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Marapurani Katha

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Marapurani Katha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. Ramachandra Rao
Screenplay byV. Ramachandra Rao
Based onKai Kodutha Deivam
by K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced bySundarlal Nahatha
Doondi
StarringKrishna
Vanisri
CinematographyS. Venkat Ratnam
Edited byN. S. Prakasam
Music byT. Chalapathi Rao
Production
company
Sri Productions
Release date
  • 27 July 1967 (1967-07-27)
Running time
178 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Marapurani Katha (transl. Unforgettable Story) is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by V. Ramachandra Rao in his debut. A remake of the Tamil film Kai Kodutha Deivam (1964), it stars Krishna and Vanisri. The film was released on 27 July 1967.[2][3]

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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The producers initially wanted to cast N. T. Rama Rao, Jaggayya and Savitri in the main roles, with V. Madhusudhana Rao as director. These plans were eventually dropped due to increasing production costs, so they instead cast Krishna, Vanisri and Chandra Mohan, with V. Ramachandra Rao making his directorial debut.[4]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Uliki Uliki Chilipi Navvulolike Papa"Kodakandla AppalacharyaB. Vasantha, Chorus 
2."Hello Nilu Nilu Naa Kosam"C. Narayana ReddyP. Susheela, T. R. Jayadev 
3."Ganga Yamuna Tarangalato"KosarajuGhantasala 
4."Kalyaname Vaibogame"AarudraP. Susheela 
5."Nootikokka Manase Kovela"AarudraGhantasala 

References

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  1. ^ Elley 1977, p. 270.
  2. ^ Nagabhiru, Subbarao (27 July 2022). "Fifty Five Years for Marapurani Katha : వాణిశ్రీని అభినేత్రిగా నిలిపిన 'మరపురాని కథ'!". NTV (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ జ్యోతి, పి. (30 May 2021). "లోకం నిర్దేశించిన దారిలో నడవడం తెలియని ఒక అమాయకురాలి కథ – 'మరపురాని కథ'". Sanchika (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "సావిత్రినే అనుసరించా: వాణిశ్రీ". Andhra Jyothi (in Telugu). 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Marapurani Katha (1967)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

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