Bhale Ramudu

Bhale Ramudu
భలే రాముడు
பிரேம பாசம்

Film poster of Bhale Ramudu
Directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah
Produced by V. L. Narasu
Written by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Savitri
Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu
Gemini Ganesan
Relangi Venkataramaiah
Jandhya Gowrinatha Sastri
E. V. Saroja
Music by Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Release dates
  • 6 April 1956 (1956-04-06)
Country India
Language Telugu

Bhale Ramudu (Telugu: భలే రాముడు) is a 1956 Telugu Drama film directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah.[1] It was simultaneously made in Tamil language, titled Prema Pasam (Tamil: பிரேம பாசம்), with Gemini Ganesan in lead role with Savitri.[2] The film has received the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu[3]

The Plot

Zamindar Narayana Rao (Jandhyala) has two daughters Roopa and Taara. He taught them dance. Ramu is son of Gumasta, working in the Zamindari. Ramu gives a flower to Roopa. While receiving the flower, she fell down from the building and become handicapped. Zamindar is very angry and shoots Ramu with a revolver. Injured Ramu jumps into a river. The Zamindar is guilty of his criminal action, goes into hiding and handed over his proper and guardianship to the Gumasta (CSR).

After many years, Ramu returns to the city on the name of Krishna. During this period, the Gumasta gradually takes over the Zamindari and leaves Roopa and Taara to poverty. Krishna becomes the friend of Appanna (Relangi). Roopa gives shelter to Krishna and their relation turns into love. He helps for the treatment of her physical disability, money steeled from the Zamindari. The second son of Gumasta loves Taara. Krishna arranges to marry them. Knowing that Krishna is a thief, Roopa becomes broken-hearted. To catch Narayana Rao, the present Zamindar (Gumasta) arranges dance demonstration of Roopadevi (Saroja). Police come into action and finds out that Krishna and Ramu are one and the same on the basis of a tattoo on his arm. Finally Ramu/Krishna and Roopa get married.

Cast

Actor/Actress Character
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Ramu / Krishna, son of Gumasta
Savitri Roopa, daughter of Zamindar
Girija Taara, daughter of Zamindar
Jandhyala Gaurinatha Sastri Zamindar Narayana Babu
Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu Gumasta
Chalam younger son of Gumasta
Relangi Venkataramaiah Appanna
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
E. V. Saroja Roopadevi, dancer in the song 'Nanyamaina'
Peketi Sivaram
Gadiraju Keshavarao

Soundtrack

There are 10 songs penned by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam in the film.[4]

Box office

References

  1. Naati 101 Chitralu, S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2005, pp. 125-6.
  2. "Prema Pasam (1956)". IMDb.
  3. The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Times of India Press. 1984
  4. "భలే రాముడు - 1956".
  5. "Cycle Stand - Akkineni Nageswara Rao's 100 days film list".

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