| Sipayi Chinnayya | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao |
| Written by | Bhamidipati Radha Krishna (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao |
| Story by | Turaiyur K. Murthy |
| Produced by | D. Ramanaidu |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao K. R. Vijaya Bharathi |
| Cinematography | P. Bhaskara Rao |
| Edited by | K. A. Marthand |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sipayi Chinnayya is a 1969 Telugu-language drama film produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner[2] and directed by G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, K. R. Vijaya, Bharathi with music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[4]
Plot
The film revolves around the Zamindary family, its heir Captain Bhaskar joins in Indian Navy with Sipayi Chinnayya a pleb his bestie, who belongs to the fishers Hamlet and surprisingly, the doppelganger. After return, Bhaskar's sibling Bhaskar and mother Subhadramma warmly welcome him. Here Kodandam a vicious paternal uncle of Bhaskar envies him as he ruses to usurp his wealth. Besides, Bhaskar crushes on his cousin Shobha and is nuptial soon. Chinnaiah leads a good life with his wife Kannamma and is endeared by all excluding a ruffian Ganganna, the sidekick of Kodandam. Ahead, Shekar is a wild who assumes penniless as baseness and suffers insolvent by making them impoverished. Whereat, Chinnaiah affronts him when enraged Bhaskar slaps him, later he repents and reaches the village with Manager Chokka Rao to apologize when Bhaskar presents Chinnaiah some sweets in which he secretly places the amount to clear the debts of villagers. Thereafter, Bhaskar wants to go for a ride into the sea when Chinnaiah says he will be back in a while. At that point, Ganganna seeks to slay Bhaskar by the instructions of Kondandam, he backstabs and takes him to mid of the sea. Spotting it, Chinnaiah chases them but unfortunately, they are stuck in the whirlpool.
Knowing the tragic event Subhadramma gets a heart attack and Kondandam ploys to grab the property. Simultaneously, Shekar files a case against Chinnaiah for slaughtering Bhaskar by showing the amount in the sweet box as evidence. Fortuitously, Chinnaiah floats to the shore and expresses his sorrow to Chokka Rao when Shekar understands the virtue of Chinnaiah and requests him to take Bhaskar's position to safeguard their mother & property. Due to loyalty, he accepts and withstands many turbulences even stands strong when villagers convert his wife to a widow. Later he secretly reveals the facts to Kannamma and takes her to the palace which is witnessed by Ganganna who attributes an illicit relationship between them. Here entire villagers denounce Kannamma and Chinnaiah stays in dilemma and is not able to reveal the truth, in addition to that Subhadramma & Shobha also chide him when he silently divulges it to Shobha. Now the village head Peddaiah forcibly makes remarriage arrangements for Kannamma with Ganganna. In that critical situation, like a godsend, Bhaskar is alive and is rescued by fishermen, but due to his hard time goes into the clutches of Kondandam when Shobha frees him and they rush to the estate. During the time of the wedding, Shekar & Chinnaiah reaches the venue when a clash arises and leads to severe destruction which calms down with Bhaskar's arrival. At last, Bhaskar & Chinnaiah cease the baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Bhaskar & Shobha.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Captain Bhaskar & Sipayi Chinnayya (Dual role)
- K. R. Vijaya as Kannamma
- Bharathi as Shobha
- Jaggayya as Sekhar
- Satyanarayana as Ganganna
- Nagabhushanam as Chokka Rao
- Prabhakar Reddy as Kodandam
- Mikkilineni as Peddaiah
- Raja Babu as Amavasya
- Raavi Kondala Rao as Kailasam
- S. V. Ramadas as Inspector
- D. Ramanaidu as Doctor (cameo)
- Pandari Bai as Subhadramma
- Rushyendramani as Chinnaiah's Bamma
- L. Vijayalakshmi as item number
- Vijaya Lalitha as item number
Crew
- Art: Rajendra Kumar
- Choreography: Chinni-Sampath, K. S. Reddy
- Fights: Raghavulu
- Lyrics: Arudra, Aatreya, Devulapalli, Dasarathi
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, L. R. Eeswari
- Story: Turaiyur K. Murthy
- Dialogues: Bhamidipati Radha Krishna
- Music: M. S. Viswanathan
- Cinematography: P. Bhaskara Rao
- Editing: K. A. Marthand
- Producer: D. Ramanaidu
- Director: GVR Seshagiri Rao
- Banner: Suresh Productions
- Release Date: 30 October 1969
Soundtrack
| Sipayi Chinnayya | |
|---|---|
| Film score by | |
| Released | 1969 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 25:26 |
| Label | AVM Audio |
| Producer | M. S. Viswanathan |
Music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The song Naa Janma Bhoomi is a blockbuster. Music released AVM Audio Company.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Naa Janma Bhoomi" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Aa Naava Datipoyindhi" | Devulapalli | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Ammayi Muddu Tappa" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Naa Raaju Navvulu" | Aarudhra | P. Susheela | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Padava Vachinde" | Acharya Aatreya | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Thajaga Vundhi" | Dasarathi | P. Susheela | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Ore Mava Yesukora" | Aarudhra | L. R. Eswari | 3:45 |
References
- ↑ "Sipayi Chinnayya (Overview)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ "Sipayi Chinnayya (Banner)". Filmiclub. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Sipayi Chinnayya (Direction)". Know Your Films. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Sipayi Chinnayya (Cast & Crew)". IQlik. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Sipayi Chinnayya (Songs)". Cineradham. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.