Pakka Inti Ammayi
Pakkinti Ammayi or Pakka Inti Ammayi is a 1953 Telugu comedy film produced by East Indian Company and directed by C. Pullayya.[1] It is a remake of the Bengali film Pasher Bari (1952), [2] itself based on the namesake short story by Arun Chowdhury. The film featured Anjali Devi as the beautiful neighbour girl. Famous comedian Relangi acted as her lover Subbarayudu and veteran South Indian singer A. M. Rajah as his friend.
| Pakkinti Ammayi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | C. Pullayya |
| Produced by | Sushil Kumar Havaldar |
| Written by | Muddu Krishna (Dialogues and Lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Arudra and C. S. Rao |
| Story by | Arun Choudhary |
| Starring | Anjali Devi Relangi A. M. Rajah Addala Narayana Rao C. S. Rao |
| Music by | Aswathama |
| Cinematography | Biren De |
Production company | |
Release date | 1953 |
Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Subbarayudu (Relangi) stays next to the house of Heroine Leela Devi (Anjali Devi). She madly likes dance and music. She appoints a music teacher Prem Kumar (Narayana Rao). She does not like the actions of Subbarayudu, but he likes her very much and even loves her. He takes the help of some friends and impresses her that he knows music very well. She involves her teacher Prem Kumar against Subbarayudu. He takes the help of his friend (A. M. Rajah) and mimes as if singing good songs, while Rajah is singing from the background. As a result, the heroine almost likes him. But after knowing that he is not the singer, she changes her mind. Subbarayudu acts suicidal because of her refusal. The heroine finally changes her mind and loves him.
Credits
Cast
- Relangi as Subbarayudu
- Anjali Devi as Leela Devi
- Addala Narayana Rao as Prem Kumar
- A. M. Rajah as Raja
- Kamaladevi
- Mohana Krishna
- Gangaratnam
- Shakuntala
- C. S. Rao as Gas Lodge leader
- V. V. Tatachari as friend of Subbarayudu
- R. K. Rao as friend of Subbarayudu
Crew
- Director: C. Pullayya
- Producer: Sushil Kumar Havaldar
- Story: Arun Chowdhury
- Screen adaptation: Arudra and C. S. Rao
- Dialogues: Muddukrishna
- Original Music: Aswathama (debut)
- Cinematography: Biren De
- Playback singers: A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela, M.V. Raju
Songs
- "Kalayemo Idi Naa Jeevita Phalamemo" (Singer: A. M. Rajah)
1952 film
The story was first made as Bengali film Pasher Bari (1952), directed by Sudhir Mukherjee and starring Bhanu Bannerjee.[3]
The film was remade in Telugu with the same name in 1981 by K. Vasu, starring Chandra Mohan, Jayasudha, Chakravarthy and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. [4]
References
- "Titbits". CineGoer.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1582572/
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/pakkinti-ammayi-1953/article5180279.ece
- Naati 101 Chitralu (Telugu hit films released between 1931–1965), S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pages: 86–7.