Marapurani Katha
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{{Infobox film
| name = Marapurani Katha
| image = Marapurani Katha.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = V. Ramachandra Rao
| screenplay = V. Ramachandra Rao
| based_on = {{Based on|Kai Kodutha Deivam|K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}
| producer = Sundarlal Nahatha
Doondi
| cinematography = S. Venkat Ratnam
| editing = N. S. Prakasam
| music = T. Chalapathi Rao
| studio = Sri Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1967|7|27}}
| runtime = 178 minutes{{sfn|Elley|1977|p=270}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
Marapurani Katha ({{Translation|Unforgettable Story}}) is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by V. Ramachandra Rao in his debut. A remake of the Tamil film Kai Kodutha Deivam (1964), it stars Krishna and Vanisri. The film was released on 27 July 1967.{{Cite web |last=Nagabhiru |first=Subbarao |date=27 July 2022 |title=Fifty Five Years for Marapurani Katha : వాణిశ్రీని అభినేత్రిగా నిలిపిన 'మరపురాని కథ'! |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/fifty-five-years-for-marapurani-katha-205508.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906052742/https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/fifty-five-years-for-marapurani-katha-205508.html |archive-date=6 September 2022 |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=NTV |language=Telugu}}{{Cite web |last=జ్యోతి |first=పి. |date=30 May 2021 |title=లోకం నిర్దేశించిన దారిలో నడవడం తెలియని ఒక అమాయకురాలి కథ – 'మరపురాని కథ' |url=https://sanchika.com/marapurani-katha-movie-analysis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906061034/https://sanchika.com/marapurani-katha-movie-analysis/ |archive-date=6 September 2022 |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=Sanchika |language=te}}
Plot
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Cast
{{cast listing|
- Krishna
- Vanisri
- Chandra Mohan
- Kanchana
- V. Nagayya
- Raavi Kondala Rao
- Sandhya Rani
- M. V. Chalapathi Rao
- G. S. R. Murthy}}
Production
The producers initially wanted to cast N. T. Rama Rao, Jaggayya and Savitri in the main roles, with V. Madhusudhana Rao as director. These plans were eventually dropped due to increasing production costs, so they instead cast Krishna, Vanisri and Chandra Mohan, with V. Ramachandra Rao making his directorial debut.{{Cite web |date=6 May 2018 |title=సావిత్రినే అనుసరించా: వాణిశ్రీ |url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/abnarchievestorys-574640 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906071845/https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/abnarchievestorys-574640 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=Andhra Jyothi |language=te}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.{{Cite web |title=Marapurani Katha (1967)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CGA/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221127072717/https://indiancine.ma/documents/CGA/info |archive-date=27 November 2022 |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=Indiancine.ma}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Uliki Uliki Chilipi Navvulolike Papa
| length1 =
| lyrics1 = Kodakandla Appalacharya
| extra1 = B. Vasantha, Chorus
| title2 = Hello Nilu Nilu Naa Kosam
| length2 =
| lyrics2 = C. Narayana Reddy
| extra2 = P. Susheela, T. R. Jayadev
| title3 = Ganga Yamuna Tarangalato
| length3 =
| lyrics3 = Kosaraju
| extra3 = Ghantasala
| title4 = Kalyaname Vaibogame
| length4 =
| lyrics4 = Aarudra
| extra4 = P. Susheela
| title5 = Nootikokka Manase Kovela
| length5 =
| lyrics5 = Aarudra
| extra5 = Ghantasala
}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Elley |first=Derek |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&q=mehrban&pg=PA270 |title=World Filmography: 1967 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-498-01565-6 |author-link=Derek Elley}}