| Raithu Bidda | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gudavalli Ramabrahmam |
| Produced by | Challapalli Maharaja |
| Written by | Tripuraneni Gopichand, Malladi Viswanatha Kaviraju, Gudavalli Ramabrahmam, Tapi Dharma Rao |
| Starring | Bellary Raghava Gidugu Venkata Seethapathi Rao Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao P. Suri Babu Tanguturi Suryakumari S. Varalakshmi Vedantam Raghavaiah M. C. Raghavan Vangara |
| Music by | Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao |
| Cinematography | Sailen Bose |
| Studio | Saradhi Studios |
| Release date(s) | 1939 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Raithu Bidda (Telugu: రైతు బిడ్డ) is a 1939 Telugu Drama film directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam.
It is a social reformist film during the period of British India, at the time of battle against Zamindari system. The film was banned by the British Government. Thereby this film got the distinction of being the first Telugu film banned by the ruling Government. Ironically it was produced by one of the Zamindars: Challapalli Maharaja.
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The film is a seminal reformist melodrama critiquing the Zamindari system from the viewpoint of the Kisan Sabha agitations in Andhra Pradesh. Small-time landowner Narsi Reddy (Raghawan) borrows money from a shavukar who represents the major zamindar (Sitapathy) of the village. When Narsi Reddy votes for a peasant candidate (Kosaraju) rather than for the political party supported by the landlord, his son is attacked and he is publicly humiliated.
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Bellary Raghava | Narisi Reddy |
| Gidugu Venkata Seethapathi Rao | The Zamindar |
| Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao | Kaasaa Subbanna |
| P. Suri Babu | Ramajogi |
| Tanguturi Suryakumari | Seetha |
| Nellori Nagaraja Rao | Tahsildar |
| Kosaraju Raghavaiah | Raami Reddy |
| S. Varalakshmi | Beggar Girl |
| M. C. Raghavan | The Money Lender |
| Vedantam Raghavaiah | Dancer in the Dasavatharam song |
| Padmavati Devi | |
| Sundaramma | |
| Vangara Venkata Subbaiah | |
| Cherukupalli Ellapragada Nehru | |
| Malladi Viswanatha Kaviraju |
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