Prema Nagar

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Prema Nagar
Prema Nagar.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. S. Prakash Rao
Screenplay byK. S. Prakash Rao
Acharya Aatreya (dialogues)
Based onPrema Nagar (novel)
by Koduri Kausalya Devi
Produced byD. Ramanaidu
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Vanisree
CinematographyS. Venkataratnam
Edited byK. A. Marthand
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Distributed byNavayuga Films
Release date
  • 24 September 1971 (1971-09-24)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Prema Nagar (transl. City of Love) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Koduri Kausaliya Devi.

Prema Nagar is a blockbuster at the box office, the second highest-grossing film of the year behind Dasara Bullodu.[1] The film had a theatrical run of over 750 days.[2] The film was remade in Tamil as Vasantha Maligai (1972) and in Hindi as Prem Nagar (1974).[3]

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[]

Production[]

The film is based on the novel of the same name writted by Koduri Kausalya Devi.[4] K. S. Prakash Rao scripted the film with dialogue given by Acharya Aatreya. K. A. Marthand performed the editing while S. Venkataratnam handled the cinematography. S. Krishna Rao is the Art Director.

Soundtrack[]

Prema Nagar
Film score by
K. V. Mahadevan
Released1971
GenreSoundtrack
Length43:07
LabelSaregama
ProducerK. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan chronology
Dasara Bullodu
(1971) 		Prema Nagar
(1971) 		Sampoorna Ramayanam
(1971)

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya.[5]

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[]

  1. ^ Chakravarthy, Venkatesh. "Dream merchant". Frontline. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ Reddy, Suhasini (20 September 2019). "ANR- Remembering the Titan of Tollywood on his 95th birthday". The Hans India. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Prem Nagar: Rajesh Khanna-starrer may not have recall value of Anand, but is worth revisiting". Firstpost. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ Prakash, B. V. S. (27 October 2020). "Novel ideas for dream merchants". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Prem Nagar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by K. V. Mahadevan". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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