Nene Monaganni
Nene Monaganni (transl. I Am the Hero) is a 1968 Telugu-language action crime film, produced and directed by S. D. Lal[3] on Prathima Films banner.[4] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sheela[5] in the lead roles and the music is composed by T. V. Raju.[6]
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| Directed by | S. D. Lal |
| Produced by | S. D. Lal |
| Written by | Tripuraneni Maharadhi Latha (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | S. D. Lal Jagadish |
| Story by | R. K. Shanmugam |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Sheela |
| Music by | T. V. Raju |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasad |
| Edited by | Govinda Swamy |
Production company | Prathima Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Bhadrayya (Rajanala) a notorious, ruthless, dangerous dacoit who makes terrible extorsions. DSP Nandana Rao (Satyanarayana) is appointed by the Govt to catch him. Nandana Rao leads a happy family life with his dedicated wife Yashoda (Santha Kumari) and his brother-in-law Inspector Mutyala Rao (Dhulipala). Bhadrayya has a son Nani whom he loves a lot. Once in a Police encounter, Nani gets a shot when Bhadrayya thinks that his son is dead. On the other side, Nandana Rao also seriously injured, he dies at the hospital where Yashoda spots Nani and learns him as Bhadrayya's son. Now she wants to keep the child along with her so that Bhadrayya will arrive for him when she can take her revenge. Even her brother Mutyala Rao opposes it, she does so. As days pass, Yashoda develops love & affection towards the child, she renames him as Vamsidhar and treats as her own. Years roll by, Vamsi (N. T. Rama Rao) becomes a CBI Officer in the nurture of Yashoda without knowing his original identity. He falls in love with Neela (Sheela), daughter of Mutyala Rao who is a commissioner at present. Though Yashoda agrees for their alliance Mutyala Rao objects it because of his bad impression towards Vamsi that he is an heir of monster. Parallelly, Bhadrayya grows into a deadly gangster who is fanatic to conquer the entire country for which he creates a lot of destructions. Vamsi is appointed as a special officer to give an end to these atrocities. In between Vamsi finds out the truth even then he stands for piety. At last, Vamsi eliminates Bhadrayya & his gang. Before dying, Bhadrayya requests Vamsi to call him as father and he does so. Here Mutyala Rao also realizes Vamsi's virtue. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Vamsi & Neela.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Vamsidhar
- Sheela as Neela
- Rajanala as Bhadrayya
- Dhulipala as Police Commissioner Mutyala Rao
- Ramana Reddy as Devaiah
- M. Balayya as Foreign Agent
- Satyanarayana as DSP Nandana Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Editor Appala Chary
- Raja Babu as Reporter Varahalu / K.V.Hall
- Santha Kumari as Yashoda
- Geetanjali as 0
- Sandhya Rani as Reporter
- Jyothi Lakshmi as 00
Crew
- Art: Thota
- Choreography: Chinni - Sampath
- Fights: Sambasiva Rao
- Dialogue: Tripuraneni Maharadhi, Latha
- Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Dasaradhi, Sri Sri, Kosaraju
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari
- Music: T. V. Raju
- Story: R. K. Shanmugam
- Screenplay: S. D. Lal, Jagadish
- Editing: Govinda Swamy
- Cinematography: K. S. Prasad
- Director/Producer: S. D. Lal
- Banner: Prathima Films
- Release Date: 4 October 1968
Soundtrack
References
- "Nene Monaganni (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Nene Monaganni (Preview)". Spicy Onion.
- "Nene Monaganni (Director)". Filmiclub.
- "Nene Monaganni (Banner)". Chitr.com.
- "Nene Monaganni (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- "Nene Monaganni (Review)". The Cine Bay.