Bandhavyalu


Bandhavyalu is a 1968 Telugu film produced and directed by S. V. Ranga Rao. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Kan Kanda Deivam and also launched the Telugu foray for the South female superstar, Lakshmi.

Plot

Ranga Rao is the landlord in a village. He lives with his brother Dhulipala. Savithri, wife of Dhulipala, takes care of the daily chores very well. They have three sons, who study in town.
It is the story of the relations and bonding between family members. Ranga Rao's family and Rajnal's family are neighbors. Ranga Rao has a brother. His brother and his wife are very kind at heart and their family is a very organized family, but Rajnal's brother Suryam is very angry with his brother and doesn't support him in anything. The film shows differences in bonding between a healthy related family and a weakly related family.

Cast

Crew

Director: S. V. Ranga RaoProducers: Badeti Satyanarayana, Putta Venkat Rao and S. V. Ranga RaoProduction Company: S.V.R. FilmsDialogues: D. V. Narasa RajuLyricist: C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju RaghavaiahMusic Director: Saluri Hanumantha RaoPlayback singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela

Songs

The lyrics were written by C. Narayanaya Reddy and Kosaraju Raghavaiah. The music score was composed by Saluri Hanumanta Rao. The playback singers were Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, B. Vasanta and P. Susheela.
  • "Atu Gantala Motalu Gana Gana"
  • "Avvai Suvai"
  • "Maa Raitu Baabayya"
  • "Manchitanaaniki"
  • "Tuvvayi Tuvvayi"

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