Karthika Deepam (film)
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Karthika Deepam is a 1979 Telugu film directed by Laxmi Deepak and starring Shobhan Babu, Sridevi and Sharada
. The songs are highly popular particularly Aaraneekuma Ee Deepam Karteeka Deepam penned by Devulapalli Krishnasastri
. The music score by Chellapilla Satyam
are memorable.
The film is remade as Maang Bharo Sajana
(1980) in Hindi directed by Tatineni Rama Rao.
Sharada (actress)
Sharada is a three time national award winning South Indian actress and Indian Parliament member. She originally hails from Andhra Pradesh. She has achieved success through Malayalam movies. Initially she did many supporting roles in Telugu films and later on moved to Malayalam film industry and...
. The songs are highly popular particularly Aaraneekuma Ee Deepam Karteeka Deepam penned by Devulapalli Krishnasastri
Devulapalli Krishnasastri
Devulapalli 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...
. The music score by Chellapilla Satyam
Chellapilla Satyam
Chellapilla Satyanarayana Sastry, better known as Chellapilla Satyam is an eminent Indian music director. He was popular in the Telugu and Kannada cinema fields in 1960s and 1980s. Sathyam is best remembered as "Andhra RD Burman".He was born in Komarada village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra...
are memorable.
The film is remade as Maang Bharo Sajana
Maang Bharo Sajana
Maang Bharo Sajana is 1980 Hindi language Movie directed by Rama Rao Tatineni and starring Jeetendra, Rekha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Kajal Kiran, Om Shivpuri, Asrani, Yunus Parvez. It is remake of 1979 Telugu film Karthika Deepam.- Cast :...
(1980) in Hindi directed by Tatineni Rama Rao.
Cast
- Shobhan Babu ... Sridhar Rao and Raja
- SharadaSharada (actress)Sharada is a three time national award winning South Indian actress and Indian Parliament member. She originally hails from Andhra Pradesh. She has achieved success through Malayalam movies. Initially she did many supporting roles in Telugu films and later on moved to Malayalam film industry and...
- Sridevi ... Radha
- Geetha ... Geetha
- Gummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
- LeelavathiLeelavathiLeelavathi refers to any of the following. Leelavathi, Leelawati. Lilavati and Leelavati are used as alternative spellings to refer the same thing in India and south Asia....
- M. Prabhakar Reddy ... Dhananjaya Rao
- RajababuRaja Babu (actor)Raja Babu was a popular actor in Telugu film industry. He has also produced few films. He is considered as the most successful comedian in Tollywood...
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- K. V. Chalam ... Driver
- Suryakantham
- Ramaprabha
- Potti Prasad
- Mada
Crew
- Director: Laxmi Deepak
- Assistant Director: Gadiraju Keshava Rao
- Screenplay : Laxmi Deepak
- Producers: G. Radhadevi Gupta and A. Krishnaiah
- Production company: Kavitha Films
- Dialogues: Madhupatla Suri
- Cinematography: J. Satyanarayana
- Operative Cameraman: J. Phani Prasad
- Art director: B. N. Krishna
- Film Editing: K. Balu
- Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishna Sastry, C. Narayana Reddy, M. Gopi and Narala Ramareddy
- Music Director: Chellapilla SatyamChellapilla SatyamChellapilla Satyanarayana Sastry, better known as Chellapilla Satyam is an eminent Indian music director. He was popular in the Telugu and Kannada cinema fields in 1960s and 1980s. Sathyam is best remembered as "Andhra RD Burman".He was born in Komarada village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra...
- Playback singers: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, 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...
, 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...
Songs
- Aaraneekuma Ee Deepam Karteeka Deepam (Lyricist: Devulapalli Krishna Sastry; Singers: 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...
, 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...
; Cast: Sridevi and Sharada) - Chilakamma Palikindhi Chiguraaku Pilichindi (Lyricist: Narala Rami Reddy; Singers: S. P. BalasubrahmanyamS. P. BalasubrahmanyamSripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...
, S. Janaki; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sridevi) - Chooda Chakkani Daana (Lyricist: Gopi; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Geetha)
- Muvvalemo Nedemo Naalona Mroginchenu Mohana Geetam (Lyricist: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: S. Janaki; Cast: Sridevi)
- Nee Kowgililo Taladachi Nee Chetulalo Kanumoosi (Lyricist: Gopi; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sridevi)
- Ye Maata Aha Telusu Adi Kaadu (Lyricist: Gopi; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sharada)