Barrister Parvateesam (film)

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]

Barrister Parvateesam
Baristor Parvatesam (1940) Poster
Directed byH. M. Reddy
Story byMokkapati Narasimha Sastry
StarringLanka Satyam
G. Varalakshmi
Kasturi Sivarao
L. V. Prasad
Music byKopparapu Subba Rao
Production
company
Motion Pictures Producers Combines
Release date
7 August 1940
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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]

References
  1. Nyayapati, Neeshita. "'F2' star Varun Tej wants 'Barrister Parvateesam' to be made into a feature film!". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. "The classic comedy of 'Barrister Parvateesam' was enacted brilliantly". The Hindu. 1 September 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. MBS Prasad article, Mokkapati Part 2-I
  4. Barrister Parvateesam (1940), plot line discussion of Barrister Parvatesam


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