Pavitra Bandham (1971 film)

Pavitra Bandham
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. Madhusudhana Rao
Written byAarudhra (dialogues)
Screenplay byV. Madhusudhana Rao
Produced byT. Govindarajan
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Kanchana
Vanisri
Krishnam Raju
CinematographyK. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Edited byK. Satyam
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
Production
companies
Venus Pictures
Ashok Movies
Release date
  • 24 February 1971 (1971-02-24)
Running time
168 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Pavitra Bandham (transl. Divine relation) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by T. Govindarajan and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao.[1] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kanchana, Vanisri and Krishnam Raju, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[2]

Plot

The film begins with an unemployed youth, Ashok, who resides in a bus left as scrap. Aruna is the daughter of Chilakalapudi Zamindar, and she is caged under several restrictions. Moreover, her cousin, Shekar, conspires to marry her. Annoyed, Aruna escapes and moves into Ashok's bus as an orphan when they fall in love. Later, Ashok learns the actuality and forcibly carries her when she accuses him of betrayal. On his way back, he encounters an accident where he loses his memory. Meanwhile, Zamindar passes away, accrediting totality to Aruna under stanch Subbaiah. It begrudges Sekhar, who stays calm, sticking around Aruna for a shot. Besides, Rani, a plucky, lives with her mother, Durgamma, in a village. Once she spots & shelters wandering Ashok. Since he cannot know himself, Rani provides him with a new identity as Raja and tattoos it on his chest. The two crush and couple up, and God blesses them with a son. Anyhow, Aruna is still awaiting Ashok. Once, Raja landed in the city for a bank loan when burglars backstabbed him. Seriously injured Raja / Ashok is secured by Aruna when he regains his past but forgets Rani. Devastated, Rani moves in quest of her husband when Aruna shields her. Whereat, Rani is startled to see Raja as Aruna's fiancé. To clarify, one night, Rani walks to check Ashok's tattoo and confirms. Unfortunately, Shekar witnesses it and misleads Aruna, too. In that perplexity, Ashok gets a mental shock and collapses. Parallelly, Aruna mandates Subbaiah to expel Rani. Consequently, Durgamma arrives when Subbaiah detects her as the biological mother of Aruna, whom childless Zamindar adopted. Here, Shekar & Aruna denounce Rani, making Subbaiah divulge the actuality. So, Shekar clutches all and plats forced marriage with Aruna. At the same time, Ashok completely recovers and bars it. At last, Aruna dies while guarding Ashok. Finally, the movie ends with Aruna leaving her breath by uniting Ashok & Rani.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[3]

Song Title Lyrics Singers length
"Gandhi Puttina Desama Idi" Aarudhra Ghantasala 3:39
"Pachcha Bottu Cherigi Podule" Aarudhra Ghantasala, P. Susheela 4:04
"Chinnari Navvule" Aarudhra P. Susheela 3:34
"Fifty/Fifty" Aarudhra Ghantasala, P. Susheela 3:44
"Gala Gala Gala Gajjela Bandi" Aarudhra P. Susheela, Swarnalata 3:06
"Tantrala Bavayya" Kosaraju Pithapuram, Swarnalata 2:41
"Pachcha Bottu" (Sad) Aarudhra P. Susheela 3:10

References

  1. ^ Rao, Kolanu Brahmananda (5 February 1971). "చిత్ర జగత్: పవిత్ర బంధం" [Film World: Pavitra Bandham] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 6. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "చెరిగిపోని పచ్చబొట్టు పవిత్రబంధం" [Pavitra Bandham remains an indelible tattoo]. Sakshi (in Telugu). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Pavitra Bandam (1971)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.