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'Ummadi Kutumbam' is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film, produced by N. Trivikrama Rao under the NAT & Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner and directed by D. Yoganand. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri, Krishna Kumari and music composed by T. V. Raju.

Plot



The film begins with a joint family in a village, where an old mother has four sons. The elder one Nagaiah works as a clerk, his wife is Gauri a selfish woman and they have a son Kittu. The second son Chandram takes care of their farming, his wife is Kantham a shrew. The third son is Mukundam who becomes a doctor with the combined effort of the family, his wife Rama a benevolent. The youngest, Ramu is a smart village guy and a famous stage artist. However, he respects his family and endears Kittu a lot. Mukundam becomes a good practitioner in the city, and he dislikes Rama because of her traditional behavior for which he quits her. Thereafter, he goes into the clutches of a call girl Mohini and neglects the family.

At home, all the daughters-in-law quarrel, in between, Chandram leaves for his in-law's house, Gauri divides the house into two, and scorns Rama. So, Ramu decides to get back his brother and moves to the city. On the way, he gets acquainted with a beautiful girl Sarada, daughter of the Zamindar, who shelters him for a night when Ramu protects the Zamindar from thieves. The next day, he reaches Mukundam, understands his state, and becomes distressed. Sarada consoles him, meets Mohini, and asks her to leave Mukundam, but she affronts her. Now Sarada decides to take revenge, so, she civilized Ramu when they fall in love.

Meanwhile, Chandram is slighted in his in-law's house and leaves that place. Viewing it, Kantham's younger brother corrects and sends her back. In the village, Kittu becomes ailed due to depression on Ramu. At the same time, the village doctor Pasupathi tries to molest Rama when she attempts suicide, rescued by her mother-in-law and they move towards Mukundam. Parallelly, Ramu in a disguised form traps Mohini, by which he rectifies Mukundam and sends him to the village. On his return, Ramu meets his mother & sister-in-law, and everyone proceeds to their hometown. In between, Chandram also accompanies, after reaching home they spot Kittu on his deathbed when Ramu recoups him with his love & affection. Finally, the entire family is reunited and the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Sarada.

Cast



* N. T. Rama Rao as Ramu

* Savitri as Rama

* Krishna Kumari as Sarada

* Relangi as Nagaiah

* Nagabhushanam as Zamindar Bhavani Prasad

* Satyanarayana as Chandram

* Prabhakar Reddy as Dr. Mukunda Rao

* Allu Ramalingaiah as Pasupathi

* Raja Babu as Tippayya

* Mukkamala as Subbaiah

* Balakrishna

* Nagaraju

* Suryakantam as Gowri

* S. Varalakshmi as Kantham

* Vanisri as Venki

* Hemalatha

* Chaya Devi

* L. Vijayalakshmi as Mohini

* Potti Prasad

Soundtrack



Music composed by T. V. Raju.

Awards



The film was selected by the Film Federation of India as one of its entries to the 1968 Moscow Film Festival.Eenadu Daily, Eenadu cinema 17 July 2013, National art theater, Page 10

Box office



* The film celebrated a Silver Jubilee and ran for 197 days at Durga Kala Mandir, Vijayawada.[http://www.cinegoer.com/ntr175.htm CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Silver Jubilee Films Of NTR]

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