Jeevitham
| Jeevitham | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | M. V. Raman |
| Screenplay by | K. Mugunthan Toleti Venkata Reddy (dialogues) |
| Story by | M. V. Raman |
| Produced by | A. V. Meiyappan |
| Starring | Vyjayanthimala S. Varalakshmi T. R. Ramachandran C. H. Narayana Rao |
| Narrated by | M. V. Raman |
| Cinematography | T. Muthu Samy |
| Edited by | M. V. Raman |
| Music by | R. Sudarsanam |
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Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Jeevitham (English: Life) is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language social guidance film produced by A. V. Meiyappan with his company AVM Productions and directed by M. V. Raman. The film stars Vyjayanthimala in her Telugu cinema debut with S. Varalakshmi, T. R. Ramachandran and C. H. Narayana Rao forming an ensemble cast, with many actors appearing in other significant roles. Actresses Lalitha and Padmini made guest appearances as stage dancers.
The film was a remake of the 1949 Tamil film
Plot
Mohini is the daughter of Sivashankaralingeswara Prasad, who marries Durgamma following Mohini's mother's death. Durgamma's brother Murthy wants to marry Mohini. Meanwhile, Mohini falls in love with Ashok, who is none other than her neighbour Pati, but she is not aware of that. When Murthy asks Prasad for Mohini's hand in marriage, he is refused by Mohini. An angry Murthy goes to the village and spends some time with Lakshmi and leaves her. When Lakshmi becomes pregnant, she comes to the city in search of Murthy. Before she can find Murthy, she gives birth to a boy in the hospital. She meets Murthy and requests him to accept her and the child. But Murthy refuses, so she leaves the child in Pati's car, and goes to the sea to commit suicide. In the meantime, Murthy plans to cancel Mohini's marriage to Pati by using the child. Due to his claim that the child is Pati's and Lakshmi's, the marriage is cancelled. The rest of the story is about how Pati faces problems from Murthy, and how he reunites with Mohini.
Cast
- Vyjayanthimala as Rani
- S. Varalakshmi as Varalakshmi
- T. R. Ramachandran as Pathi
- C. H. Narayana Rao as Murthi
- Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyuluas Shivashankara Lingam Prasad
- Kanchi Narasimha Rao as Basawayya
- K. Doraswamy as Venkata Subbiah
- A. Narayana Rao as Veeraswamy
- P. D. Sambandam as Seenu
- A. L. Narayana Rao as Bandivadu
- Venkumaba as Bangaramma
- Baby Vimala as child artiste
- Baby Narayanan as child artiste
- Baby Meena as child artiste
- Padmini as dancer
- Lalithaas dancer
Production
For the lead female role actress
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Priyamaina Rajaa.... Nee Kan Ninne Praminchinaa" | M. S. Rajeswari | 02:13 | |
| 2 | "Priyamaina Raani.... Nee Kan Ninne Praminchinaa" | M. Satyanarayana | 01:50 | |
| 3 | "Bhoomi Dunnaloy Rayeta Bhoomi Dunnaloy" | T. S. Bagavathi & M. S. Rajeswari | 10:18 | |
| 4 | "Nandha Gopala Neetho Ne Aadudhaanoy" | M. S. Rajeswari | 04:49 | |
| 5 | "Mana Manasu Manasu Ekamai" | M. Satyanarayana & M. S. Rajeswari | 02:32 | |
| 6 | "Melukondi Tellavare Tellaga" | S. Varalakshmi | 02:37 | |
| 7 | "Tippu Tippu Tappu Naadi" | M. S. Rajeswari | 3:01 | |
| 8 | "Aandhra Yugakka Neevi Jayamuraa" | D. K. Pattammal | 03:13 | |
| 9 | "Idena Maa Desam Ida Bharata Desam" | M. S. Rama Rao |
03:11 | |
| 10 | M. S. Rajeswari | |||
| 11 | "Aandha Nouka Palliseemaa" | S. Varalakshmi | 02:42 | |
| 12 | "Chakkanaina Boya Rajuni" | M. S. Rajeswari & A. G. Rathnamala | 03:45 |
Box office
The film became a hit at the
References
- ^ "Jeevitham (Telugu)". Avm.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Tollywood 1931–2011: Year Wise Top Movies And Top Heroes". Weekendcreations.com. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Cinegoer titbits: On S. Varalakshmi". Cinegoer.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "History Of Birth And Growth Of Telugu Cinema (Part 7)". Cinegoer.com. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
External links
- Jeevitham at IMDb
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