Rajeswari Kalyanam (transl. Marriage of Rajeswari) is a 1993 Telugu-language drama film directed by Kranthi Kumar. The film was produced by D. Kishore under the Sri Jayabheri Art Productions banner and presented by Murali Mohan. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Meena, Vanisri, Suresh and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film won seven Nandi Awards.The film core plot line is taken from Hollywood movie, The Golden pond.
| Rajeswari Kalyanam | |
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| Directed by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Written by | L. B. Sriram (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Story by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Produced by | Vijayalakshmi Padmaja Vani Murali Mohan (presents) |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Meena Vanisri Suresh |
| Cinematography | K. S. Hari |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
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Running time | 131 Mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
The film begins with an ideal couple, Master & Seeta, who live alone on an island in the river Godavari. They foster a kid, Kisthaiah, and decide to adopt him legally. During that time, Sankaram, the father of Kisthaiah, returns when the couple is forced to narrate the past. A few years ago, there used to live a courteous girl named Rajeswari in the neighboring village, the daughter of Zamindar Venkat Naidu, crippled. Exploiting it, Rajeswari's vicious shrew stepmother Bhavani manipulates by acquiring authority and subjecting Rajeswari to hardships. In that plight, the cheer-up for her is amity with Master & Seeta. Following, Sankaram arrives as a veterinary doctor in the village and falls in love with Rajeswari. Knowing this, Bhavani's torture of Rajeswari reaxhes its peak when Master proposes to Venkat Naidu. Here, shockingly, Bhavani reveals that Rajeswari is already married and she is a widow. Bhavani's ruse knitted Rajeswari with her debauch brother in childhood. Whereat, furious Venkat Naidu, unfortunately, kills the bridegroom, which makes him paralyzed and compelled to surrender to his wife. Right now, Master mettle against the village couples up Rajeswari with Sankaram and starts residing on the island. Time passes, and Rajeswari conceives, which inflames Bhavani, and wiles to knock out when to penalize her Venkat Naidu commits suicide. The incident blows up Bhavani's avenge and intrigues Sankaram & Rajeswari to slaughter. In the attack, Rajeswari dies, giving birth to Kisthaiah, and Sankaram is badly wounded, loses his memory, and is declared dead. At present, Sankaram decides to accompany the child, which Seeta denies. Due to the blossoming affection for him, Master convinces her. At last, they hand over the child to Sankaram. Finally, the movie ends with the elderly couple continuing their life journey.
Cast edit
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Master
- Meena as Rajeswari[1]
- Vanisri as Seeta
- Suresh as Shankar
- Gummadi as Venkat Rayudu
- Jayachitra as Bhavani
- Srikanth as Bhavani's brother
- Brahmanandam as Kankara Kanaka Rao
- Babu Mohan as Pedda Pentaiah
- Pakhija as Gaydala Rajamma
- Baby Shrestha as Kishtaiah
Soundtrack edit
| Rajeswari Kalyanam | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:04 | |||
| Label | AKASH Audio | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
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Music composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics were written by Veturi. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Endaro Mahanubhavulu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra, Baby Prasanna | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Ningi Neela" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Chukka Chukka" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 5:22 |
| 4. | "Danisariga Danisariga" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra, Baby Prasanna | 1:15 |
| 5. | "Odanu Jaripe" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Sri Ganapathi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 28:04 | ||
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ Parasa, Rajeswari (16 September 2020). "Best of Meena in Telugu cinema: 5 memorable roles played by the actor". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
