Barrister Parvateesam (film) explained

Barrister Parvateesam
Director:H. M. Reddy
Story:Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
Starring:Lanka Satyam
G. Varalakshmi
Kasturi Sivarao
L. V. Prasad
Music:Kopparapu Subba Rao
Studio:Motion Pictures Producers Combines
Country:India
Language:Telugu

Barrister Parvateesam is a 1940 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by H. M. Reddy. It is based on the Telugu novel of the same name (1924) written by Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry.[1] [2]

Casting

The title role of Parvateesam is played by Lanka Satyam.[3] 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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Nyayapati . Neeshita . 'F2' star Varun Tej wants 'Barrister Parvateesam' to be made into a feature film! . The Times of India . 2023-04-17 . 0971-8257.
  2. News: 2016-09-01 . The classic comedy of ‘Barrister Parvateesam’ was enacted brilliantly . The Hindu . 2023-04-17 . 0971-751X.
  3. http://telugu.greatandhra.com/mbs/oct2010/moka_part2_1.php MBS Prasad article
  4. http://telugucineblitz.blogspot.com/2009/09/barrister-parvateesam-1940.html Barrister Parvateesam (1940)