Bhale Rangadu
Bhale Rangadu is a 1969 Telugu-language drama film, produced by N. N. Bhatt under the Sri Vijaya Bhatt Productions banner[2] and directed by Tatineni Rama Rao.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri in the lead roles[4] and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[5]
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Directed by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
Produced by | N. N. Bhatt |
Written by | Gollapudi Maruthi Rao (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
Story by | Mullapudi |
Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisri |
Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Cinematography | K. S. Ramakrishna |
Edited by | J. Krishna Swamy Balu |
Production company | Sri Vijaya Bhatt Productions[1] |
Distributed by | Rajasri Films |
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Running time | 138 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins on Ranga (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a jovial loaf, lives with his sister Lachamma (Pushpa Kumari) & niece Ganga (Vijayalalitha). He credits prattle of an astrologer (Allu Ramalingaiah) that a wealthy woman couples him along with Rs.30 Lakhs of property. Besides, Zamindar Raja Shekaram (Nagabhushanam) a millionaire whose only heir is granddaughter Radha (Vanisri). Once Radha is acquainted with Ranga in an accident when she sweets on him. Meanwhile, Zamindar's malicious Diwanji (Gummadi) ploys to knit Radha with his imbecile son Papai (Padmanabham) when he is badly humiliated. Keeping the grudge, Diwanji intrigues by indicting Zamindar for the crime of slaughtering his servant Narasaiah (Dhulipala) which makes Zamindar lose his consciousness. Just as, Diwanji intimidates Radha to wed Papai above she is surrounded by several relatives who plot to usurp her wealth. During that plight, Ranga consoles her and makes a game plan. Soon, he civilizes, with the help of Radha and arrives as Zamindar's friend's grandson and starts teasing the blackguards. Later, Radha falls for Ranga even Papai & Ganga are infatuated and he too teams up with them. Parallelly, Ranga makes Zamindar normal and uncovers the truth of Narasaiah's existence in the clutches of Diwanji. At last, Ranga ceases the traitors. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ranga & Radha.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Ranga
- Vanisri as Radha
- Gummadi as Diwanji
- Satyanarayana as Seshu
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Astrologer
- Dhulipala as Narasaiah
- Nagabhushanam as Zamindar Raja Shekaram
- Padmanabham as Papai
- Raavi Kondala Rao as R. K. Rao
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Gumastha Rajanna
- K. V. Chalam as Andalamma's son
- Potti Prasad as Subbai
- Bheema Raju as Jaggadu
- Suryakantham as Andalamma
- Vijaya Lalitha as Ganga
- Pushpa Kumari as Lachamma
Crew
- Art: G. V. Subba Rao
- Choreography: Tangappa
- Fights: Raghavulu
- Dialogues: Gollapudi Maruthi Rao
- Lyrics: Devulapalli, C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju, Aarudhra, Dasaradhi
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, L. R. Eeswari, Pithapuram
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Story: Mullapudi
- Editing: J. Krishna Swamy, Balu
- Cinematography: K. S. Ramakrishna
- Producer: N. N. Bhatt
- Screenplay - Director: Tatineni Rama Rao
- Banner: Sri Vijaya Bhatt Productions
- Release Date: 14 August 1969
Soundtrack
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Released | 1969 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 28:39 | |||
Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Music released on Audio Company.[6]
S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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1 | "Ninna Naadhe Repu Naadhe" | Dasaradhi | Ghantasala | 3:45 |
2 | "Palukaleni Mouna Geethi" | C.Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:38 |
3 | "Merisi Poye" | Aarudhra | P. Susheela | 4:25 |
4 | "Pagati Kalalu" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, L. R. Eeswari | 4:14 |
5 | "Abbabba Chali" | Kosaraju | Pithapuram, L. R. Eeswari | 3:46 |
6 | "Hip Hip Hurray" | Aarudra | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:19 |
7 | "Paisa Paisa Paisa" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala | 3:32 |
References
- "Bhale Rangadu (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Bhale Rangadu (Banner)". Bharat Movies.
- "Bhale Rangadu (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- "Bhale Rangadu (Cast & Crew)". Spicy Onion.
- "Bhale Rangadu (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- "Bhale Rangadu (Songs)". Cineradham.