Dharma Patni
B.A. Subbarao
Country: India; Year: 1969; Language: Telugu; Color: Black and White
Studio: Reddy and Company
Producer: M. Jayarami Reddy; Cinematographer: Lakshman Gore; Editor: C.H. Venkateswara Rao; Composer: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: Dasaradhi, Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury, C. Narayana Reddy, Arudra
Cast: Kongara Jagaiah, Nagabhusanam, Haranath, Rajababu, Allu Ramalingaiah, Devika, Pandaribai, Suryakantham, Ramaprabha, Manjula Vijaykumar, Nalla Ramamurthy, Boddapati, Velangi, Padamata Venkateswara Rao, Vishwam, C.H. Prasad, Bujanga Rao, Vasanth Kumar, Master Visweswara Rao, Sabitha, Bhanumathi Jr, Jaya Nirmala, Radha, Rajeswari
Topic: Original Language, Released, Manasu Collection
Release Date: October 9, 1969
Story: R.K. Dharma Raju; Dialogue: S.R. Pinisetty
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Pitapuram Nageshwara Rao, T.R. Jayadev, P. Susheela, L.R. Eswari, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
Art Director: V. Suranna; Dance Director: Gemini Raju
Saluri Rajeswara Rao (Composer) - Show Filmography
(b. 1922) Composer; son of Sanyasiraju, a music teacher at the maharaja’s court in Vijayanagaram. Achieved some success as a child performer of the folk Harikatha at festivals and was recorded by the Hutchins Gramophone company. Introduced into Telugu films as child actor in Vel Pics’ Shri Krishna Leelalu for his ability to sing and play harmonium and tabla. First composed music for Jayapradha and, according to music historian V.A.K. Ranga Rao, was the first Telugu composer to use a Western conception of orchestral harmony. His second film, Ramabrahmam’s Illalu, aimed for a sense of modernity, e.g. assimilating styles associated with R.C. Boral and Timir Baran. However the music was not a commercial success. Ranga Rao described their compositions for R. Balasaraswathi, released on disc in the 40s, as ‘more sophisticated music [which didn’t] find its way into films but established [h]ow the Telugu lyric could be coupled with Western craft’. This approach made a big impact, including the epochal Chandralekha, helping the studio’s aim to conquer the All-India film market. His song Koyalokasarochi koosi poyindi (in Apavadu), with Basavaraju Apparao’s lyrics, is considered especially significant in this context. Scored the music for B.S. Ranga’s Kannada and Telugu films in the 60s, and was associated with Adurthi Subba Rao and K. Vishwanath’s art-house musicals. His brother Saluri Hanumantha Rao is a noted Telugu film composer. His son Koti also scored Telugu films from the 80s in collaboration with Raj, son of the composer T.V. Raju.
Songs:
1. Song: Naadu Ninnu Chusanu Chinnavada నాడునిన్నుచూశానుచిన్నవాడా(Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: Arudra; Singer: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela)
2. Song: Amma Amma Thallivi Neevenamma అమ్మాఅమ్మాతల్లివినీవేనమ్మా(Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: Dasaradhi; Singer: P. Susheela)
3. Song: Kakamma Chilakamma కాకమ్మాచిలకమ్మా(Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: P. Susheela, T.R. Jayadev, Chorus)
4. Song: Ee Lokamu Shanthileni Lokamu ఈలోకముశాంతిలేనిలోకముఅంతులేనిశోకముఅందుకె(Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: Dasaradhi; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
5. Song: Sipanu Cheera Katti Aha Sigapai Poovulu Chutti సిపానుచీరకట్టిఅహసిగపైపూవులు(Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury; Singer: L.R. Eswari, Pitapuram Nageshwara Rao)
2. Song: Amma Amma Thallivi Neevenamma అమ్మాఅమ్మాతల్లివినీవేనమ్మా(Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: Dasaradhi; Singer: P. Susheela)
3. Song: Kakamma Chilakamma కాకమ్మాచిలకమ్మా(Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: P. Susheela, T.R. Jayadev, Chorus)
4. Song: Ee Lokamu Shanthileni Lokamu ఈలోకముశాంతిలేనిలోకముఅంతులేనిశోకముఅందుకె(Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: Dasaradhi; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
5. Song: Sipanu Cheera Katti Aha Sigapai Poovulu Chutti సిపానుచీరకట్టిఅహసిగపైపూవులు(Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao; Lyricist: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury; Singer: L.R. Eswari, Pitapuram Nageshwara Rao)
