America Ammayi
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America Ammayi is a 1976 Telugu film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The movie is film based on the story of Telugu cultural greatness in comparison to the western culture. French
dancer Anne Chaymotty later became Devayani acted in the main role. She was learning Kuchipudi
dance from Vempati Chinna Satyam
. The film was big hit and Ranganath as actor, Srinivasa Rao as director got very good name.
G. K. Venkatesh provided the music score.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
dancer Anne Chaymotty later became Devayani acted in the main role. She was learning Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
dance from Vempati Chinna Satyam
Vempati Chinna Satyam
Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam was born on October 25, 1929 in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a legendary dancer and a guru of Kuchipudi dance form. Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field, initiated Young Vempati into this great art...
. The film was big hit and Ranganath as actor, Srinivasa Rao as director got very good name.
G. K. Venkatesh provided the music score.
The plot
Sridhar is an Indian youth staying in America. He marries an American woman Debora and brings her to India. His parents refuse to accept her into their house. Debora learns the Indian culture including language, dance and singing and impresses them. They finally accepts her as her daughter-in-law.Songs
- Aame Thoti Matundi (Lyrics: Mailavarapu Gopi; Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam)
- Ananda Tandavamade Shivudu (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
) - Jilibili Siggula (Singers: S. P. Balasubramanyam and Vani Jairam)
- Oka Venuvu Vinipinchenu Anuraga Geethika (Lyrics: Mailavarapu Gopi; Singer: G. Anand)
- Paadana Tenugu Paata Paravasamai Nee Eduta Mee Paata (Lyrics: Devulapalli KrishnasastriDevulapalli KrishnasastriDevulapalli Venkata Krishnasastri was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator. He is famously known as Andhra Shelley.-Early life:Krishnasastri was born in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India...
; Singer: P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
) - Tell Me, Tell Me, Tell Me (Lyrics: Arudra; Singers: S. P. Balasubramanyam and S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
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