Mooga Manasulu
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Mooga Manasulu or Moogamanasulu (Telugu
: మూగ మనసులు) is a 1963 Telugu Drama film
directed by Adurthi Subba Rao
. The film based on the concept of reincarnation
. It is ever lasting musical hit film; all the songs are heard even today. They are combined effort of Atreya
, K. V. Mahadevan
, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela
and others. It is remade in Hindi
as Milan (1967 film)
starring Sunil Dutt
, Nutan
and Jamuna. It was remade in Tamil
entitled Praptam is directed by Mahanati Savitri.
and beautiful love story. Newly married couple Gopinath (Akkineni) and Radha (Savitri) are on Honeymoon and traveling over River Godavari. Gopinath cries to stop the boat and told that there are dangerous Whirlpools ahead. They reach nearby shore. Gopinath takes them to an old building. The oldman told them that it belongs to the Zamindar and takes them to the Samadhis of Gopi and Radha. They found an old lady Gowri lighting deepam at their Samadhi. She dies in the hands of Gopinath. He recollects from his memory that she only dies in his hands. The main story is narrated as flashback by Gopinath to Radha.
Gopi, an orphan lives on River Godavari and carries passengers by boat. Radha is daughter of the Zamindar (Gummadi). She goes to College on the other side of River. Gopi carries her daily, purely likes her and used to give her Cresanthemum flower daily. Gowri is a shepherd girl loves Gopi intensely.
Radha's uncle (Wife of Zamindar Suryakantham's brother) is Rajendra (Nagabhushanam). His selfish plans results in marriage of Radha with Ramaraju. As fate otherwise directs, Ramaraju dies and Radha becomes widow and comes back to the village. Gopi is deeply disturbed by the unfortunate incident and tries to console Radha. Their affection is misunderstood by Gowri and villagers put an illegal relation between them spread by Rajendra. Knowing this Gopi leaves the village and Radha follows in search of him. Rajendra follows them to kill and Gowri sacrifices her virginity to save them. Both Radha and Gopi dies due to Whirlpools in the River.
After narrating the story, the newly wed couple cremate Gowri besides the Samadhis of Radha and Gopi.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
: మూగ మనసులు) is a 1963 Telugu Drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Adurthi Subba Rao
Adurthi Subba Rao
Adurthi Subba Rao is a prominent old-time director of Telugu & Hindi Films. He also produced few films.-Early life:...
. The film based on the concept of reincarnation
Reincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
. It is ever lasting musical hit film; all the songs are heard even today. They are combined effort of Atreya
Atreya
An Atreya is a descendant of Atri, one of the great Hindu sages whose accomplishments are detailed in the Puranas.The descendents of Atri Rishi use Atreya as their surname just like many other Gotras, or clan names used by the Brahmin community of Hindus in India and Nepal. In Northern India,...
, K. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan
Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after...
, 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...
and others. It is remade in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
as Milan (1967 film)
Milan (1967 film)
Milan is a 1967 Hindi film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It was a remake of his hit Telugu film Mooga Manasulu and was produced by L. V. Prasad. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Jamuna , Pran and Deven Varma. The award-winning and very popular music was given by Laxmikant Pyarelal...
starring Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...
, Nutan
Nutan
Nutan Behl , better known as Nutan , was an Indian actress. She appeared in more than 70 Hindi films in a career spanning over four decades...
and Jamuna. It was remade in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
entitled Praptam is directed by Mahanati Savitri.
Plot
The plot of the film is based on the concept of ReincarnationReincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
and beautiful love story. Newly married couple Gopinath (Akkineni) and Radha (Savitri) are on Honeymoon and traveling over River Godavari. Gopinath cries to stop the boat and told that there are dangerous Whirlpools ahead. They reach nearby shore. Gopinath takes them to an old building. The oldman told them that it belongs to the Zamindar and takes them to the Samadhis of Gopi and Radha. They found an old lady Gowri lighting deepam at their Samadhi. She dies in the hands of Gopinath. He recollects from his memory that she only dies in his hands. The main story is narrated as flashback by Gopinath to Radha.
Gopi, an orphan lives on River Godavari and carries passengers by boat. Radha is daughter of the Zamindar (Gummadi). She goes to College on the other side of River. Gopi carries her daily, purely likes her and used to give her Cresanthemum flower daily. Gowri is a shepherd girl loves Gopi intensely.
Radha's uncle (Wife of Zamindar Suryakantham's brother) is Rajendra (Nagabhushanam). His selfish plans results in marriage of Radha with Ramaraju. As fate otherwise directs, Ramaraju dies and Radha becomes widow and comes back to the village. Gopi is deeply disturbed by the unfortunate incident and tries to console Radha. Their affection is misunderstood by Gowri and villagers put an illegal relation between them spread by Rajendra. Knowing this Gopi leaves the village and Radha follows in search of him. Rajendra follows them to kill and Gowri sacrifices her virginity to save them. Both Radha and Gopi dies due to Whirlpools in the River.
After narrating the story, the newly wed couple cremate Gowri besides the Samadhis of Radha and Gopi.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Akkineni Nageshwara Rao | Gopinath and Gopi |
| Savitri | Radha |
| Jamuna Ramanarao Jamuna Ramanarao Jamuna is a veteran Telugu actress, a director and a politician.-Early life and background:Jamuna was born in Nidamaru, Guntur to Nippani Srinivas Rao, a Madhwa Brahmin business man, and Kausalya Devi, an Arya Vysya. She grew up in Duggirala, Guntur District in Andhra Pradesh state,... |
Gowri |
| Nagabhushanam Nagabhushanam Nagabushanam was a comedian, villain, and character actor in Telugu cinema and theatre fields. His first film was Palletooru under the direction of Tatineni Prakash Rao. He acted in about 395 films during the 1950s to 1980s... |
Rajendra |
| Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi 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... |
Zamindar |
| B. Padmanabham B. Padmanabham Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao , popularly known as Padmanabham, was a Tollywood actor known for his comedian roles... |
Radha's Husband |
| Suryakantham | Wife of Zamindar |
| Allu Ramalingaiah | |
| P. Laxmikantamma |
Crew
- Director: Adurthi Subba RaoAdurthi Subba RaoAdurthi Subba Rao is a prominent old-time director of Telugu & Hindi Films. He also produced few films.-Early life:...
- Assistant Director: K. Vishwanath
- Production Company: Babu Movies
- Writers: Acharya Atreya and Mullapudi Venkata RamanaMullapudi Venkata RamanaMullapudi Venkata Ramana was a Telugu story writer. He was especially known for his hilarious style of writing. He also created a child character called Budugu...
- Original Music: K. V. MahadevanK. V. MahadevanKrishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after...
- Assistant Composer: Puhalendi
- Cinematography: P. L. Roy
- Editing: T. Krishna
- Choreographers: B. Hiralal and P. S. Gopala Krishna
- Art Direction: G. V. Subba Rao
- Playback Singers: 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...
, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, 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...
Sound Track
There are nine songs in the film, all of them are of high musical standards.- Eenaati Ee Bandhamenatido Enadu Penavesi Mudiveseno (Lyricist: AathreyaAathreyaAacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...
; Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and P. Susheela; Cast: Akkineni and Savitri) - Godaari Gattundhi Gattu Meeda Settundi (Lyricist: Dasarathi; Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Jamuna)
- Gowaramma Nee Mogudevaramma Evaramma Vaadevaramma (Lyricist: Kosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju 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 Venkateswara Rao and P. Susheela; Cast: Akkineni and Jamuna) - Maanu Maakunu Gaanu Raayi Rappanu Kaane Kaanu Maamoolu Manishini Nenu (Lyricist: Aathreya; Singer: P Susheela)
- Muddabanthi Poovulo Moogakalla Oosulu (Lyricist: Aathreya; Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao; Cast: Akkineni)
- Mukku Meeda Kopam Nee Mukhaniki Andam (Lyricist: Aathreya; Singer: Jamuna Rani; Cast: Akkineni and Jamuna)
- Naa Paata Nee Nota Palakala Silaka (Lyricist: Aathreya; Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and P. Susheela; Cast: Akkineni and Savitri)
- Paadutha Teeyaga Challaga Pasipaapala Nidarapo Talliga (Lyricist: Aathreya; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao; Cast: Akkineni and Savitri)