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Secretary (1976 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Secretary' is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by D. Ramanaidu under Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan, The film was based on Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani's novel of the same name and was also the last proper film for late Krishna Kumari, even in Telugu.
Plot
The film begins with Jayanthi (Vanisri) joining as a secretary in 'Vanitha Vihar' the society of high class ladies such as Sumitra Devi (Suryakantham), Rekha Rani (Kanchana), Mrs.Karunakaram (Girija), etc. There, Jayanthi gets an acquaintance with an industrialist Raja Shekaram (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and he starts liking her as she resembles his past love Geeta who, unfortunately, died. This irks the remaining ladies as they are indulgent towards his smartness & wealth. As a result, Jayanthi loses her job, so, Raja Shekaram appoints her as his secretary. But always, quarrels & disputes arise between them as Jayanthi dislikes Raja Shekaram's closeness with other ladies. Later on, Raja Shekaram realizes Jayanthi as his maternal uncle's daughter through their grandmother (Santha Kumari) and they decide to marry. Knowing it, all the tycoons begrudge especially Mr & Mrs.Karunakaram (Satyanarayana & Girija) as they have an intention to couple up their daughter Prameela (Jaya Sudha) with Raja Shekaram. So, they ploy & splits Jayanthi, showing menace to Raja Shekaram. Parallelly, Jayanthi's grandmother also passes away when grievous Jayanthi leaves the town. Now Mr. Moneybags create notoriety as if she eloped. At present, Jayanthi takes shelter at Dr. Vijayalakshmi (Krishna Kumari) as a caretaker to her infant children (Master Ramu & Baby Rohini). Here, Doctor's younger brother Prasad (Ranganath) aspires to marry Jayanthi which she too accepts. Meanwhile, Prameela elopes with Raja Shekaram's close friend Sivaram (Chandra Mohan) when these big shots mortify and pleads pardon from Raja Shekaram. Surprisingly, to the wheel of fortune, Prasad happens to be Raja Shekaram's friend. Right now, Raja Shekaram learns about regarding espousal of Prasad & Jayanth, so, he calmly leaves the place. At last, Prasad & Vijayalakshmi realize the truth and sends Jayanthi back. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Raja Shekaram & Jayanthi.
Cast
*Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Raja Shekharam
*Vanisri as Jayanti
*Chandra Mohan as Sivaram
*Gummadi as Dr. Subrahmanyam
*Satyanarayana as Karunakaram
*Allu Ramalingaiah as Rekha's husband
*Raja Babu as Vasu
*Ranganath as Dr. Prasad
*Dhulipala as Varma
*T. Subbarami Reddy as SP Sivaram Reddy (cameo)
*D. Ramanaidu as Doctor (cameo)
*Jayasudha as Prameela
*Kanchana as Rekha Rani
*Krishna Kumari as Dr.Vijayalakshmi
*Suryakantham as Sumitra Devi
*Hemalatha as Kameswaramma
*Santha Kumari as Bamma
*Girija as Karunakaram's wife
*Rama Prabha as Vasanthi
*Annapoorna as Sunanda
*Radha Kumari
*Mamatha
*Kalpana Rai as servant maid
*Y. Vijaya
*Master Ramu
*Baby Rohini
Crew
*'Art': G. V. Subba Rao
*'Choreography': Saleem
*'Fights': Madhavan
*'Story': Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
*'Dialogues & Lyrics': Acharya Aatreya
*'Playback': S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, V. Ramakrishna
*'Music': K. V. Mahadevan
*'Editing': K. A. Marthand
*'Cinematography': Vincent
*'Producer': D. Ramanaidu
*'Director': K. S. Prakash Rao
*'Banner': Suresh Productions
*'Release Date': 28 April 1976
Soundtrack
Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya. Music released on AVM Audio Company.
References
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