Lakshmi Kataksham or Laxmi Kataksham is a 1970 Telugu Musical film

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

 directed by B. Vittalacharya

B. Vittalacharya

B.Vittalacharya or B.Vittala Acharya was a popular director and producer of Telugu and Kannada movies.-Biography:...

 and starring N. T. Rama Rao

N. T. Rama Rao

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...

 and K. R. Vijaya

K. R. Vijaya

K. R. Vijaya is a popular Indian actress who has starred in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She started her career in the 1960s. She has been acting for more than four decades now in South Indian cinema. K. R...

.

The lyrics are written by Dr. C. Narayana Reddy and music score provided by S. P. Kodandapani

S. P. Kodandapani

Sripati Panditharadhyula Kodandapani, better known as S. P. Kodandapani is famous Music director and Playback singer in Telugu cinema. In Pandanti Kapuram film, he voiced the memorable song "Idigo Devudu Chesina Bomma" on the Hindu philosophy of Human life.He has introduced the famous playback...

. Some of the songs are romantic and sung by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and P. Susheela. The song Sukravarapu Poddu Sirini Viduvoddu provides some ancient Hindu principles to keep Money in our Home.

The Plot

The story revolves around procuring Lakshmi Bhandagaram. Both the evil forces and kind people fight to procure. Finally Kulavardhanudu (NTR), who got Padmarekha on his palm achieves it. He saves his parents and lover Hemamalini (KR Vijaya) from the control of Prachandudu (Satyanarayana).

Cast

Actor/Actress	Character
N. T. Rama Rao N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...	Kulavardhanudu
K. R. Vijaya K. R. Vijaya K. R. Vijaya is a popular Indian actress who has starred in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She started her career in the 1960s. She has been acting for more than four decades now in South Indian cinema. K. R...	Rani Hemamalini
Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana , a versatile Telugu cine actor, was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana couple at Kautaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary and intermediate education in Gudivada and Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College...	Prachandudu
M. Prabhakar Reddy
Hemalatha
M. Balayya	Vinayadandudu
Rajasri
Mikkilineni
Balakrishna

Crew

• Director : B. Vittalacharya
  B. Vittalacharya
  B.Vittalacharya or B.Vittala Acharya was a popular director and producer of Telugu and Kannada movies.-Biography:...
  
  
• Producer : Pinjala Subba Rao
• Production company : P. S. R. Pictures
• Music Director : S. P. Kodandapani
  S. P. Kodandapani
  Sripati Panditharadhyula Kodandapani, better known as S. P. Kodandapani is famous Music director and Playback singer in Telugu cinema. In Pandanti Kapuram film, he voiced the memorable song "Idigo Devudu Chesina Bomma" on the Hindu philosophy of Human life.He has introduced the famous playback...
  
  
• Lyrics : C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju Raghavaiah
  Kosaraju Raghavaiah
  Kosaraju or Kosaraju Raghavaiah or Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary was a Telugu poet and writer. His lyrics are stepped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. Born in 1905 in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Raghavaih studied Telugu literature, epics and...
  
   and Chillara Bhavanarayana Rao
• Playback singers : Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela
  P. Susheela
  Pulapaka 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. Janaki
  S. Janaki
  S. 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...
  
  , L. R. Eswari
  L. R. Eswari
  L. R. Eswari is a Veteran playback singer of the Tamil movie industry. She also sang in other languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, and English.-Early Life:...
  
  

Soundtrack

There are about 13 songs and poems in the film.

• Ammammammomo Telisindile Guttu Telisindile (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and P. Susheela; Cast: NTR and KR Vijaya)
• Andala Bommanu Nenu Chelikada (Singer: L. R. Eswari
  L. R. Eswari
  L. R. Eswari is a Veteran playback singer of the Tamil movie industry. She also sang in other languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, and English.-Early Life:...
  
  )
• Dhanyosmi Dhanyosmi Trailokya Mata (Dandakam
  Dandakam
  Dandakam or Dhandakam is a literary style of poetry seen in Sanskrit and Telugu languages.-Famous Telugu Dandakams:* Mouni Dandakam - Mallikarjuna Pandit* Bhogini Dandakam - Potana...
  
   by Chillara Bhavaranayana Rao; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao; Cast: NTR)
• Gata Suvignana Prakasammu Marala Kalpinchitivi Talli (Lyrics: Chillara Bhavanarayana Rao; Singers: Ghantasala and S. Janaki)
• Jaya Jaya Mahalakshmi Jaya Mahalakshmi
• Kilakila Bullammo Kiladi Bullammo (Lyrics: Kosaraju Raghavaiah
  Kosaraju Raghavaiah
  Kosaraju or Kosaraju Raghavaiah or Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary was a Telugu poet and writer. His lyrics are stepped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. Born in 1905 in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Raghavaih studied Telugu literature, epics and...
  
  ; Singers: Ghantasala and S. Janaki; Cast: NTR and Rajasri)
• Naa Vayasu Sumagandham Naa Manasu Makarandam (Singer: P. Susheela)
• Naadu Gurudevu Karyarthinavuchu Nedu Vachitini (Lyrics: Chillara Bhavanarayana Rao; Singer: Ghantasala)
• Ponna Chettu Maatuna Poddu Vaalipotundi (Singer: S. Janaki)
• Raa Vannela Dora Kanniyanu Chera (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: P. Susheela and Ghantasala; Cast: KR Vijaya and NTR)
• Sakala Vidyamayee Ghana Sharadendu Ramya (Lyrics: Chillara Bhavanarayana Rao; Singer: Ghantasala)
• Sukravarapu Poddu Sirini Viduvaddu (Lyrics: Chillara Bhavaranayana Rao; Singer: S. Janaki)
• Swagatham Swagatham Kshatrava Janajaita Swagatham (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: S. Janaki and P. Leela)

External links

• Lakshmi Kataksham film at IMDb.