missamma ( 1955 )



Summary
"Missamma" is one of the best social films ever made. To make a movie as entertaining as this one, for today's movie makers, would be a real challenge. The story is about two people -the hero and the heroine- who have to pretend as husband and wife to meet a job condition. They are from different backgrounds and different religions. Eventually, they end up marrying each other.
Everyone in this film has lived their roles. Nageswara Rao's light hearted character as the detective is thoroughly entertaining. Nothing can describe Relangi and Ramanareddy's performances. S.V.RangaRao is brilliant with his oft said "ade ade..." If "Mayabazar" is a flawless mythological film, then "Missamma" is that of a social one. Never to be missed by any generation of movie goers. "Missamma cinema mandutendalo manchu kurisina challadanam isthundi"
(Contributed by [Not given] )

Technical
Length...16,287 feet
Censor Date...08 Jan
Release Date...12 Jan


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  • Vijaya Productions

    Director
  • Prasad, L.V

    Producer
  • Chakrapani
  • Nagireddy

    Cast (in alphabetical order)

  • Balakrishna/Anji .... ANR's assitant
  • Jamuna .... seeta, SVR's daughter
  • Nageswara Rao, Akkineni .... "private detective" raaju, SVR's nephew
  • Rama Rao, N.T .... M.T.Rao
  • Ramana Reddy .... David
  • Ranga Rao, S.V
  • RshyEndramaNi .... SVR's wife
  • Savithri .... Miss. mEri and mahaalakshmi, SVR's missing daughter
  • venkaTaraamayya, rElangi

    And

  • doraiswaami


    Story
  • Chakrapani

    Photography
  • Marcus Bartley

    Screen Play
  • Chakrapani

    Art
  • Gokhale, Madhavapeddi

    Music
  • rAjEswara rao, SAluri

    Playback
  • venkaTaraamayya, rElangi (for himself)
  • Suseela, P
  • Leela, P
  • Raaja, A.M

    Lyrics
  • Thyagaraja Swamy
  • Nagendra Rao, Pingali

    Sound
  • Sivaraam, vallabhajOSyula
  • kRshNan, A

    Songs

    Comments
    The film is mostly based on Rabindranath Maitra's Bengali play "Manmoyee Girls' school".
    (Contributed by Sreenivas Paruchuri <> sreeni@ktp.uni-paderborn.de )

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