Nammina Bantu

Nammina Bantu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdurthi Subba Rao
Written bySunkara Satyanarayana
Tapi Dharma Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay byAdurthi Subba Rao
Story bySunkara Satyanarayana
Produced byYarlagadda Venkanna Chowdary
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Savitri
CinematographyB. S. Jagirdhar
Edited byA. Sanjeevi
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
Master Venu
Production
company
Sambhu Films
Distributed byNavayuga Films
Release date
  • 7 January 1960 (1960-01-07)
Running time
161 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTelugu
Tamil

Nammina Bantu (transl. Trusted servant) is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, and Savitri, with music jointly composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and Master Venu. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Pattaliyin Vetri (transl. The Proletariat's success), under the same banner and director, and some of the scenes and artists are the same in both versions. Upon release Nammina Bantu received critical acclaim.[1] The film was featured at the 8th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[2] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference hindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Telugu Film For San Sebastian Festival". The Indian Express. 8 July 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2011.