Maa Gopi

Maa Gopi
Film Poster
Teluguమా గోపి
Directed byB. S. Ranga
Screenplay byKovvali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao
Based onBhagyawan
StarringV. Nagayya, G. Varalakshmi, Vallam Narasimha Rao, Jamuna
CinematographyB. S. Ranga
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Vikram Productions
Release date
  • 24 September 1954 (1954-09-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Maa Gopi is a 1954 Telugu language film directed by B. S. Ranga. The film stars V. Nagayya, G. Varalakshmi, Vallam Narasimha Rao, Jamuna.

The film was dubbed into Tamil as Jaya Gopi [1] and released in 1955.[2] The film was a remake of 1953 Hindi film Bhagyawan and its Marathi version Soubhagya.[3] Ranga also planned to dub it into Kannada and engaged his friend and popular writer Chi. Sadasivaiah to pen the dialogue. But for some reason he gave up the idea. In 1981, Sadasivaiah's lyricist-son Chi. Udayashankar suggested to Kannada matinee idol Rajkumar to remake Maa Gopi. Ranga himself directed the Kannada version, titled Bhagyavantha introducing Rajkumar's youngest son Master Lohit Puneeth Rajkumar in the title role. This too was a big hit.[4]

  1. ^ M. L. Narasimhan (4 January 2014). "Maa Gopi (1954)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Bhagyawan (1953) | Hindi Movie Plot - Bollywood MuVyz".
  4. ^ "Maa Gopi (1954) - the Hindu". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.