Tahsildar Gari Ammayi

Tahsildar Gari Ammayi (transl. The Tehsildar's daughter) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. It is an adaptation of Kavilipati Vijayalakshmi's novel Vidhi Vinyaasaalu that was serialised the same year in the newspaper Andhra Prabha. The film stars Sobhan Babu, Nagabhushanam and Jamuna. It was released on 12 November 1971, and became a commercial success.

Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
Poster
Directed byK. S. Prakash Rao
Produced bySuryanarayana
Sathyanarayana
Screenplay byK. S. Prakash Rao
Based onVidhi Vinyaasaalu
by Kavilipati Vijayalakshmi
StarringSobhan Babu
Nagabhushanam
Jamuna
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyS. Venkatarathnam
Production
company
Sathya Chitra
Release date
  • 12 November 1971 (1971-11-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Cast

Production

Vidhi Vinyaasaalu was a novel written by Kavilipati Vijayalakshmi and serialised in 1971 in the newspaper Andhra Prabha. Suryanarayana and Sathyanarayana of Sathya Chitra purchased the film rights to this novel, and engaged K. S. Prakash Rao to direct the adaptation, titled Tahsildar Gari Ammayi. Prakash Rao also wrote the screenplay, while N. R. Nandi wrote the dialogues, and S. Venkatarathnam handled the cinematography. Prakash Rao's son K. Raghavendra Rao and G. C. Sekhar were associate directors, while his niece Mohana was the art director.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while Aatreya wrote the lyrics.[1]

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Release and reception

Tahsildar Gari Ammayi was released on 12 November 1971, and became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. For his performance, Sobhan Babu won the Andhra Film Fans Association Award for Best Actor. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who presented him the award, said, "He is a good actor. He is the future hope of the film industry."[1]

References
  1. Narasimham, M. L. (31 January 2020). "Tahsildar Gari Ammayi (1971)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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