Sonta Ooru
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| Sonta Ooru | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | E. S. N. Murthy |
| Written by | Ravuru (story / dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | I. S. N. Murthy |
| Produced by | G. Sadasivudu |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Edited by | Kandaswamy |
| Music by | Ghantasala |
Production company | G.V.S. Productions[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sonta Ooru (transl. Native Village) is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by G. Sadasivudu under the G.V.S. Productions banner[2] and directed by E. S. N. Murthy.[3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sowcar Janaki[4] and music composed by Ghantasala.[5]
Plot[edit]
The film begins in a village where a benevolent Rayanam becomes bankrupt owing to goodwill. He possesses two sons, Madhav & Chinnabbai, and a daughter, Aruna. After graduation, Madhav backs and starts cultivating his bling mate Dasu's land on cease. Parallelly, Lakshmi, a milk lesser, deifies Rayanam, silently dears Madhav, and aids them in being unbeknownst. Pitchamma, a widow, wants to knit her daughter Damayanti to Madhav if he takes roots of the city. Anyhow, Dr. Damodaram Tripada / DDT arrives and allures Damayanti. Meanwhile, Chinnabbai fights with his father to launch a business, but he starts with backing from Pitchamma. Dayanidhi, the sly Munsif, lusts Lakshmi and questions Madhav about her warmth when he discerns and affirms to spouse her. Today, Rayanam fixes an alliance for Aruna by debiting but calls it off as Chinnabbai heists the amount. At this, Dasu's mother, Chukkamma, seeks Rayanam to wedlock Aruna with her son, which he denies. From there, begrudged Chukkamma & Pitchamma spill tea on them. On the eve of Deepavali, Pitchamma ruses to strike Madhav, Aruna attempts suicide, and DDT & Dayanidhi seize Lakshmi. The rest of the story is about how to get rid of these hazardous situations.
Cast[edit]
- N. T. Rama Rao as Madhav
- Sowcar Janaki as Lakshmi
- C.S.R. as Rayanam
- Ramana Reddy
- Amarnath as Chinnabai
- Vangara
- Chadalavada
- Rajasulochana as Aruna
- Suryakantham
- Hemalatha
- Surabhi Kamalabai
- Chandra Kumari
Soundtrack[edit]
| Sonta Ooru | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1956 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Producer | Ghantasala |
Music composed by Ghantasala.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sri Gopala Radhalola" | Ravuru | Ghantasala | 3:02 |
| 2 | "Orai English Patham" | Ravuru | Ghantasala, Jikki | 1:58 |
| 3 | "Maa Paale Galavada" | Malladi | Jikki | |
| 4 | "Ranmahendra Kavendru Ratnala Medalo" | Ravuru | Ghantasala | 1:34 |
| 5 | "Vennela Viruyunura" | Malladi, | Raghavulu,Leela,Jikki | 3:16 |
| 6 | "Manavoore Bharatha Desam" | Ravuru | Ghantasala | 3:14 |
| 7 | "Swagathamboyi" | Ravuru | Ghantasala | 1:24 |
| 8 | "Changu Changuna " | Ravuru | P.Leela | 3:09 |
| 9 | "Yemi Prabhu" | Malladi | P.Leela | 2:56 |
| 10 | "Malle Moggalaraa" | Ravuru | Ghantasala, P.Leela + | 7:40 |
| 11 | "Pantapolalalo Egire Jantha" | Ravuru | Ghantasala, P.Leela | 2:47 |
| 12 | "Eelanayya Swamy Ee Velakolam Mato Endukayya" | Ravuru | Ghantasala | 2:55 |
| 13 | "Oho Panta Raithaa" |
References[edit]
- ^ "Sonta Ooru (Overview)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Sonta Ooru (Banner)". Chitr.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Sonta Ooru (Direction)". Filmiclub. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Sonta Ooru (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Sonta Ooru (Review)". Know Your Films. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.