Aastiparulu
Aastiparulu is a 1966 Telugu drama film, produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under the Jagapathi Art Productions and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayalalitha in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was remade in Tamil as En Thambi and in Hindi as Bhai Ho To Aisa. The storyline was also an inspiration for the 1990 Kannada film Mruthyunjaya starring Shivarajkumar and 2008 Telugu movie King starring Nagarjuna Akkineni.
Plot
Zamindar Janardhan Rao a paterfamilias, holds high esteem in society. He lives along with his wife Kaasulamma, two sons Krishna & Bhaskar/ Bachi and an infant daughter Ammulu. The elder one is Krishna is altruistic, amiable & devoted to his family whereas younger Bachi is a vagabond & malicious. As Krishna is the step-son Kasulamma & Bachi always show the resent. Krishna falls for her maternal aunt Rajyalakshmi's daughter Radha. Meanwhile, Bachi misdeeds increase day by day, Janardhan Rao downturns his expenses, so, one night he tries to make a theft when his father obstructs his way and collapses with a heart attack. Before dying, entrusts entire authority on the property to Krishna and secretly reveals regarding a hidden treasure of their family hierarchy. Here homicidal Bachi ploys & intrigues against Krishna successfully drown him in the river and creates it as an accident. Knowing it, Ammulu becomes terminally ill due to angst on Krishna. Parallelly, Rajayalakshmi decides to handover the property to Bachi and also to couple up Radha with him but her son Prasad wants to prevent the injustice. At that juncture, fortuitously, he spots a person Seenu a drama artist, who resembles Krishna, Prasad seeks his help, trains him well and infiltrates as Krishna. But Bachi is not ready to accept it, so, he makes various attempt to falsify Seenu but break downs. At Present, Rajyalakshmi begins wedding arrangements of Krishna & Radha when perturbed Prasad divulges the reality. Thereupon, as a flabbergast, Seenu affirms himself as Krishna who has escaped from death and entered in disguise to reform his brother which no one believes and necks him out. During that plight, Krishna remembers regarding the hidden treasure through which he bring out the veracity. Bachi follows and again tries to slaughter him. In the combat, Krishna rescues Baachi against harm. At last, Baachi repents and pleads pardon from Krishna. Finally, the movie ends as a happy note with the marriage of Krishna & Radha.Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Krishna / Seenu
- Jayalalitha as Radha
- Jaggaiah as Bhaskar "Baachi"
- Gummadi as Zamindar Jannardhan Rao
- Chittor V. Nagaiah as Diwanji
- Relangi as Prasad
- Chadalavada as Miriyala Parathpara Rao
- Vanisri as Special appearance
- G. Varalakshmi as Rajyalakshmi
- Suryakantam as Kaasulamma
- Girija as Varam
- Baby Padmini as Ammulu
Crew
- Art: G. V. Subba Rao
- Choreography: Heeralal
- Dialogues: Acharya Atreya
- Lyrics: Acharya Atreya, Kosaraju
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Editing: A. Sanjeevi
- Cinematography: C. Nageswara Rao
- Producer: V. B. Rajendra Prasad
- Screenplay - Director: V. Madhusudhan Rao
- Banner: Jagapathi Art Productions
- Release Date: 18 November 1966
Soundtrack
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Andariki Teliyanidi" | Acharya Atreya | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:42 |
| 2 | "Chali Chali Chali" | Acharya Atreya | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:21 |
| 3 | "Soggade Chinni Nayana" | Kosaraju | P. Susheela | 3:01 |
| 4 | "Chitti Ammalu Chinni Nannalu" | Acharya Atreya | Ghantasala | 3:24 |
| 5 | "Erra Errani Buggaladana" | Acharya Atreya | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:27 |
| 6 | "Magavadivale Egaresukupo" | Acharya Atreya | P. Susheela | 3:49 |
| 7 | "Midisi Padaku" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 3:19 |
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu - V. B. Rajendra Prasad
- The film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 1966 from Government of Andhra Pradesh.