Aadarsa Kutumbam
| Aadarsa Kutumbam | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Pratyagatma |
| Written by | Acharya Aatreya (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Pratyagatma Acharya Aatreya |
| Story by | K. Pratyagatma |
| Produced by | A. V. Subba Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayalalitha |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | J. Krshna Swamy Balu |
| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Aadarsa Kutumbam (transl. Ideal Family) is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[1] It was produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Productions banner. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for the year 1969.[2][3]
Plot
The film revolves around a wealthy joint family led by its patriarch, Raghavendra Rao, and his wife, Rajyalakshmi, who have four sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Pattabhi, and his wife, Janaki, responsibly handle the household finances and agricultural work. The second son, Prakasam, is heavily involved in village politics, wasting both time and money, while his shrewish wife, Jaya, contributes nothing to the family's welfare. The third son, Pratap, is a bodybuilder obsessed with his diet and fitness, completely neglecting his wife, Rama. The youngest son, Prasad, studies in the city, where he falls in love with Saroja, a beautiful doctor. Their only daughter, Chandra, is married to Suryam, an unemployed, lazy man who suffers from night blindness and lives off his in-laws. To make matters worse, his mother, Durgamma, is a frequent guest who constantly creates rifts within the household.
Pattabhi and Janaki’s kindness is mistaken for weakness, allowing the rest of the family to exploit them. Prasad marries Saroja and brings her home amidst this chaos of financial extravagance, constant arguments, and deceit. Recognizing the toxicity, Prasad and Saroja devise a clever ruse to force a family partition. The rest of the story follows their efforts to teach the siblings a lesson, ultimately mending the broken relationships and reuniting the family.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Prasad
- Jayalalithaa as Saroja
- V. Nagayya as Raghavendra Rao
- Gummadi as Pattabhi
- Nagabhushanam as Prakasam
- Padmanabham as Suryam
- Ramana Reddy as Damodaram
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Appaiah Panthulu
- Bheemaraju as Pratap
- Anjali Devi as Janaki
- S. Varalakshmi as Jaya
- Suryakantham as Durgamma
- Hemalatha as Rajyalakshmi
- Geetanjali as Rama
- Vijaya Lalitha as Sunita
- Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Rami
- Anitha as Chandra
Soundtrack
| Aadarsa Kutumbam | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:15 | |||
| Producer | S. Rajeswara Rao | |||
| S. Rajeswara Rao chronology | ||||
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Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello Saru" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Bidiyamela O Cheli" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Cheyi Cheyi" | Acharya Aatreya | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Kalla Gajji Kankalamma" | Acharya Aatreya | P. Susheela | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Surya Vamsamu" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Edukondala Venkateswara" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Yei Yeira Chostavera" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:53 |
Awards
References
- ↑ "Aadarsa Kutumbam (1969) - Telugu Movie | Chitralu.com". Telugu.chitralu.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- 1 2 "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ "National Awards Winners 1969: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1969". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)