Govula Gopanna is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film, produced by Lakshmi Rajyam and Sridhar Rao and directed by C. S. Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Rajasree and Bharathi, with music composed by Ghantasala. It is a remake of the 1966 Kannada film Emme Thammanna.[1]
| Govula Gopanna | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | C. S. Rao |
| Written by | Bhamidipati Radhakrishna (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | C. S. Rao |
| Story by | A. K. Velan |
| Based on | Emme Thammanna (1966) |
| Produced by | Lakshmi Rajyam Sridhar Rao Sundarlal Nehata (Presents) |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Rajasree Bharathi |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
| Edited by | S. P. S. Veerappa |
| Music by | Ghantasala |
Production company | Rajyam Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editThe film begins with a callow, Gopanna / Gopi, who rears cattle and adores it. Besides, ruinous municipal chair Nagaraju, an honorable-seeking hoodlum who creates turbulence in the town. Once, his vainglory daughter Tara squabbled with Gopi, and he mocked her. Knowing it, Nagaraju mandates to knock out Gopi when Kasturi, Nagaraju's good-natured son, rescues him. Advocate Narasimham, a man of integrity, always confronts Neelkanth. He is lively, with his ideal wife, Mahalakshmi, and a daughter, Radha. Narasimham fixes Radha's alliance with his childhood friend Sripathi's son Shekar, the doppelganger of Gopi. On the advice of Kasthuri, Gopi lands at Narasimham's residence, mistaking him for Shekar, and they honor him when he falls for Radha. Eventually, Shekar arrives to apprentice Narasimha when Nagaraju's goons batter him instead of Gopi. However, he absconds and reaches Narasimham, where he is surprised to see Gopi and understands the status quo.
Now, they play a confusing drama without revealing their identity. Shekar & Taara rift, assuming him for Gopi, but later crushes. Parallelly, as a glimpse, Kasthuri loves their maid, Raji. Once, Radha misinterprets witnessing Shekar & Taara when the Gopi & Shekar divulge the actuality. Then, Narasimha expels Gopi and announces Radha's knot with Shekar, which he refuses, declaring his love for Tara. Thereupon, Narsimham declares Nagaraju as the homicide of his father, who forged it as suicide. Plus, he learns that his father gathered evidence against Nararaju in a diary. Listening to it, Shekar collapses and flares up on Nagaraju, but he is seized. Further, he extorts Narasimham, immediately rushes, and Nagaraju ploys to slay him when Gopi gamely saves him. Everyone comprehends Gopi's virtue at this, and Radha bows down before him. In that chaos, Shekar is hidden in Nagaraju's dark den. Therein, startlingly, Raji is unveiled as a specially appointed secret cop to get hold of Nagaraju. At last, Gopi breaks the dairy secret, frees Shekar, and ceases Nagaraju. Finally, the movie ends happily with the marriages of love birds.
Cast
edit- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Gopanna and Chandrasekhar[2]
- Rajasree as Tara
- Bharathi as Radha
- Relangi as Pleader Narasimham
- Gummadi as Chairman Nagaraju
- Chalam as Kasthuri
- Suryakantham as Mahalakshmi
- Lakshmirajyam as Shanthamma
- Sukanya as Raji / Rajeswari
- Vangara as Subbaiah
Soundtrack
editMusic composed by Ghantasala.[3][4]
| Song title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hello Mr. Govula Gopanna" | Kosaraju | S. Janaki | 4:15 |
| "Ee Virithotala" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela,Raghavulu, Bangalore Latha | 3:34 |
| "Akasamlo" | Dasaradhi | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:40 |
| "Kannela Valapula" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 5:29 |
| "Vinara Vinara" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 3:59 |
| "Dum Dum Dry Cleaning" | Dasaradhi | Ghantasala, Bangalore Latha | 3:06 |
| "Hadapettakoi Bava" | Kosaraju | S. Janaki | 3:52 |
| "Vinara Vinara" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 2:23 |
References
edit- ^ National Film Archive of India [@nfaiofficial] (26 April 2018). "A moment from the dream song sequence 'Kolalanoodhi Kuniva' from the film #EmmeThammanna, starring #FaceOfTheWeek Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was later remade in Telugu (Govula Gopanna), Tamil (Mattukkara Velan) and Hindi (Jigri Dost)" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 November 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (19 August 2019). "Remembering 'Dharma Daata' (1970)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Govula Gopanna (1968)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Govula Gopanna". JioSaavn. 31 December 1968. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.