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| writer = K. Balachander | writer = K. Balachander
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| music = R. Goverdhanam | music = R. Goverdhanam
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'''''Bomma Borusa''''' (]: బొమ్మా బొరుసా) (] title ''Heads or Tails?'') is a 1971 Indian ] ] / ] directed by ] awardee ]. '''''Bomma Borusa''''' ({{translation|Heads or Tails?}}) is a 1971 Indian ]-language ] directed by ].
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It was produced by ] and distributed by ]. The film music was composed by R. Goverdhanam and lyrics were written by ]. It was produced by ] and distributed by ]. The film music was composed by R. Goverdhanam and lyrics were written by ].
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== Plot == == Plot ==


It is an old classical family drama. Sundaram (Ramakrishna) is a rich businessman and he has an younger brother Sekhar (Chandra Mohan) is a college going guy who loves his brother so much. Sundaram's mother-in-law Parvatham (S. Varalakshmi) who cares for his assets and shows her dominating character on Sekhar and Sundaram. She bets with Sekhar that she would separate him from his brother and puts some conditions that he should not tell his brother about the bet to prove his strength. Parvatham second son-in-law (Chalam) identifies that his mother-in-law has moved to Sundaram's house. Soon second son-in-law comes to he house and places a bet with Parvatham that she only should reveal that he is the son-in-law of her. Since then both of them starts proving their capacity to win in the bet. The film revolves around who wins the bet and how it brings about a change in Parvathamma's beliefs. It is an old classical family drama. Sundaram (Ramakrishna) is a rich businessman and he has an younger brother Sekhar (Chandra Mohan), a college going guy who loves his brother so much. Sundaram's mother-in-law Parvatham (S. Varalakshmi) who cares for his assets, shows her dominating character on Sekhar and Sundaram. She bets with Sekhar that she would separate him from his brother and puts some conditions that he should not tell his brother about the bet to prove his strength. Parvatham's second son-in-law (Chalam) identifies that his mother-in-law has moved to Sundaram's house. Soon the second son-in-law comes to the house and places a bet with Parvatham that she only should reveal that he is the son-in-law of her. Since then, both of them start proving their capacity to win the bet. The film revolves around who wins the bet and how it brings about a change in Parvathamma's beliefs.


== Cast == == Cast ==
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| ] || Parvathamma | ] || Parvatamma
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| ] || Ranga | ] || Ranga
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| Rama Krishna || Sundaram | ] || Sundaram
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| Vennirade Nirmala || Athi Kesavan's Wife | ] || Rekha
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| ] || Chidambaram Setty | ] || Chidambaramsetty
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| ] || General Bussy | ] ||
|- |-
| ] || Appula Appa Rao | ] || Appula Appa Rao
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== Soundtrack == == Soundtrack ==
# ''Vesukunta Chempalu Vesukunta'' (male) # "Vesukunta Chempalu Vesukunta" (male)
# ''Vesukunta Chempalu Vesukunta'' (female) # "Vesukunta Chempalu Vesukunta" (female)
# ''Bomma Borusa Pandem Veyyi Needo Naado Paicheyi'' # "Bomma Borusa Pandem Veyyi Needo Naado Paicheyi"
# ''Vallu Jhillan Tunnadi'' # "Vallu Jhillan Tunnadi"
# ''Sarile Pove Vagaladi'' # "Sarile Pove Vagaladi"
Soundtrack for this ] film was composed by R. Goverdhanam and lyrics were written by ]. Soundtrack for this ] film was composed by R. Goverdhanam and lyrics were written by ].
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1971 Indian film
Bomma Borusa
Official poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Written byK. Balachander
Produced byAvichi Meiyappa Chettiar
Starring
Music byR. Goverdhanam
Distributed byA. V. M. Productions
Release date
  • 28 August 1971 (1971-08-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Bomma Borusa (transl. Heads or Tails?) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander. It is a remake of the Tamil film Poova Thalaiya, directed by K. Balachander himself. The film stars Rama Krishna, Chandra Mohan, S. Varalakshmi, Chalam, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Allu Ramalingaiah, Mukkamala, Raja Babu and Ramaprabha. It was produced by Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar and distributed by AVM Productions. The film music was composed by R. Goverdhanam and lyrics were written by Kosaraju Raghavaiah.

Plot

It is an old classical family drama. Sundaram (Ramakrishna) is a rich businessman and he has an younger brother Sekhar (Chandra Mohan), a college going guy who loves his brother so much. Sundaram's mother-in-law Parvatham (S. Varalakshmi) who cares for his assets, shows her dominating character on Sekhar and Sundaram. She bets with Sekhar that she would separate him from his brother and puts some conditions that he should not tell his brother about the bet to prove his strength. Parvatham's second son-in-law (Chalam) identifies that his mother-in-law has moved to Sundaram's house. Soon the second son-in-law comes to the house and places a bet with Parvatham that she only should reveal that he is the son-in-law of her. Since then, both of them start proving their capacity to win the bet. The film revolves around who wins the bet and how it brings about a change in Parvathamma's beliefs.

Cast

Actor Character
Chandra Mohan Shekhar
S. Varalakshmi Parvatamma
Chalam Ranga
Rama Krishna Sundaram
Vennira Aadai Nirmala Rekha
Allu Ramalingaiah Chidambaramsetty
Mukkamala
Raja Babu Appula Appa Rao
Ramaprabha Ammaji
Vijaya Nirmala

Soundtrack

  1. "Vesukunta Chempalu Vesukunta" (male)
  2. "Vesukunta Chempalu Vesukunta" (female)
  3. "Bomma Borusa Pandem Veyyi Needo Naado Paicheyi"
  4. "Vallu Jhillan Tunnadi"
  5. "Sarile Pove Vagaladi"

Soundtrack for this Telugu film was composed by R. Goverdhanam and lyrics were written by Kosaraju Raghavaiah.

References

  1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willeman, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (2nd ed.). Routledge. pp. 51, 235. ISBN 1-57958-146-3.
  2. "Bomma Borusa". Bharat Movies. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  3. ^ "All Songs of Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary". Chinmata Music. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Chandra Mohan's Best Songs – 70's". Chinmata Music. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

External links

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