Mamagaru

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Mamagaru (“Respectable Uncle”, as in father-in-law) is a 1991 Telugu family drama directed by Muthyala Subbaiah, a remake of the Tamil film Naan Pudicha Mappillai. Dasari Narayana Rao plays the title role, with Vinod Kumar Alva, Aishwarya and Yamuna, and Raj–Koti composed the music. It was released on 30 August 1991 and runs 158 minutes.

What the story is about

Vijay is the president of his village. When he rescues a simple old man, Satheyya, from thieves, he ends up marrying Satheyya’s daughter Lakshmi, against the wishes of Kanthamma, who wanted him to marry his niece Rani, and brings his new father-in-law to live with him. Both decisions infuriate Vijay’s brother-in-law Pothuraju, who sets out to discredit Satheyya and the family. The film is about the bond between a son-in-law and the humble father-in-law he takes into his home, and the cost of Pothuraju’s scheming.

Cast and crew

• Dasari Narayana Rao as Satheyya
• Vinod Kumar Alva as Vijay Kumar
• Yamuna as Lakshmi
• Aishwarya as Rani
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Pothuraju
• Annapoorna as Vijay’s elder sister and Nirmalamma as Kanthamma
• Babu Mohan as a beggar

Director: Muthyala Subbaiah. Music: Raj–Koti.

Making the film

Producer Mohan decided to remake Naan Pudicha Mappillai after being struck by its father-in-law character, and chose Dasari Narayana Rao for the part “rather than going for known faces”.

Awards and legacy

Mamagaru won three Nandi Awards for 1991: Best Actor for Dasari Narayana Rao, Best Supporting Actor for Vinod Kumar Alva and Best Male Comedian for Babu Mohan. Babu Mohan’s beggar became so popular that he gave up his government job to act full time. We have no box-office figures or contemporary reviews for the film from a named outlet.

Where to watch Mamagaru

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Mamagaru; our own cast and crew records.