Aada Paduchu

Aada Paduchu (transl. Sister) is a 1967 Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by K. Hemambaradhara Rao under the Subhashini Art Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna Kumari, Sobhan Babu, Vanisri, Chandrakala in the lead roles and music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. The film is a remake of the 1952 Tamil movie En Thangai (1952) which was earlier remade in Hindi in 1959 as Chhoti Bahen and in Kannada in 1967 as Onde Balliya Hoogalu. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.

Aada Paduchu
Theatrical release poster
Telugu	ఆడపడుచు
Directed by	K. Hemambharadhara Rao
Produced by	K. Hemambharadhara Rao
Written by	K. Pratyagatma (dialogues)
Screenplay by	L. V. Prasad
Story by	T. S. Natarajan
Based on	En Thangai (1952)
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Krishna Kumari Shobhan Babu Vanisree Chandrakala
Music by	T. Chalapathi Rao
Cinematography	M. G. Singh M. C. Shekar
Edited by	B. Gopala Rao
Production company	Subhashini Art Pictures
Release date	30 November 1967 (1967-11-30)
Running time	162 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

Satyam (N. T. Rama Rao), a middle-class employee, leads a happy life along with his younger collegian brother Shekhar (Shobhan Babu), as well a younger sister Sharada (Chandrakala). He is in love with a school-teacher, Susheela (Krishna Kumari), and both hope to get married after Sharada and Shekhar's marriages. Luck shines upon them and Sharada's marriage is arranged with Dr. Ramesh (Harinath), while Shekhar decides to wed Lalitha (Vanisri), the only daughter of a wealthy man, Rao Bahadoor Ranga Rao (Nagabhushanam). Satyam mortgages his house with his paternal uncle Dharmaiah (Relangi). Then things turn sour after Sharada loses her vision in an accident; the wedding gets canceled. Satyam decides to remain single to look after his sister and permits Shekhar and Lalitha to get married. The marriage takes place, and Lalitha moves in. Shortly thereafter misunderstandings crop up, and lead to arguments, with Shekhar and Lalitha leaving the house. Then Satyam is fired from his job, Dharmaiah takes over the house, and asks him to leave. Homeless, they turn to Shekhar for help, but he refuses to assist them in any way. Then Satyam falls ill and gets separated from his sister, while Shekhar takes to horse-racing and alcohol, and a path that will only lead to self-destruction.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Satyam
• Krishna Kumari as Susheela
• Shobhan Babu as Shekhar
• Relangi as Dharmaiah
• Padmanabham as Sadanandam
• Nagabhushanam as Rao Bahadoor Ranga Rao
• Harinath as Dr. Ramesh
• Chadalavada as Sukhalu
• Chandrakala as Sharada
• Vanisree as Lalitha
• Geetanjali as Hema
• Radha Kumari

Crew

• Art: B. N. Krishna
• Choreography: K. S. Reddy
• Stills: D. Radha Krishna Murthy
• Dialogues: K. Pratyagatma
• Lyrics: Dasaradhi, Aarudhra, C. Narayana Reddy, Sri Sri, Kosaraju
• Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Madhavapeddi Satyam, T. R. Jayadev, B. Vasantha
• Music: T. Chalapathi Rao
• Story: T. S. Natarajan
• Screenplay: L. V. Prasad
• Editor: B. Gopala Rao
• Cinematography: M. G. Singh, M. C. Sekhar
• Producer - Director: K. Hemambharadhara Rao
• Banner: Subhashini Art Pictures
• Release Date: 30 November 1967

Soundtrack

Aada Paduchu
Film score by T. Chalapathi Rao
Released	1967
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	22:54
Label	HMV Audio
Producer	T. Chalapathi Rao

Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released by HMV Audio Company.

S. No.	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	"Anna Nee Anuraagam"	Dasaradhi	P. Susheela	4:10
2	"Gaaradi Chese Kannulatho"	Dasaradhi	T. R. Jayadev, P. Susheela	4:34
3	"Madhi Thulli Thulli Yegirindi"	Aarudhra	P. Susheela	4:01
4	"Prema Pakshulam"	C. Narayana Reddy	Madhavapeddi Satyam, Vasantha	3:43
5	"Idhena Dayaleni"	Sri Sri	P. Susheela	3:31
6	"Rikshavaalanu"	Kosaraju	Ghantasala	3:05

Box office

• The film ran for more than 100 days in five centers in Guntur, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam.

External links

• Aada Paduchu on IMDb