Navata Arts
America Ammaayi (1976)
Technical:
Color
35 mm
Cast:
Sridhar ... Mohan
Ranganath ... Anand
Anne Chaymotty (Devayani)... Neena aka Meena
Deepa ... Sudha
Gummadi Venkateshwara Rao
Kantha Rao ... Sudha Father
Pandaree bayi ... Janaki (Mohan's Mother)
Ramaprabha ... Shelly
Girija ... Kantamma
Rajababu ... Gantayya
Sarathbabu... Raju
Other Cast: Arja Janardhana Rao, K.K. Sarma, Chalapathi Rao, Girija Rani, Vijayabala
Story: A.P. Nagarajan
Dialogues: Gollapudi Maruthi Rao
Lyrics: 'Padma Bhushan' Devilapalli Krishna Sastry, C. Narayana Reddy, Arudra, Mailavarapu Gopi
Playback: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, G. Anand, Ramesh, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Vasantha, Vani Jayaram
Camera: Balu Mahendra
Dances: Vempati China Satyam, Tara, Raju-Seshu
Art: Kaladhar
Editing: Subbayya
Music: G. K.Venkatesh
Assistant Music Directors: L. Vaidhyanadhan, Philip, Ilayaraja
Producer: 'Navata' Krishnaram Raju
Screenplay, Direction: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Songs:
aame tOTi maaTundi, pedavi daaTi raanandi
Lyrics: Mailavarapu Gopi
Singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Cast: Ranganath, Deepa
jilibili siggula chilukanu chErenu gorinka
Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram
Cast: Ranganath, Deepa
Tell Me, tell me, tell me do you love me love me!
Lyrics: Arudra
Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Cast: Ranganath, Deepa
paaDanaa tenugu paaTa paravaSanai, mee eduTa
Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishna Sastry
Singer: P. Susheela
Cast: Devayani
oka vENuvu vinipinchenu anuraaga geetika
Lyrics: Mailavarapu Gopi
Singer: G. Anand
Cast: Sridhar, Devayani
Darling-U, lingU liTukU!
Singers: Ramesh, Vasantha
Cast: Rajababu, Ramaprabha
aananda taanDavamaaDe, SivuDu
Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy
Singer: P. Susheela
Cast: Devayani
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| 'America Ammaayi' Poster |
Story:
Mohan (Sridhar) comes back to India from USA after his studies. While coming back, he comes with the his American wife Neena (Anne Chaymotty a.k.a Devayani), and his father who cannot digest the fact asks both of them to leave the house. Meanwhile, Mohan's younger brother Anand (Ranganath) loves Sudha (Deepa) and marries her without informing his parents. Neena loves Indian culture and adopts it while Sudha loves western culture and goes for it. Will Sudha continue to embrace the western culture? Or will Neena go back to the culture she came from?
Background:
Sree Nidimpalli Krishnam Raju was managing his business at Amalapuram, when his friends brought him to the filmdom. When T. Chalapathi Rao and his friends started the film Manchi Manishi in 1964, the film had to be stalled because of financial issues. The director of the film, K. Pratyagatma who was also a friend of Krishnam Raju, asked Krishnam Raju to pitch in to help the film move on. 'Navata' Krishnam Raju invested some money in the project and thus marked his debut. However, he doesn't get credited in the titles for the film. He continued investing in films randomly for several years; it wasn't until 1975 that he established his own banner 'Navata Arts' and became popular from then on as 'Navata' Krishnam Raju. Zamindar Gaari Ammaayi was the first film produced on the banner, with Ranganath in the lead and the then-budding Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao as the director. Ten days after the shoot, S.V. Ranga Rao expired and thus the film had to be reshot with Gummadi replacing him. The film went on to become a 100-day runner in some centers. (mrOgindi veeNa padE padE hRdayaala lOna... was one of the hit songs of the film.)
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