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Punarjanma (transl. Rebirth) is a 1963 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao and directed by K. Pratyagatma. Based on the novel Patthar Ke Honth by Gulshan Nanda, it stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. The film was remade in Hindi as Khilona (1970), in Tamil as Engirundho Vandhaal and in Malayalam as Amrithavaahini.




Plot


Gopi is the son of Zamindar and is a sculptor. He creates a statue and becomes passionate about his dream girl. Unfortunately, it catches fire and burns, and Gopi mentally breaks down. Before the rift, Gopi is in love with his cousin Vasanthi. However, Vasanthi's mother, Yasoda Devi, breaks the proposal. The doctor realizes that music helps Gopi, so he advises to appoint a beautiful girl who knows dance & music as his caretaker. Thus, his father, Zamindar, brings a lovely girl, Radha, from a "Kothi" to care for Gopi. Though Radha is born into a family of courtesans, she does not follow this path and longs to live a traditional family life. Radha does her best to serve Gopi and tries to make him sane. One day, when Radha is playing with dolls, in a mock marriage Bommala Pelli with the children of Zamindar's elder son, Gopi suddenly ties his deceased mother's wedding chain, Mangalsutra, on Radha's neck. Zamindar and his mother accept the new relationship as they understand Radha's virtues. In the care of Radha, Gopi gradually regains his sanity. However, he forgets Radha and renews his love for Vasanthi. A crestfallen Radha leaves the house and resumes her life as an entertainer. Meanwhile, Gopi is confused as some vague remembrances haunt him when Vasanthi reveals the truth, and he immediately rushes for Radha. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of Gopi & Radha.




Cast


Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Gopi
Krishna Kumari as Radha
Ramana Reddy as Professor
Gummadi as Zamindar
Padmanabham as Raja Rao
Prabhakar Reddy as Gopi's Brother
Raja Babu Basava Rao
Chadalavada as Radha's Uncle
Suryakantam as Yashoda Devì
Hemalatha as Gopi's Grandmother
L. Vijayalakshmi as Dancer
Sandhya as Janaki
Vasanthi as Vasanti
Nirmalamma as Radha's Mother




Soundtrack


Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.




Reception


T. M. Ramachandran, writing for Sport and Pastime, commended the cast performances, music and art direction.




References






External links


Punarjanma at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Khilona (film 1970)
• Punarjanma (1963 film)
• Punarjanma
• Krishna Kumari (actress)
• Chandrakala
• Khilona (1970 film)
• Padmanabham (actor)
• Jayanthi (actress)
• L. Vijayalakshmi
• Vasanthi (actress)
• Ramana Reddy