Mahatmudu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byM. S. Gopinath
Written byAcharya Aatreya (dialogues)
Screenplay byM. S. Gopinath
Story byM. S. Gopinath
Produced byM. S. Gopinath
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Sharada
CinematographyP. S. Selvaraj
Edited byI. V. Shanmugam
Music byT. Chalapathi Rao
Production
company
Rajeswari Chitra[1]
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
Running time
134 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Mahatmudu (transl.Great Soul) is a 1976 Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by M. S. Gopinath under the Rajeswari Chitra banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Sharada, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.[2]

Plot

The film begins with Zamindar Parvathamma has two sons Venu Gopal & Nanda Gopal though the elder one Nanda Gopal is a foster she treats both equally and calls the two Gopal only. Venu Gopal loves a wise girl Seeta before he reveals it to his mother, unexpectedly, Nandu gets acquainted and starts liking Seeta. Knowing it, Parvathamma moves with the marriage proposal which Seeta also agrees with as she is confused about names. Being cognizant of it, Venu stupefies but immediately retrieves, and couples up Seeta with Nandu by convincing her. Soon after, Nandu learns about the love affair between Venu & Seeta when sly Manager Basavaiah provokes his suspension which makes Venu leave the house. On his way, he rescues a girl Radha daughter of Zamindar Ranganatham from suicide as she is pregnant before marriage. To provide legitimacy to her child, Venu pretends to her husband. On the other side, Nandu goes into the clutches of a malicious Giri and becomes a spoiled brat. Time passes, Seeta & Radha give birth to babies and Parvathamma passes away. Eventually, Venu ameliorates the lifestyles of the destitute when everyone in that area adores him as a deity. Here, Giri keeps an evil eye on Seeta, out of humiliation she too leaves the house and fortunately, reaches Venu. Parallelly, Giri & Basavaiah swindle Nandu and necks him out. Thereafter, Giri shows his presence at Radha's residence as he is the person who deceived her. At that juncture, he spots Seeta and tries to molest her when the wheel of fortune brings Nandu to the same place and rescues her. At present, engaged Radha seeks to kill Giri when Venu shields him against harm. At last, Giri reforms plead pardon and accepts Radha. Finally, the movie ends with Venu dedicating his life to the welfare of the people.

Cast

Crew

Soundtrack

Mahatmudu
Film score by
Released1976
GenreSoundtrack
Length30:50
ProducerT. Chalapathi Rao

Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released on Audio Company.[3]

S. No.Song TitleLyricsSingerslength
1 "Paadanaa Ne Paadanaa" Kosaraju P. Susheela 4:15
2 "Entha Madhuram" C. Narayana Reddy P. Susheela 4:45
3 "Chitti Paapaa" Kosaraju V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela 3:55
4 "Enthagaa Choosthunnaa" C. Narayana Reddy V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela 5:08
5 "Edhurugaa Neevunte" C. Narayana Reddy V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela 4:53
6 "Rambhalaagaa" Kosaraju Madhavapeddi Ramesh,Wilson,L.R.Anjali 4:32
7 "Manishi Manishiga" C. Narayana Reddy V. Ramakrishna 3:22

References

  1. "Mahatmudu (Overview)". IMDb.
  2. @baraju_SuperHit (15 October 2018). "Natasamrat #ANR garu, Sarada, MS Gopinadh Directionlo natinchina Successful Family Film #Mahatmudu ki netitho 42 sa…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. "Mahatmudu (Songs)". Cineradham.


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