Kadeddulu Ekaram Nela
Kadeddulu Ekaram Nela (transl. Two Bulls and One Acre Land) is a 1960 Telugu language drama film, produced by Ponnaluru Vasanthakumar Reddy under the Ponnaluru Brothers Pvt. Ltd. banner[2] and directed by Jampana.[3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sowcar Janaki in the lead roles and music composed by C. M. Raju.[4]
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Directed by | Jampana |
Produced by | Ponnaluru Vasanthakumar Reddy |
Written by | Jampana (story / dialogues) |
Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Sowcar Janaki |
Music by | C. M. Raju |
Cinematography | B. J. Reddy |
Edited by | A. Nagaiah Naidu |
Production company | Ponnaluru Brothers Pvt. Ltd.[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins in a village where Ramudu (N. T. Rama Rao) a young & energetic guy lives happily with his 1-acre land & two bulls and he is contending with his possession. He loves his maternal uncle Suraiah's (Perumallu) daughter Seeta (Sowcar Janaki). Shavukar Venkaiah (Relangi) a money lender & huge miser who suffers the entire village by giving loans for high interests. Suraiah supports his misdeeds and Ramudu always gives a tough fight to him. Meanwhile, elections are announced in the village in which Shavukar contests, Ramudu makes a wise person Veeraiah to stand as his opponent and succeeds to win over. Due to which, Shavukar develops a grudge against Ramudu and files a false case against him that he had not repaid his loan which he has already paid. But unfortunately, Ramudu does not have any proofs, so, the court gives a judgment that Ramudu has to repay the Shavukar's loan within 3 months otherwise his property will be sealed. Now Ramudu decides to get back his land, so, he moves to the city along with his younger brother Gopi (Master Venkateswarlu) where he toils day & night and almost on an edge to acquire the required amount. In the village, Suraiah fixes another alliance to Seeta, so, she escapes and reaches the city in search of Ramudu. Parallelly, Ramudu is implicated in a murder case, Seeta with the help of Gopi saves him and all of them return to the village. Here Shavukar refuses to hand over the land to Ramudu in spite of being repaying the loan. Now the entire villagers stand together including Suraiah and protests against Shavukar. Eventually, Shavukar's henchmen backstab him and try to rob his house when Ramudu comes to his protection. At last, Shavukar realizes his mistake and distributes his property to the villagers. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramudu & Seeta.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Ramudu
- Sowcar Janaki as Seeta
- Relangi as Shavukar Venkaiah
- Ramana Reddy as Govindaiah
- Vangara as Shavukar's brother-in-law
- Perumallu as Suraiah
- Seetaram as Naamalu
- Surabi Balasaraswathi as Kantham
- Lakshmikanthamma as Ramudu's mother
- Nirmalamma as Suraiah's wife
- Master Venkateswarlu as Gopi
Crew
- Art: B. Chalam
- Choreography: Venu Gopal
- Lyrics: Jampana, Kosaraju
- Playback: P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki, J. V. Raghavulu, Pithapuram, Swarnalatha, Vaidehi
- Music: C. M. Raju
- Editing: A. Nagaiah Naidu
- Cinematography: B. J. Reddy
- Producer: Ponnaluru Vasanthakumar Reddy
- Story - Screenplay - Dialogues - Director: Jampana
- Banner: Ponnaluru Brothers Pvt Ltd.
- Release Date: 6 October 1960
Soundtrack
Kadeddulu Ekaram Nela | |
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Film score by C. M. Raju | |
Released | 1960 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 14:01 |
Producer | C. M. Raju |
Music composed by C. M. Raju. Music released by Audio Company.
S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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1 | "Yaduntive Pilla" | Kosaraju | J. V. Raghavulu, Vaidehi | 3:16 |
2 | "Theeyani Patalu" | Jampana | S. Janaki | 2:40 |
3 | "Yugalu Marina" | Jampana | Pithapuram | 2:33 |
4 | "Takku Tamaram" | Kosaraju | Swarnalatha | 2:35 |
5 | "Chalule Naa Gulabi" | Jampana | P. B. Srinivas, Swarnalatha | 2:57 |
References
- "Kadeddulu Ekaram Nela (Overview)". Indian Cine.ma.
- "Kadeddulu Ekaram Nela (Banner)". Idlebrain.
- "Kadeddulu Ekaram Nela (Direction)". Filmiclub.
- "Kadeddulu Ekaram Nela (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.