| అప్పు చేసి పప్పు కూడు Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu |
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| Directed by | L. V. Prasad |
| Produced by | Alur Chakrapani Jagannadham M. S. Chalapathi Rao B. Nagi Reddy |
| Written by | Alur Chakrapani L. V. Prasad Vempati Sadasivabrahmam |
| Starring | N.T. Rama Rao Savitri Jamuna Kongara Jaggayya Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Girija S. V. Ranga Rao Ramana Reddy Suryakantham |
| Music by | Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
| Cinematography | Marcus Bartley |
| Editing by | G. Kalyanasundaram K. Radhakrishna |
| Release date(s) | 1958 |
| Running time | 176 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (Telugu: అప్పు చేసి పప్పు కూడు) is a 1958 Telugu film directed by L. V. Prasad. Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu is a well-known proverb in Telugu language forewarning about the ill-effects of debt (Appu means debt). This message is presented as a comedy melodrama. This film has some excellent songs penned by Pingali Nagendra Rao. The film is made simultaneously in Tamil as Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam.
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Rao Bahadur Ramadasu (CSR) borrows from all and sundry, and spends relentlessly. Zamindar Diwan Bahadur Mukunda Rao (S.V.Ranga Rao) is an innocent simpleton, and a good man. He is on the quest for the perfect match for his granddaughter Manjari (Savitri). Ramadasu wants his London-returned son, Dr. Raghu (Jaggaiah) to marry Manjari and take all of Mukunda Rao's assets.
Raghu is married to Leela (Jamuna), who is pretending to be a maid-servant and works in Raghu's home. Manjari is in love with Raja (NT Rama Rao), Leela's brother, who reciprocates and is jailed for being a revolutionary and a part of the independence struggle. Raja's released from jail, and to set the affairs straight and teach Ramadasu a lesson, he pretends to be Bonkulamarri Raja, a big-time Zamindar and stays in Mukunda Rao's home, who now wants Raja to marry Manjari. Raghu gets involved in the drama without anyone's invite or knowledge, thus producing situational humor by posing as a prospective groom for Manjari and flirting with his maid/wife much to his father's horror. Confusion and comedy follow, while in the end Ramadasu learns his lesson and all the pairs are united.
| Actor | Character |
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| Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Raja Rao |
| Kongara Jaggaiah | Raghu |
| Savitri | Manjari |
| Relangi Venkataramaiah | Bhajagovindam |
| Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu | Rao Bahadur Ramadasu |
| Jamuna Ramanarao | Leela, sister of Raja Rao |
| S. V. Ranga Rao | Diwan Bahadur Mukunda Rao |
| Mukkamala | Rao Bahadur Ramadasu's Father |
| R. Nageswara Rao | Ram Singh |
| Ramana Reddy | Ramalingaiah |
| Suryakantham | Rajaratnam |
| Girija | Usha |
| Kasturi Siva Rao | Takku |
| Allu Ramalingaiah | Chidambaram Setty |
| Chadalavada Kutumba Rao | Chenchaiah |
All lyrics written by Pingali Nagendra Rao, all music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao.
Appuchesi Pappukudu was remade in 2008 directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao and starring Rajendra Prasad and Madhumitha in lead roles.[1]
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