Mallepoovu
Mallepoovu or Malle Poovu is a 1978 Telugu-language drama film directed by V. Madhusudan Rao. It is remake of 1957 Hindi film Pyaasa produced and directed by Guru Dutt.
It is musical film with lyrics penned by Veturi and Arudra and music scored by K. Chakravarthy. The songs are voiced by P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jayaram.
Plot
The plot follows the story of an unsuccessful poet who is deemed as useless by the society.Cast
- Shobhan Babu
- Jayasudha
- Lakshmi
- Rao Gopal Rao
- Sridhar
- Mada Venkateswara Rao
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- P. J. Sharma
- Suthi Veerabhadra Rao
- Girl Babu
- Chalam
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Potti Prasad
- Pandaribai
- K Vijaya
Soundtrack
- "Mallepoovula Vasantham Maa Thotakochindi"
- "Chaka Chaka Saage Chakkani Bullemma"
- "Chinna Maata Oka Chinna Maata"
- "Evvaro Evvaro Ee Neraaladigevarevvaro"
- "Nuvvu Vasthavani Brundhavani Aasaga Choosenayya Krishnayya"
- "Oho Oho Lalitha Naa Prema Kavitha"
- "O Priya Marumalliya Kanna Thellanidhi"
- "Evariki Telusu Chithikina Manasu"
- "Jumbamba Jumbamba Bamba Bamba Jum"
- "Brathikunna Chachinatte Ee Sanghamlo"
Box office
- The film ran for 100 days in Visakhapatnam.