Matru Devo Bhava

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Matru Devo Bhava
Directed byK. Ajay Kumar
Screenplay byK. Ajay Kumar
Story byDennis Joseph
Produced byK. S. Rama Rao
Starring
CinematographyChota K. Naidu
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Release date
1993
Running time
140 minutes
LanguageTelugu
Budget37 lakhs

Matru Devo Bhava is a 1993 Telugu drama film written and directed by K. Ajay Kumar and starring Madhavi and Nassar.[1] The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Akashadoothu (1993) by Sibi Malayil.[2]

The film won the

Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu).[3] The film was dubbed in Tamil as Thaai Ullam.[4] The film won two Nandi Awards
.

Plot

Satyam (

toddy milk vendor, has an eye on Sarada. When Satyam discovers Apparao making advances on Sarada, he assaults him in front of everyone. Avenging the assault, Apparao kills Satyam. Sarada, who is diagnosed with cancer, wants her children to be brought up in a family atmosphere rather than in the Ashram
and the children are adopted by different families.

Cast

Production

K.S. Rama Rao saw the film and bought the remake rights for Telugu. Rama Rao brought Madhavi in to reprise her role from Akashadoothu since she was also a familiar face to the Telugu audience. Major portions of the Telugu remake were shot in the same locations as the original film.[5]

In 2008, the movie was remade in

Hindi as Tulsi by the same producer-director duo, but with Manisha Koirala and Irrfan Khan
.

Soundtrack

The music for this film was composed by

National Award for best lyrics category for the track "Raalipoyye Poova".[7]

Track Listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Raagam Anuragam"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & K. S. Chithra4:36
2."Kanneetiki Kaluvalu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:17
3."Raalipoyye Poovva"M. M. Keeravani4:05
4."Venuvai Vachhanu"K. S. Chithra, M. M. Keeravani & Chorus5:35

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1993[8]

References

  1. ^ citwf.com,Matru Devo Bhava, Retrieved 11-11-2008
  2. ^ citwf.com,Akshadhoodu (1993), Retrieved 11-11-2008
  3. ^ "T'wood mourns death of Dr Veturi Sundara Ramurthy". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Thai ullam tamil movie". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Retrospect: Matrudevobhava (1993)". 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2008.
  6. ^ Chandaraju, Aruna (16 March 2019). "Ragalu, Cine Geetalu: Confluence of two genres". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (10 December 2018). "A song of pathos". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

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