Iddaru Ammayilu
S.R. Puttanna Kanagal
Country: India; Year: 1970; Language: Telugu; Color: Color
Studio: Producers Combine
Producer: G.S. Mani, S.S. Palaniyappan, Naga Subramanyam, Deenadayalu, Allagappan;Cinematographer: S. Maruthi Rao, S.V. Srikanth; Editor: M. Umanath; Composer: K.V. Mahadevan; Lyricist: Dasaradhi, Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury, Arudra
Cast: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri, Sobanbabu, S.V. Rangarao, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Rajababu, Allu Ramalingaiah, Jagannatha Rao, Suryakantham, Rukmini, Ramaprabha, Neeraja,Bhanumathi Jr, Jayamala, Rajyalakshmi
Topic: Original Language, Released, Manasu Collection
Release Date: October 2, 1970
IMDb ID: 0231778
Story: Aaryamba Pattabi; Screenplay: S.R. Puttanna Kanagal; Dialogue: D.V. Narasaraju
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Pitapuram Nageshwara Rao, P. Susheela, Sandeep, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Vasantha
Art Director: P. Ramkumar; Dance Director: P.S. Gopalakrishnan
S.R. Puttanna Kanagal (Director, Screenplay) - Show Filmography
Subraveshti Ramaswamy Puttanna Kanagal (1933-85) Kannada director born in Kanagal, Karnataka; also worked in Malayalam (signing S.R. Puttanna) and in Hindi. Graduated in Mysore. Younger brother of noted Kannada theatre personality Kanagal Prabhakara Sastry. Later employed as an actor in Soorat Ashwath’s Kala Sangha stage company. Also worked as still photographer in Mysore. Joined Panthulu as assistant (Ratnagiri Rahasya, 1957). Successful Kannada cineaste in the late 60s and 70s, and the first to achieve a mass audience among the urban middle class. Sometimes hailed as predecessor to 70s Navya Movement-inspired cinema that followed Samskara (1970). Early work in Malayalam elaborated Panthulu’s definition of the progressive social (e.g. the remake of School Master). After the first Kannada film, Bellimoda, this was modulated into a variant of reformist fiction drawn from sentimental novellas and short stories: writers like M.K. Indira (Gejje Pooje) Ta Ra Su, Triveni, etc. Classic formula usually privileges family unit shown coping with traumatic crises, often focusing on women characters. Later work, in colour and post-Nagara Haavu (remade in Hindi as Zehreela Insaan) developed hallucinatory psychodrama, psychological realism being replaced by a destructive passion often characterised as a sense of being ‘ possessed’ from within. The sheer duration of his films (averaging over 3 hrs) reinforces the sense of heightened emotionality, juxtaposed with very mobile, often highly subjective camera movements. Noted for authoritarian directorial style and for introducing new acting talent (Kalpana, Arathi, Shivaram, etc). Set up his own company in 1977.
Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury (Lyricist) - Show Filmography
(1905-87) Prolific Telugu lyricist born in Appikatla, Guntur Dist., AP. Influenced by Kondamudi Narasimham Panthulu, in whose play based on the Ramayana he acted when still in his teens. Worked as a journalist in the Raitu Patrika where he met the composer Samudrala Raghavacharya and the director Ramabrahmam. Published his first poetry anthology, Kadagandlu. Turned to film lyrics with Raitu Bidda (1939), including the song Nidramelkonara tammuda. Returned to films with humorous lyrics for K.V. Reddy’s Pedda Manushulu (1954), followed by one of his most famous songs, Jebulu bomma je jela bomma (in B.A. Subba Rao’s Raju Peda, 1954). Known for his earthy poetry, often referring to popular morality tales. Wrote lyrics for circa 350 films.
Songs
1. Song: Puvvulo Guvvalo Vagulo Teegalo పువ్వలో గువ్వలో వాగులో (Music: K.V. Mahadevan; Lyricist: Dasaradhi; Singer: P. Susheela)
2. Song: Lera Lera Lera O Raithanna లేరా లేరా లేరా ఓ రైతన్నారెక్కల కష్టం నీదన్న (Music: K.V. Mahadevan; Lyricist: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Chorus)
3. Song: Oho Mr Brammachari ఓ మిస్టర్ బ్రహ్మచారి ఒకటో (Music: K.V. Mahadevan; Lyricist: Arudra; Singer: P. Susheela)
4. Song: Yeppudu Yeppudu Yeppudu Pelli Yeppudu ఎప్పుడు ఎప్పుడు (Music: K.V. Mahadevan; Lyricist: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury; Singer: P. Susheela, Pitapuram Nageshwara Rao)
5. Song: Ee Challani Logililo Ee Bangaru Kovelalo యీ చల్లని లోగిలిలో (Music: K.V. Mahadevan; Lyricist: Dasaradhi; Singer: P. Susheela)
6. Song: Naa Hrudayapu Kovelalo నా హృదయవు కోవెలలో (Music: K.V. Mahadevan; Lyricist: Dasaradhi; Singer: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Vasantha)
