Thene Manasulu

<p>The story revolves around the intertwined lives of four main characters: Sita, Bhanumathi, Chittibabu, and Basavaraju. Sita is the daughter of Narasaraju , and Bhanumathi is the daughter of Srinivasa Rao. Chittibabu agrees to marry Sita on the condition that her father sends him to the United States for higher studies. However, after Chittibabu leaves, Srinivasa Rao’s office money is stolen by Narasaraju, and he flees, leaving Bhanumathi behind. Basavaraju, who was originally supposed to marry Bhanumathi, rejects her without even seeing her. Bhanumathi moves to the city with her mother and starts working, unaware that Basavaraju falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Chittibabu returns from the U.S. and neglects Sita, instead falling for Bhanumathi. Bhanumathi, realizing the situation, enacts a drama to reunite Chittibabu and Sita. In the end, she marries Basavaraju, and the film concludes with both couples finding happiness. Source: In the mid-1960s, director wanted to make a film with newcomers as the stars. It was decided to adapt K. R. K. Mohan’s novel with the title . The film was produced by C. Sundaram under Babu Movies, was hired as the screenwriter and as associate director. Viswanath also worked as the dialogue writer alongside . Cinematography was handled by P. S. Selvaraj, and editing by T. Krishna. Babu Movies released an advertisement saying the film required newcomers in the lead, and thousands of aspiring actors auditioned. and , not yet the stars of and cinema they would later become, were among those who auditioned, but both were rejected. too was an unsuccessful contender. and Rammohan were selected from thousands of applicants to play the two male leads. Sukanya and Sandhyarani, hailing from and respectively, were cast as the female leads. This was Krishna’s first film in a major role, after he appeared as an in the 1962 releases and . Krishna’s remuneration for the film was ₹2,000. Adurthi Subba Rao, known for directing films with established stars, took on the challenge of working with newcomers. The actors were rigorously trained in dialogue delivery by K. Viswanath, while Hiralal coached them in dance sequences. Voice training sessions were held on the beach to help the cast project their voices more effectively. began at , . The film was initially planned to be in , but after seven to eight reels were shot, Adurthi decided to reshoot the entire film in . thus became the first Telugu social film to be shot completely in colour. A few scenes required Krishna to ride a scooter, so actor , at Adurthi’s request, taught Krishna to drive the scooter in the streets leading from Sarathi Studios to . It took four days for Krishna to learn scooter driving. (1965) showcased Krishna’s willingness to perform risky stunts. In one scene, he impressed the crew by jumping from a moving scooter onto a speeding jeep without using a , a feat that left the director Adurthi Subba Rao amazed. The soundtrack was composed by , while the lyrics were written by Aatreya and . was released on 31 March 1965. The film became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. Critics praised the film for its fresh cast and technical achievements, particularly the cinematography and music. Adurthi Subba Rao remade the film in as (1969) which was also successful. Subba Rao signed the four lead actors again for his next film, (1966) which turned out to be an average grosser. Despite ‘s success, only Krishna became a star among the four leads. After the film, Krishna caught the attention of producers and Sundarlal Nahata, who were impressed by his daring stunt of jumping onto a speeding car without a . Recognizing his potential, they cast him in the spy thriller (1966), which became a major success and a turning point in Krishna’s career.</p>