Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
1971 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1971 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tahsildar Gari Ammayi (transl. The Tehsildar's daughter) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. It is an adaptation of Kavilipati Vijayalakshmi's novel Vidhi Vinyaasaalu that was serialised the same year in the newspaper Andhra Prabha. The film stars Sobhan Babu, Nagabhushanam and Jamuna. It was released on 12 November 1971, and became a commercial success.
| Tahsildar Gari Ammayi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | K. S. Prakash Rao |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Prakash Rao |
| Based on | Vidhi Vinyaasaalu by Kavilipati Vijayalakshmi |
| Produced by | Suryanarayana Sathyanarayana |
| Starring | Sobhan Babu Nagabhushanam Jamuna |
| Cinematography | S. Venkatarathnam |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Sathya Chitra |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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Vidhi Vinyaasaalu was a novel written by Kavilipati Vijayalakshmi and serialised in 1971 in the newspaper Andhra Prabha. Suryanarayana and Sathyanarayana of Sathya Chitra purchased the film rights to this novel, and engaged K. S. Prakash Rao to direct the adaptation, titled Tahsildar Gari Ammayi. Prakash Rao also wrote the screenplay, while N. R. Nandi wrote the dialogues, and S. Venkatarathnam handled the cinematography. Prakash Rao's son K. Raghavendra Rao and G. C. Sekhar were associate directors, while his niece Mohana was the art director.[1]
The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while Aatreya wrote the lyrics.[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chaka Chaka Ladey" | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Jajiri Jajiri Bava" | P. Susheela | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Kanabadani Cheyedhu" | Mohanraju | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 11:04 | ||
Tahsildar Gari Ammayi was released on 12 November 1971, and became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. For his performance, Sobhan Babu won the Andhra Film Fans Association Award for Best Actor. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who presented him the award, said, "He is a good actor. He is the future hope of the film industry."[1]
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