta
• Satyanarayana as Nanda Gopal
• Murali Mohan as Prasad
• Kanta Rao as Ranganatham
• Allu Ramalingaiah as Basavaiah
• Mukkamala as Doctor
• Thyagaraju as Bandipootu Pattakatti Papaiah
• Giri Babu as Giri
• K.K.Sarma as Bhajarangam
• G. Varalakshmi as Parvathamma
• Roja Ramani as Padma
• Prabha as Radha
• Jaya Malini as item number
• Jhansi

Crew[]

• Art: G. V. Subba Rao
• Choreography: Chinni-Sampath, Taara
• Dialogues: Acharya Aatreya
• Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju
• Playback: V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela, Madhavapeddi Ramesh, Wilson, L.R.Anjali
• Music: T. Chalapathi Rao
• Editing: I. V. Shanmugam
• Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
• Story - Screenplay - Producer - Director: M. S. Gopinath
• Banner: Rajeswari Chitra
• Release Date: 1977

Soundtrack[]

Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released on Audio Company.^[3]

References[]

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