Aadarsa Kutumbam

Aadarsa Kutumbam (transl. Ideal Family) is a 1969 Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Productions banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayalalithaa and music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao.[1]

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

Plot

The film deals with a joint family, Raghavendra Rao (Chittor V. Nagaiah) & his wife Rajyalakshmi (Hemalatha) are paterfamilias who has four sons and a daughter. The elder son Pattabhi (Gummadi) and his wife Janaki (Anjali Devi) look after the house finances and agricultural work. The second son Prakasam (Nagabhushanam) is involved in village politics, wastes time & money therein, and his wife Jaya (S. Varalakshmi) is a shrew who doesn't contribute anything to the welfare of the family. The third son Pratap (Bheemaraju) is a bodybuilder who is obsessed with diet & fitness and not bothered about his wife Rama (Geethanjali). The youngest one Prasad (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) studies in the city where he falls in love with a beautiful girl Saroja (Jayalalithaa) a doctor. The only daughter is Chandra (Anitha), her husband Suryam (Padmanabham), suffers from night blindness. He doesn't do any work and passes time lazily by living in his in-law's house. To make things worse, his mother Durgamma (Suryakantham) always visits the house and creates rifts in the family. Pattabhi & Janaki's goodwill is mistaken as inability and all these people make use of their innocence. Meanwhile, Prasad marries Saroja at this juncture, she enters the family when everybody is in a mess with unnecessary expenditures, arguments, and cheatings. So, Prasad & Saroja decide to separate the family and they do so by cheating. The rest of the story is how they reunite the affections and relations between family members.

Cast

Crew

Soundtrack
Aadarsa Kutumbam
Film score by
Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Released1969
GenreSoundtrack
Length26:15
ProducerSaluri Rajeswara Rao
Saluri Rajeswara Rao chronology
Bangaaru Panjaram
(1969)		 Aadarsa Kutumbam
(1969)		 Aatmiyulu
(1969)

Music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao. Music released on Audio Company.

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

Awards

References
  1. "Aadarsa Kutumbam (1969) - Telugu Movie | Chitralu.com". Telugu.chitralu.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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