Allude Menalludu

P. Pullaiah

Country: India; Year: 1970; Language: Telugu

Studio: Padmasri Productions

Producer: V. Venkateswarlu; Cinematographer: N.S. Varma; Editor: K.A. Sriramulu; Composer: B. Shankar; Lyricist: Acharya Athreya, Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury, C. Narayana Reddy, Dasaradhi

Cast: Krishna Ghattamaneni, Krishnam Raju, Vijayanirmala, Nagabhusanam, Rajababu, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Allu Ramalingaiah, Dulipala, Nelluru Kantharao, Kakarala, Dr Sivarama Krishnaiah, Suryakantham, Ramaprabha, Vijayasri, Jyothilakshmi, Shantha Kumari, Chalapathi Rao, Seetaram, Kolla Satyam, Baby Brahmaji, Baby Rani, Baby Sudha, Master Adinarayana, Master Babu, Poosala

Topic: Original Language, Released

Release Date: November 5, 1970

IMDb ID: 0255786

Story: Bhamidipati Radhakrishna Murthy; Screenplay: P. Pullaiah; Dialogue: Bhamidipati Radhakrishna Murthy

Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela, L.R. Eswari, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

Art Director: S. Krishna Rao; Dance Director: K. Thangappan, S.R. Raju

P. Pullaiah (Director, Screenplay)

(1911-85) Telugu and Tamil director born in Nellore, AP. Actor and singer on stage. Graduate from Madras University. Had several successful song and recitation records released by Gramophone Company and worked for them as a talent scout. Assistant to Baburao Painter at Shalini Cinetone (1934), leading to a long-standing engagement with Marathi cinema: cf. Dharmapatni, shot in Kolhapur and based on a V.S. Khandekar story; or Jayabheri, adapted from V. Shantaram’s Tamasha classic Lokshahir Ramjoshi (1947). Turned producer investing in Star Combines (launched with the Kannamba film Harishchandra). Set up the successful mid-budget Tamil company Ragini Films (Est: 1948) in partnership with Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao (first film: Bhakta Jana). Started Padmasree Films. Made the very successful NTR mythological Shri Venkateswara Mahatyam, sometimes seen as launching NTR’s political career. Many of his films starred Shantakumari, whom he married.

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