Varakatnam
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Varakatnam is a 1968 Telugu film directed by N. T. Rama Rao
. It was awarded National Film Award for the best film in Telugu Language in 1968. The film is based on the widely prevalent custom of Varakatnam meaning Dowry
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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...
. It was awarded National Film Award for the best film in Telugu Language in 1968. The film is based on the widely prevalent custom of Varakatnam meaning Dowry
Dowry
A dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings forth to the marriage. It contrasts with bride price, which is paid to the bride's parents, and dower, which is property settled on the bride herself by the groom at the time of marriage. The same culture may simultaneously practice both...
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Cast
- Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao ... Devasimha
- Krishna KumariKrishna Kumari (actress)Krishna Kumari is a noted Telugu actress of the 1960s and 1970s. She was a leading actress and competed Savitri and acted alongside great legendary actors N.T.R, A.N.R etc. She acted in Tamil movies too. She has done many films in Kannada too that also with the kannada veteran Dr...
- Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
- Raavi Kondala Rao
- NagabhushanamNagabhushanamNagabushanam 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...
... Meesala Venkaiah - Savitri ... Heroine
Songs
- Deevenalu (Singers: P. Susheela, Ghantasala; Composer: T. V. Raju; Lyricist: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy)
- Evaru Chesina Kharma (Singer: Madhavapeddi Satyam)
- Gilakala Mancham Undi (Singers: K. Jamuna Rani, Pithapuram)
- Idena Mana Sampradayamidena (Singer: Ghantasala; Composer: T. V. Raju; Lyricist: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy)
- Malle Poola Panditlona
- Maradala Maradala Tammuni Pellama Emamma (Singers: P. Susheela, Jikki; Composer: T. V. Raju; Lyricist: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy)
- Meruputeegelalona (Singers: P. Susheela, Ghantasala; Composer: T. V. Raju; Lyricist: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy)
- Sai Sai Jodedla Bandi (Singer: Ghantasala; Composer: T. V. Raju; 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...
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