Kalavari Samsaram
Kalavari Samsaram (transl. Wealthy Family) is a 1982 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Donepudi Brahmaiah under the Maheswari Combines banner and directed by K. S. Rami Reddy. It stars Krishna, Sridevi and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is based on Maadireddy Sulachana's Agni Pariksha (Novel).[2]
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| Directed by | K. S. Rami Reddy |
| Produced by | Donepudi Brahmaiah |
| Written by | D. V. Narasa Raju (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Rami Reddy |
| Story by | Maadireddy Sulachana |
| Based on | Agni Pariksha (Novel) |
| Starring | Krishna Sridevi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | V. Dinesh K. Nageswara Rao Satyam |
Production company | Maheswari Combines[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film revolves around a wealthy conjoined family, Kodandaramaiah (Satyanarayana) is its paterfamilias who has two brothers Chalapathi (Allu Ramalingaiah) & Late Raghupathi. The entire family is surrounded by their respective wives, children and love & affection between them. Suddenly, one day a tragedic incident, Kodandaramaiah passes away with a heart attack. Before dying he reveals regarding the family's present financial status to his elder son Vishnu (Krishna) which is completely immersed in debts. By means of his kindness & spendthrift family expenditure. Here, Vishnu promises to clear the debts silently without defaming his image. There onwards, Vishnu struggles hard, raises his dictatorship over the family when everyone starts showing their resent. The rest of the story is how Vishnu safeguards the family's prestige & honor.
Cast
- Krishna as Vishnu
- Sridevi as Sujatha
- Satyanarayana as Kodandaramaiah
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Chalapathi
- Giri Babu as Raghu
- Sudhakar as Uday
- Rajendra Prasad as Rajeev
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Subbaramaiah
- Potti Prasad as Gumastha
- Haranath as Vasanthi's brother
- Telephone Satyanarayana as Doctor
- Madan Mohan as Raghavaiah
- Geetha as Vasanthi
- Pandari Bai as Kanthamma
- Suryakantam as Vasanthi's mother
- Rohini as Sudha
- Jayamalini as item number
- Shubha as Sarala
- Jhansi as Susheelamma
- Athili Lakshmi as Kamalamma
- P. R. Varalakshmi as Sumathi
- Kakinada Shyamala as Sujatha's sister
- Nirmalamma as Sujatha's mother
Crew
- Art: Bhaskar Raju
- Choreography: Srinivas
- Dialogues: D. V. Narasa Raju
- Lyrics: Acharya Atretya, Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Narala Rami Reddy
- Playback: SP Balu, S. Janaki, P. Susheela
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Story: Maadireddy Sulachana
- Editing: V. Dinesh, K. Nageswara Rao, Satyam
- Cinematography: V. S. R. Swamy
- Producer: Donepudi Brahmaiah
- Screenplay - Director: K. S. Rami Reddy
- Banner: Maheswari Combines
- Release Date:3 December 1982
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 16:46 | |||
| Label | HMV Audio | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Music released on HMV Audio Company.
| S.No | Song Title | lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Sankuraathri Pandaga" | Acharya Atretya | SP Balu | 4:10 |
| 2 | "Macchaleni Chandamaamaa" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:30 |
| 3 | "Kasikasi Katnam" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:14 |
| 4 | "Iddaramokatai" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:07 |
| 5 | "Rasikudavani" | Narala Rami Reddy | S. Janaki | 3:45 |
References
- "Kalavari Samsaram (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Kalavari Samsaram (Review)". Filmiclub.