Released · Telugu film · 1965
Antastulu
అంతస్తులు
Antastulu release date: 27 May 1965 (theatres). Directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao; starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, P. Bhanumathi and Krishna Kumari.
- Film release
- 27 May 1965 · All 1965 films
- Director
- V. Madhusudhan Rao
- Music
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Production
- Jagapathi Art Productions
- Producer
- V. B. Rajendra Prasad
- Writing credits
- Aathreya
- Runtime
- 182 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 27 May 1965 · all 1965 Telugu films.
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Antastulu (meaning “Classes”) is a 1965 Telugu drama produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under Jagapathi Art Productions and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, P. Bhanumathi and Krishna Kumari star, with Gummadi, Jaggayya and Relangi in supporting roles, and K. V. Mahadevan composed the music. Released on 27 May 1965, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film and the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film.
What the story is about
Raja Jagannatha Rao is a wealthy zamindar obsessed with discipline, who punishes anyone, family or servant, who breaks his rules. His wife Roopa Devi and elder son Raghu fall into line, but the younger son, Chinababu, chafes against them, and when his father moves to punish him the boy dies of shock. Shattered, Raghu wants to leave home, and Jagannatha Rao gives him a fortune and sends him out to learn about life. Raghu falls in with a scoundrel, Naagu, who turns him into a spoilt wastrel, until the virtue of a young woman named Mala brings him to his senses. Back at the palace, meanwhile, Jagannatha Rao is breaking down under the weight of a secret from his past that will change the family’s life.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Raghu
- P. Bhanumathi as Rani
- Krishna Kumari as Mala
- Gummadi as Raja Jagannatha Rao and G. Varalakshmi as Roopa Devi
- Jaggayya as Naagu
- Relangi as Chitti, Ramana Reddy as Potti and Raja Babu as Basavaiah
- Nagaraju as Chinababu and Jhansi as Raji
Music
K. V. Mahadevan composed the songs.
Awards
Antastulu won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu, both for producer V. B. Rajendra Prasad. At the 1965 Nandi Awards it won Best Feature Film (Gold) and Second Best Story Writer for Javar Seetharaman, and Bhanumathi received a Rashtrapati Award for Best Actress. Wikipedia’s article does not record the film’s box-office performance or contemporary reviews, so we do not characterise either.
Where to watch Antastulu
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Cast of Antastulu (1965)
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Raghu
- P. Bhanumathi
- Krishna Kumari as Mala
- Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
- Ramana Reddy
- Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
Also in the cast (TMDB): Bhanumathi as Rani.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q4771062 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.