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Gaali Gopura is a 1962 Kannada film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film starred Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, R. Nagendra Rao and Leelavathi in lead roles.
Release date: 7 February 1962
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film is about a father, Govindaiah(played by Nagendra Rao) and his two children Krishna(played by Rajkumar), a adopted son and Mohan(played by Kalyan Kumar), his biological son.
Ranganna(played by Ashwath) is bedridden due to illness. He asks Govindaiah to adopt and raise his only son and offers him money to take care of him and make him a literate and good person in the society. Govindaiah accepts it because of money. But Govindaiah discriminates and deceives Krishna and Ranganna for the sake of him and his own son. He invests the money for purchasing land and make profit. Govindaiah builds Dream tower about Mohan. He spends all his money and fortune for the education of his biological son. But Mohan becomes a spoiled brat & Govindaiah doesn't know it. Mohan cunningly marries Govindaiah's land lord's daughter & Govindaiah assists in succeeding the marriage. As planned earlier, Govindaiah sells all his fortunes and lands to settle down in Kapinipathi's house where Mohan is staying. But Kapinipathi, knowing they both deceived him and his daughter, gets angered and sends Govindaiah out of his house. Mohan too urges his father to get out of the house. Kapinipathi lets Mohan stay because he is now his daughter's husband. Govindaiah having left with no choice, leaves the house. His dream tower about Mohan now becomes air tower which comes crumbling down.
Starring:
Dr. Rajkumar as Krishna
Kalyan Kumar as Mohan
Leelavathi as Lakshmi
R. Nagendra Rao as Govindaiah
M. V. Rajamma as Shantha, Govindaiah's wife
Dikki Madhava Rao as Naganna, Lakshmi's father
Chindodi Leela as Nimmi. Mohan's wife
Narasimharaju as "Platform", Mohan's friend
Balakrishna as Zamindar Kapinipathi & Nimmi's father
B. Ramadevi as Subbamma, Nimmi's mother
K. S. Ashwath as Ranganna, Krishna's Biological father
M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Hotelier
Udayakumar in a special appearance. In a scene where he plays a egoistic rich person getting off a bus. He gives his small hand bag to Krishna(Rajkumar) to carry it to the taxi stand.