Ave Kallu

Ave Kallu (1967)

అవే కళ్లు

Rich and pretty, Susila returns from college to find that her family is being bumped off one by one. The only clues are a half smoked cigar left at the scene of each murder and a mysterious woman in white running through the courtyard.

Date of release
1967-12-14
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 43m
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Director
A. C. Tirulokchandar

Casting

Interesting facts

Ave Kallu is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language crime mystery film directed by A. C. Trilokchandar and produced by AVM Productions. The film features Krishna and Kanchana in the lead roles, with supporting performances from Rajanala, Gummadi, Padmanabham, Ramana Reddy, Nagabhushanam, and Geethanjali. The plot revolves around a series of mysterious murders in a girl's family, with her lover attempting to identify the killer after only being able to see the murderer's eyes.

Production

Ave Kallu was directed by A. C. Trilokchandar and produced by AVM Productions. Trilokchandar also wrote the story, while D. V. Narasa Raju penned the dialogues. The film was made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, with the Tamil version titled Athey Kangal. In the Tamil version, Ravichandran played the role of Krishna, while Nagesh portrayed Padmanabham's role. Kanchana and Geetanjali reprised their roles in both versions.

The production of Ave Kallu coincided with that of Bhakta Prahlada (1967). Producer A. V. Meiyappan was confident that Bhakta Prahlada would be a major hit, while his sons—Murugan, Kumaran, and Saravanan—had more confidence in Ave Kallu. As a result, Meiyappan focused his attention on Bhakta Prahlada, while his sons concentrated on Ave Kallu.

D. V. Narasa Raju was paid double the usual remuneration. He justified this demand by stating that if the film was a success, he would gain more work opportunities, but if it flopped, he would struggle to find future opportunities. As a result, he negotiated double payment in case of the film's failure.

Ave Kallu was made in Eastmancolor and is notable for being the first Telugu crime film to be entirely made in colour.

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