Kalam Marindi

1972 Indian film

Kalam Marindi
Poster

Telugu	కాలం మారింది

Directed by	K. Viswanath
Written by	Bollimunta Sivaramakrishna (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. Viswanath
Story by	Mamata Unit (story)
Produced by	Vasiraju Prakasam & B.Hanumantha Rao
Starring	Gummadi Anjali Devi Sobhan Babu Sarada Rao Gopala Rao Chandra Mohan Suryakantam Sakshi Ranga Rao Pushpa Kumari Chalapathi Rao
Cinematography	Ashok Kumar
Edited by	P Venkateswara Rao, K. Satyam
Music by	Saluri Rajeshwara Rao
Production company	Venus Studio
Release date	1972 (1972)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Kalam Marindi (transl. The Times Have Changed) is a 1972 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Bommisetty, Hanumantha Rao & Vasiraju Prakasam. The story is based on the concept of untouchability and casteism and is dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Cast

Gummadi as Lakshmipati
Anjali Devi
Sobhan Babu as Srinivas
Sarada as Shanti
Rao Gopala Rao as Koteshu
Chandra Mohan as Krishnavatharam
Potti Prasad
Suryakantam as Srinivas' grandmother
Sakshi Ranga Rao as Seshavatharam
Pushpa Kumari as Thayaru
Geetanjali as Geetha
Raavi Kondala Rao
Allu Ramalingaiah as MLA Ekambareshwar Rao
Nirmalamma as Shanti's aunt
Devadas Kanakala
Chalapathi Rao as Doctor
K.V. Chalam
P. J. Sarma as Doctor

Songs

"Emitayya Sarasalu" (Lyrics: Kosaraju Raghavaiah)
"Mundarunna Chinnadani" (Lyrics: Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu)
"Sannajaji Sogasundi" (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy)
"Nijam Telugusukondi O YuvakullarA" (Lyrics: Dasarathi Krishnamacharyulu)
"Om Namo Narayanaya" (Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishnasastri)
"Palle Nidurinchenu" (Lyrics: Dasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu)
"Ee Thalli Padenu Jola" (Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishnasastri)
"Maraledhule Eekalam" (Lyrics: Dasarathi Krishnamacharyulu)

Awards

Vasiraju Prakasam won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold in 1972.^[4]

References

^ "Articles : Movie Retrospect : Retrospect : Kaalam Maarindi (1972)". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Articles : Movie Retrospect : Retrospect : Kaalam Maarindi (1972)". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Articles : Movie Retrospect : Retrospect : Kaalam Maarindi (1972)". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)