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Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
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Wikipedia article
'Tahsildar Gari Ammayi' is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. It is an adaptation of Kavilipati Vijayalakshmi's novel 'Vidhi Vinyaasaalu' that was serialised the same year in the newspaper 'Andhra Prabha'. The film stars Sobhan Babu, Nagabhushanam and Jamuna. It was released on 12 November 1971, and became a commercial success.
Plot
Cast
* Sobhan Babu as Prasada Rao and Vasu
** Master Rajkumar as young Vasu
* Nagabhushanam as Venkataramaiah
* Jamuna as Madhumathi
* Chandrakala as Padmaja
* Raavi Kondala Rao as Rajaskeharam
* Sakshi Ranga Rao as Gopalam
Production
'Vidhi Vinyaasaalu' was a novel written by Kavilipati Vijayalakshmi and serialised in 1971 in the newspaper 'Andhra Prabha'. Suryanarayana and Sathyanarayana of Sathya Chitra purchased the film rights to this novel, and engaged K. S. Prakash Rao to direct the adaptation, titled 'Tahsildar Gari Ammayi'. Prakash Rao also wrote the screenplay, while N. R. Nandi wrote the dialogues, and S. Venkatarathnam handled the cinematography. Prakash Rao's son K. Raghavendra Rao and G. C. Sekhar were associate directors, while his niece Mohana was the art director.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while Aatreya wrote the lyrics.
Release and reception
'Tahsildar Gari Ammayi' was released on 12 November 1971, and became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. For his performance, Sobhan Babu won the Andhra Film Fans Association Award for Best Actor. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who presented him the award, said, "He is a good actor. He is the future hope of the film industry."
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