Aadarsa Kutumbam (transl. Ideal Family) is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[1] It was produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Productions banner. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for the year 1969.[2]

Aadarsa Kutumbam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Pratyagatma
Written byAcharya Aatreya (dialogues)
Screenplay byK. Pratyagatma
Acharya Aatreya
Story byK. Pratyagatma
Produced byA. V. Subba Rao
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Jayalalitha
CinematographyP. S. Selvaraj
Edited byJ. Krshna Swamy
Balu
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
Production
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Distributed byNavayuga Films
Release date
  • 6 June 1969 (1969-06-06)
Running time
175 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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The film deals with a joint family; Raghavendra Rao and his wife Rajyalakshmi are paterfamiliases with four sons and a daughter. The elder son, Pattabhi, and his wife, Janaki, look after the house finances and agricultural work. The second son Prakasam is involved in village politics and wastes time & money therein, and his wife, Jaya, is a shrew who doesn't contribute anything to the welfare of the family. The third son, Pratap, is a bodybuilder obsessed with diet & fitness and is not bothered about his wife Rama. The youngest one, Prasad, studies in the city, where he falls in love with a beautiful girl, Saroja, a doctor. The only daughter is Chandra, and her husband, Suryam, suffers from night blindness. He doesn't work and spends his time lazily living in his in-law's house. To make things worse, his mother, Durgamma, always visits the home, creating rifts in the family. Pattabhi & Janaki's goodwill misleads to inability, which remains misused. Meanwhile, Prasad marries Saroja at this juncture, and she enters the family when everybody is in a mess with unnecessary expenditures, arguments, and cheating. So, Prasad & Saroja decide to separate the family, and they do so by cheating. The rest of the story is about reuniting the affections and relations between family members.

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Soundtrack

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Aadarsa Kutumbam
Film score by
Released1969
GenreSoundtrack
Length26:15
ProducerS. Rajeswara Rao
S. Rajeswara Rao chronology
Bangaaru Panjaram
(1969)
Aadarsa Kutumbam
(1969)
Aatmiyulu
(1969)

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hello Saru"C. Narayana ReddyGhantasala, P. Susheela3:36
2."Bidiyamela O Cheli"C. Narayana ReddyGhantasala, P. Susheela3:02
3."Cheyi Cheyi"Acharya AatreyaGhantasala, P. Susheela3:53
4."Kalla Gajji Kankalamma"Acharya AatreyaP. Susheela3:43
5."Surya Vamsamu"KosarajuGhantasala4:47
6."Edukondala Venkateswara"KosarajuGhantasala3:21
7."Yei Yeira Chostavera"C. Narayana ReddyGhantasala, P. Susheela3:53

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References

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  1. ^ "Aadarsa Kutumbam (1969) - Telugu Movie | Chitralu.com". Telugu.chitralu.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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