Barrister Parvateesam
Barrister Parvateesam is a 1940 Telugu comedy-drama film directed by H. M. Reddy. It is based on the Telugu novel Barrister Parvateesam (1924) written by Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
Cast:
The title role of Parvateesam is played by Lanka Satyam.
This was his second film. His first was Amma, directed by Niranjan Pal.
He worked as assistant to director R. Prakash. G. Varalakshmi got the female lead role unexpectedly.
Director Prakash saw her, when she was acting in the stage play Sakkubai in Rajahmundry, called her for a make-up test, and gave her the role of wife of Parvateesam.
She was 12 years old. She sang two songs in the film. Kasturi Sivarao did two roles as a dentist and a rickshaw puller
Release Date : 7 Aug, 1940
Crew :
Directed : H. M. Reddy- Written : Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
- Starring : Lanka Satyam, Varalakshmi
- Music : Kopparapu Subba Rao
- Productioncompany : Motion Pictures Producers Combines
- Release dates : 7 August 1940
- Country : India
- Language : Telugu
Songs :
1.Poyiraa Priyudu
2.Premaye Jagati
About the Movie :
This film was based on the hilarious Telugu novel ‘Barrister Parvateesam’ (1924) by Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry. The title role of Parvateesam is played by Lanka Satyam.
This was second film to him. His first movie was ‘Amma’, directed by Niranjan Pal. He worked as assistant to Director R. Prakash. Varalakshmi got the female lead role expectedly. Director Prakash saw her, when she was acting in the stage play ‘Sakkubai’ in Rajahmundry, and called her for make-up test and given her the role of wife of Parvateesam. Then she was just 12 years old girl. She sung two songs in the film also. Kasturi Sivarao did two roles as a dentist and a rikshaw puller.
1940 was a bad year for the Telugu film industry. Many films flopped. Of the seventeen films released this year, only pure comedies like ‘Barrister Parvateesam’, ‘Chaduvukunna Bharya’ and ‘Bondam Pelli’ found success. ‘Illalu’ was another film with Kanchanamala and Umamaheswara Rao in the lead.
