Salil Chowdhury

Amara Prema (1978)

A Telugu adaptation of the celebrated Malayalam musical Madanolsavam, featuring unforgettable melodies by Salil Chowdhury.

Film Information

Language: Telugu

Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy

Composers: Salil Chowdhury & Chakravarthy

This appears to be a dubbed Telugu version of Salil Chowdhury�s Malayalam classic Madanolsavam. Of the four songs in the film, three are by Salil and the fourth by Chakravarthy.

Due to the immense popularity of the original film, multiple regional adaptations were made: Tamil version: Paruvamozhi / Paruvamazhai
Hindi version: Dil Ka Saathi Dil

Songs

Nr	Song	Singer(s)	Hnd	Mal	Tam	Tel	Kan	Bng	Oth
AP1	Palaa Mabbula	S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela	DD1	MS2	PV2	-	-	SC27	-
AP2	Dala Pavurama	S. P. Balasubramaniam	DD3	KU2	MS4	PV1	-	OS42	-
AP3	Ne Priyuraliki	P. Susheela	DD6	MD1 / MS6	PV6	-	-	OS44	-

Notes & Background

Amara Prema closely follows the musical structure of the Malayalam film Madanolsavam, with some arrangement changes to suit Telugu lyrical patterns by Veturi.

Due to the popularity of the Malayalam original, the story and songs resonated across South India, leading to multiple dubbed and adapted versions.

A Hindi LP release also exists for Dil Ka Saathi Dil, making this musical lineage one of the best examples of Salil�s cross-language film music craftsmanship.