Manushulu Mamathalu

Manushulu Mamathalu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Pratyagatma
Written by	Acharya Aatreya (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. Pratyagatma
Story by	Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
Produced by	A. V. Subba Rao
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri Jayalalithaa
Cinematography	P. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	J. Krishnaswamy
Music by	T. Chalapathi Rao
Production company	Prasad Art Productions
Distributed by	Navayuga Films
Release date	27 August 1965 (1965-08-27)
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Manushulu Mamathalu (transl. Human Effections) is a 1965 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Productions banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Director Tatineni Rama Rao worked as associate director for this film. This is remembered as Jayalalithaa's debut film in Telugu and also her first pairing with Akkineni Nageswara Rao. This was the first Telugu film to get an A certificate from the Censor Board.^[1]

Plot[]

Rajarao is a rich man and has a daughter Radha. Radha's mother has died during her childhood and her father has looked after her ever since. At that time, Rajarao allows his sister Kanakamma and her son Venu to stay in his house. Venu's father has died in the Godavari floods. Venu has witnessed this sad incident and dreams of becoming an engineer to curb such calamities by constructing dams. He studies very hard and shares a good friendship with Radha since childhood. While Venu considers Radha to be a good friend, Radha falls in love with Venu after growing up. One fine day, Radha proposes to Venu, but the latter rejects her politely saying he always looked at her as a friend and also says that he would never want to marry in life, but settle down as a good engineer and work for the nation. A sensible Radha understands his ambition and respects his decision. Meanwhile, Rajarao has a nephew Seshu who is a spoiled brat. He has an affair with a prostitute Vani and plans to marry Radha for the sake of her property. But Radha hates him.

Rajarao's friend Gopala Rao is a chief engineer who lives in the city and has a daughter Indira. His brother's son Bhaskar is a B.A. Graduate, but idle in life. On a friendly word, Rajarao gets Radha married to Bhaskar. At the same time, Venu gets a seat in an engineering college and arrives in the town. Gopala Rao offers Venu to study in the college by staying at his place. The jovial Indira falls for Venu and tries to gain his attention in various ways. Venu realises her intentions and tries to stay away. The more he distances himself from her, the more she tries. Gopala Rao also wants Venu to become his son-in-law. Meanwhile, Seshu plans to break Radha's marriage out of anger that he couldn't marry her. He takes the help of Vani and they both trap Bhaskar. When Venu realises that Radha's life is in trouble, he arrives on the scene and repairs the broken relationship between Bhaskar and Radha with the help of Indira.

Cast[]

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Venu
• Savitri as Radha
• Jayalalithaa as Indira
• Jaggayya as Bhaskar
• Gummadi as Raja Rao
• Ramana Reddy as Gopalam
• Prabhakar Reddy as Seshu
• Rajasree as Vani
• Hemalatha

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.^[2]

Awards[]

National Film Awards

• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu – 1965^[3]

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