Pakkinti Ammayi

Pakkinti Ammayi
Directed by	Chittajallu Pullayya
Produced by	Sushil Kumar Havaldar
Written by	Muddu Krishna (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Arudra and C.S.R. Rao
Story by	Arun Choudhary
Starring	Anjali Devi Relangi Venkata Ramaiah A. M. Rajah Addola Narayana Rao C.S.R. Rao
Music by	Aswathama
Cinematography	Biren De
Release dates	1953
Running time	164 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Pakkinti Ammayi or Pakka Inti Ammayi is a 1953 Telugu comedy film produced by East Indian Company and directed by Chittajalu Pullayya. It is based on a Bengali story Pasher Bari by Arun Chowdhury. The film featured Anjali Devi as the beautiful neighbour girl. Famous comedian Relangi Venkata Ramaiah acted as her lover Subbarayudu and veteran South Indian singer A. M. Rajah as his opponent.

Plot

Subbarayudu (Relangi) stays next to the house of Heroine Leela Devi (Anjali Devi). She madly likes dance and music very much. She appoints a music teacher Prem Kumar (Narayana Rao). She does not like the actions of Subbarayudu. But he likes her very much and even loves her. He takes the help of some friends and impresses that he knows music very well. She involves her teacher Prem Kumar against Subbarayudu. He takes the help of his friend (A.M.Rajah) and mimes as if singing good songs, while Rajah is singing from background. As a result heroine almost likes him. But after knowing that he is not the singer, she changes her mind. Subbarayudu acts as a suicidal act for her refusal. Heroine finally changes her mind and loves him.

Credits

Cast

• Relangi Venkataramaiah as Subbarayudu
• Anjali Devi as Leela Devi
• Addala Narayana Rao as Prem Kumar
• A. M. Rajah as Raja
• Kamaladevi
• Mohana Krishna
• Gangaratnam
• Shakuntala
• C. S. R. Rao as Gas Lodge leader
• V. V. Tatachari as friend of Subbarayudu
• R. K. Rao as friend of Subbarayudu

Crew

• Director: Chittajallu Pullayya
• Producer: Sushil Kumar Havaldar
• Story: Arun Chowdary
• Screen adaptation: Arudra and C. S. R. Rao
• Dialogues: Muddukrishna
• Original Music: Aswathama (debut)
• Cinematography: Biren De
• Playback singers: A. M. Rajah

Songs

• "Kalayemo Idi Naa Jeevita Phalamemo" (Singer: A. M. Rajah)

1952 film

The story was first made as Bengali film Pasher Bari (1952) directed by Sudhir Mukherjee and starring Bhanu Bannerjee.

1981 film

The film was remade in Telugu with the same title in 1981 by K. Vasu starring Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. Chakravarthi.

References

• Naati 101 Chitralu (Telugu hit films released between 1931–1965), S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pages: 86-7.

External links

• Pakkinti Ammayi at IMDb