Prema Nagar
Prema Nagar (transl. Abode of Love) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Koduri Kausalya Devi.[1][2][3]
| Prema Nagar | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. S. Prakash Rao |
| Written by | Acharya Aatreya |
| Story by | Koduri Kausalya Devi |
| Based on | Prema Nagar (novel) by Koduri Kausalya Devi |
| Produced by | D. Ramanaidu |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisree |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | K. A. Marthand |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Prema Nagar was an all time blockbuster, grossing ₹1.45 crores at the box office. D. Ramanaidu whose earlier films had failed and was in financial troubles had a dramatic turnaround in his career with the stupendous success of Prema Nagar.[1][4] The film had a theatrical run of over 750 days.[2] The film was remade in Tamil as Vasantha Maligai (1972) and in Hindi as Prem Nagar (1974) by K. S. Prakash Rao himself.[2][5]
Plot edit
Kalyan, the second son of a wealthy Zamindar family, is a happy-go-lucky guy who enjoys his life with wine and women. Latha a middle-class woman working as an air hostess lives with her father, mother, two brothers, and sister. Her elder brother resides at home with his wife, but Latha is the highest-earning member of the family, so she decides to change her profession. She joins as a secretary to Kalyan.
The next day Kalyan takes her to his estate, where she meets his mother, elder brother Kesava Varma, and sister-in-law Indrani. Latha soon notices that Kalyan is an alcoholic and, therefore, wishes to resign, but a servant begs her not to because Kalyan's behavior has changed for the better since meeting her.
Latha, assures Kalyan's mother, that she will try and stop Kalyan from drinking. One day Latha tries to stop Kalyan from drinking; she throws the glass after arguing with him, infuriating Kalyan into throwing a bottle at her, where he realizes his mistake, he destroys all his bottles, promising Latha that he will never drink again.
After that, Kalyan starts loving Latha deeply and he contracts a new palace in the name of her love called Prema Nagar. Kesava Varma witnesses all this and runs to tell his mother. He conjures a story about Latha having stolen his wife's jewelry. Hearing this, Kalyan becomes suspicious of Latha. He asks Latha about it, but she runs away utterly dejected that he could suspect her of such wrongdoing. Fortunately, Kalyan overhears his servant Dasu whispering to another about Kesava's malicious plan.
Kalyan confesses his ignorance and apologizes. But Latha will not forgive him. Kalyan loses his composure and becomes seriously ill. Meanwhile, Latha receives a marriage proposal. Kalyan's mother goes to apologize to Latha while Latha hands her an invitation to her wedding. She shows this to her son, who then decides to attend the wedding, and Latha is shocked to see him. She meets him privately to reconcile their differences but, unfortunately, her sister-in-law spots them and announces it to the guests. All depart, leaving Latha with her family. Then, all of a sudden, Kalyan's mother enters the room and declares that Latha should marry his son. When Latha arrives at the palace, she is shocked to see Kalyan's condition, that out of desperation and lovesickness, he had poisoned himself. But anyhow Kalyan is rescued by being taken to the hospital, leading to a happy ending.
Cast edit
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Kalyan
- Vanisri as Lata
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Kalyan's father
- Gummadi as Latha's father
- Satyanarayana as Kesava Varma
- Raja Babu as Dasu
- V. Nagayya as Doctor
- Dhulipala as Diwanji
- Ramana Reddy
- K. V. Chalam as Cook
- Raavi Kondala Rao as School Teacher
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Priest
- Kakarala as Latha's brother
- Santha Kumari as Kalyan's mother
- Hemalatha as Latha's mother
- Suryakantham
- S. Varalakshmi as Indrani
- Rama Prabha as Hamsa
- Jyothi Lakshmi as item number
- Chalapathi Rao as doctor
- Pushpalatha as Ayya
- Pushpa Kumari as Gowri
- Meena Kumari as Kamala
- Master Venkatesh as Young Keshav Varma
Production edit
The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Koduri Kausalya Devi.[3] K. S. Prakash Rao scripted the film with dialogue given by Acharya Aatreya. K. A. Marthand performed the editing while S. Venkataratnam handled the cinematography. S. Krishna Rao is the Art Director.
Soundtrack edit
| Prema Nagar | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 43:55 | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
| K. V. Mahadevan chronology | ||||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya.[6] The song "Le Le Naa Raja" was remixed in the film Xtra (2004).[7]
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neekosam Velasindi" | Ghantasala & P. Susheela | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Le Le Le Naa Raja" | Ghantasala & L. R. Eswari | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Nenu Puttanu" | Ghantasala | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Theta Theta Telugula" | Ghantasala | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Vunte Ee Voollo Undu" | P. Susheela | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Kalavani" | P. Susheela | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Kadaveththu Kochchindhi" | Ghantasala & P. Susheela | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Manasu Gaathi Inthey" | Ghantasala | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Yevaro Raavaali" | P. Susheela | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Anthamuleni" | Ghantasala | 1:26 |
| 11. | "Evarikosam" | Ghantasala | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 43:55 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Chakravarthy, Venkatesh (20 March 2015). "Dream merchant". Frontline. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Reddy, Suhasini (20 September 2019). "ANR- Remembering the Titan of Tollywood on his 95th birthday". The Hans India. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b Prakash, B. V. S. (27 October 2020). "Novel ideas for dream merchants". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Ramanaidu's epic journey". The Hans India. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Prem Nagar: Rajesh Khanna-starrer may not have recall value of Anand, but is worth revisiting". Firstpost. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Prem Nagar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by K. V. Mahadevan". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Jeevi (25 June 2004). "Movie review - Xtra (Mythili Malli Rammandi)". Idlebrain.com.
External links edit
- Prema Nagar at IMDb