Ardharathiri

Ardharathiri is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written by Aarudhra and directed by P. Sambasiva Rao in his debut. Inspired by the Charlotte Brontë novel Jane Eyre, the film stars Jaggayya and Bharathi. It was released on 12 April 1969 and became a commercial success.

Ardharathiri
Poster
Directed byP. Sambasiva Rao
Produced byP. Gangadara Rao
Written byAarudhra
StarringJaggayya
Bharathi
Music byMaster Venu
CinematographyJ. Sathyanarayana
Edited byS. P. S. Veerappa
Production
company
Hyderabad Movies
Release date
  • 12 April 1969 (1969-04-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Cast

Adapted from The Hindu:[1]

Production

P. Sambasiva Rao's desire to direct a thriller film arose after he read the Charlotte Brontë novel Jane Eyre. He, Aarudhra and Polavarapu Srihari Rao then created the story of the film Ardharathiri, taking inspiration from the novel while new characters and situations were created to suit the tastes of Telugu-speaking audience. As Sambasiva Rao put it, "In evolving the characters of Prasad and Keshav, traces of influence can be found in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights". The film marked his directorial debut and produced by P. Gangadara Rao under Hyderabad Movies. Cinematography was handled by J. Sathyanarayana and editing by S. P. S. Veerappa.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Master Venu. One song, "Ee Pilupu Nee Kosame" is based on "Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil" from the 1962 Hindi film Bees Saal Baad.[1]

Release and reception

Ardharathiri was released on 12 April 1969,[2] and became a commercial success.[1]

References
  1. Narasimham, M. L. (14 December 2018). "Ardharaathri (1968)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. "Ardharathri". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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