Krishnaveni is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao, starring Krishnam Raju and Vanisri, under the banner of Gopikrishna Movies. The film met with strong critical reception and commercial success upon release. The movie was about a lady suffering from hysteria and the emotional trauma of her family. The film is a remake of the Kannada hit film Sharapanjara (1971).
Plot
The movie starts with the marriage of a young couple, Krishnaveni (Vanisri) and Krishnamraju, and continues with a happy family life with kids. The couple decides to go to a tourist place called [Srisailam]. Krishnaveni has subconscious bad memories of her childhood abuse and the place where she was molested. She starts having hallucinations, overwhelming fear and other symptoms of mental illness. She is sent to a mental hospital and treated by psychologists. After her return from hospital, she is not welcomed back by her family members, kids, neighbours or even her friends. Society is afraid of her disease. Evil people misuse this opportunity. Slight disagreements or arguments are also treated as a sign of her disease. She cannot regain the affection of her husband and kids. Her misfortunes continue until she becomes ill again. The movie ends on a sad note, but conveys a message about society's misconceptions about mental illness.
Cast
Krishnam Raju as Satyanarayana Murty
Vanisri as Krishnaveni
Gummadi as Krishnaveni's father
Anjali Devi as Krishaveni's mother
M. Balaiah
Pandari Bai as Satyanarayana's elder sister
Raja Babu as Bheemanna
Rama Prabha as Kamakshi
Nirmalamma as Sundaramna
Manju Bhargavi as Leela
Crew
Producers: U V Krishnam Raju
Banner: Gopikrisha
Music: Vijaya Bhaskar
Lyrics: C. Narayanareddy, Arudra and Veturi
Singers: P. Susheela and V. Ramakrishna
Director: V. Madhusudhana Rao
Editor: Marthand
Story: Sharvani translated the Kannada script by Triveni.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 5 songs.
"Krishnaveni, Teluginti viriboni, Krishnaveni, Naa inti aliveni" - Lyrics written by C. Narayana Reddy. Sung by P. Susheela and V. Ramakrishna.
"Sreesaila Mallayya" - Lyrics written by C. Narayana Reddy. Sung by P. Susheela.
"Sangeetam madhurasangeetam" - Sung by P. Susheela.
"Padunalegellu vanavamegi marali vacchenu Sita, Parama pavani aa maatha" - P. Susheela
"Enduko nuvvu naato unna vela inta hayi" - P. Susheela, V. Ramakrishna.