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'Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu' ( Seetharamayya's granddaughter) is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Kranthi Kumar, and produced by V. Doraswamy Raju under the VMC Productions banner. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Rohini Hattangadi, and Meena with the music composed by M. M. Keeravani. Based on the novel 'Navvina Kanneelle' by Manasa,[http://navatarangam.com/2008/11/seetaramaiahgari-manavaralu/ Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu film review at Navatarangam.com] the plot follows Seetha (Meena) who arrives from the US to visit her grandparents, Seetharamayya (Rao) and Janakamma (Hattangadi) who are uninformed of her parents' accidental death.

The film was showcased among the Indian panorama section at the 1991 International Film Festival of India. The film won three Filmfare Awards South, three Nandi Awards and four Cinema Express Awards. The film was remade in Malayalam as 'Sandhwanam' (1991), in Kannada as 'Belli Modagalu' (1992), and in Hindi as 'Udhaar Ki Zindagi' (1994).

Plot



Seetaramayya is a rich landlord and the lead-off person whose word is an ordinance to the entire village. He leads a delightful life with his ideal wife Janakamma and son Dr.Srinivasa Murthy / Vasu. Both father and son share the beyond relation as friends, unfortunately, a rift arises between them regarding Vasu's espousal. As Vasu is not able to deceive his love interest Sumathi, he denies the match seen by his father. So, Seetaramayya has to bow his head down for the first time. But he arrays resentment not talking with his son which makes Vasu distressed and leaves the country. After 20 years, Vasu's daughter Seeta reaches the village to attend a marriage function. Seetaramayya continues his dislike of Vasu which he reflects on Seeta too but inherently he loves them a lot. Right now, Seeta wins everyone's heart in the house with her wit and also resolves the family disputes of Seetaramayya with his in-law Veerabhadraiah. Then, Dr.Vivekam, the friend of Vasu lands when as a flabbergast, it is revealed that Seeta has hidden the secret of her parents' death as she well knows that her grandparents cannot withstand perceiving the truth. Understanding the situation, Vivakam conveys to Seetaramayya and Janakamma that their son and daughter-in-law are coming soon. At present, everyone decides to perform his 60th birthday 'Sashtipurthi' to Seetaramayya when he is eagerly waiting for his son's arrival but his absence annoys him. Immediately, Seeta calms him down and grandly celebrates the function. Soon after, in an awful incident, Janakamma passes away due to a heart attack while Seetaramayya woes as Vasu not even attended to his mother's final rights. Out of the pain, he asks Seeta to leave the house and she does so. Thereafter, Seeta's memories recall Seetaramayya when he spots her diary through which he learns the reality and also his son's last wish to immerse his ashes in the river Godavari by his father. Here, Seetaramayya gets collapsed but quickly retrieves, and rushes for Seeta. At last, Seeta fulfills her father's wish.

Cast



*Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Seetharamayya

*Rohini Hattangadi as Janakamma

*Meena as Seeta

*Dasari Narayana Rao as Subbaraju

*Kota Srinivasa Rao as Veerabhadraiah

*Murali Mohan as Dr. Vivekam

*Tanikella Bharani as Govinda Rao

*Sudhakar as Pavan Kumar

*Sudarshan as Kaasi

*Narayana Rao as Lawyer Chakravarthy

*Raja as Dr. Srinivasa Murthy / Vaasu

*Chidatala Appa Rao

*Telangana Shakuntala

*Sudha Rani as Sumathi

*Srilatha as Shyamala

*Chandrika as Chinna Papa

*Saraswathi

*Master Amith as Banty

Soundtrack



Music composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics were written by Veturi. Music released on SURYA Music Company.

Reception



Awards



;Filmfare Awards

* Best Film Telugu V. Doraswamy Raju won

* Best Director Telugu Kranthi Kumar won

* Best Actor Telugu Akkineni Nageswara Rao won

;Nandi Awards - 1990

* Second Best Feature Film - Silver V. Doraswamy Raju

* Best Director T. Kranthi Kumar

* Best Female Playback Singer K.S. Chithra for "Kaliki Chilkala Koliki"

;Cinema Express Awards

*Best Film VMC Productions won

*Best Actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao won

*Best Actress Meena won

*Best Director Kranthi Kumar won

References




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