''Aada Pettanam'' () is a 1958 Indian

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-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, produced by M. Narayana Swamy and M. Venkata Ramadasu and directed by

Adurthi Subba Rao Adurthi Subba Rao (16 December 1912 – 1 October 1975) was an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Rao is widely regarded as the intellectual fountain ...

. It stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

and

Anjali Devi Anjali Devi (; 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an Indian actress, model and producer in Telugu and Tamil films. She was well known for her role as the Devi Sita in ''Lava Kusa'' as well as for the titular roles in movies like Chenchu ...

, with music jointly composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and

Master Venu Madduri Venugopal better known as Master Venu (1916–1981) was an Indian music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas and the father of the actor Bhanu Chander. He was born 1916 in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and died 1981 in Chenn ...

. ''Anisetty'' was announced as the director initially, but Adurthi Subba Rao took over later.

Plot

The film begins in a village, where a wealthy couple, Ganapathi (Chadalavada) & Rangamma (Kannamba) has a son Krishna (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and a daughter Swarajyam (Suryakala). Virago Rangamma maintains the household and scorns the step-son Krishna. Krishna falls for his childhood friend Radha (Anjali Devi), daughter of school teacher Ramaiah (Perumallu). Learning it, Ramaiah moves with the wedding proposal when Rangamma desires Rs. 10,000 of dowry. So, Ramaiah approaches malicious President Kondaiah (Gummadi), one that tramples the villagers by providing loans. Ramaiah mortgages his property and acquires the amount. But, Kondaiah aspires to possess Radha, so, he steals the dowry amount which makes avaricious Rangamma cancel the match. During that plight, Ramaiah agrees to couple up Radha with Kondaiah when Radha attempts suicide. Krishna rescues and marries her, as a result, he has to quit the house. At the same time, Lokanadham (Relangi) a stage artist traps Rangamma, intrudes into their house, and weds Swarajyam. Ramaiah passes away and Kondaiah seizes his property. Krishna establishes a school & Cooperative Bank in the village and ameliorates the lifestyles of the destitute, which irks Kondaiah. Eventually, Ganapathi becomes terminally ill when Rangamma transfers the property on her behalf by the provocation of Lokhanadham. After the death of Ganapathi, Rangamma excludes Krishna from the property. Soon after, Lokhanadham forges and pawns the property to Kondaiah. Immediately, Kondaiah occupies it when Rangamma obstructs his way, but she is forsaken. At that time, Krishna & Radha aids her, drive the blackguards out, and reforms Lokhanadham. At last, Rangamma realizes the virtue of Krishna & Radha. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the entire family.

Cast

as Krishna *

as Radha * Relangi as Lokanadham *

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as President Kondaiah * Chadalavada as Ganapathi *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he rec ...

as Peraiah *Perumallu as Ramaiah *

Balakrishna Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ...

as Srungaram *

Kannamba Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films ...

as Rangamma *

Raja Sulochana Chittajallu Rajeevalochana (15 August 1935 – 5 March 2013), better known as Rajasulochana, was an Indian classical dancer and actress. She has acted in more than 300 Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Early life She w ...

as Kalavathi *Chhaya Devi as Machamma *Suryakala as Swarajyam

Crew

*Art: Thota *Choreography: A. K. Chopra, Venu Gopal *Lyrics:

Samudrala Sr. Samudrala Raghavacharya (19 July 1902 – 16 March 1968), also known as Samudrala Sr., was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, director, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in ...

, Sri Sri,

Kosaraju Kosaraju Raghavayya (23 June 1905 – 27 October 1987), known mononumously by his surname Kosaraju, was an Indian lyricist and poet known for his works in Telugu cinema. He wrote about 3,000 songs in 350 films. His lyrics are steeped in Telu ...

Arudra Arudra (born Bhagavatula Sadasiva Sankara Sastry; 31 August 1925 – 4 June 1998) was an Indian author, poet, lyricist, translator, publisher, dramatist, playwright, and an expert on Telugu literature. He is also known for his works in Telugu cin ...

, Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry *Playback: Ghantasala,

P. Susheela Pulapaka Susheela (born 13 November 1935), popularly known as P. Susheela, is an Indian playback singer associated with the South Indian cinema primarily from Andhra Pradesh for over six decades. She is one of the greatest and best-known playba ...

Jikki Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and Sinhalese languag ...

Madhavapeddi Satyam Madhavapeddi Satyam (11 March 1922 – 18 December 2000) was an Indian playback singer and actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He entered films as a singer-actor in Y. V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi bilingual movie ''Ramadas'' in the year 194 ...

Pithapuram Pithapuram, historically known as Pittapore, is a town and a municipality in the Kakinada district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. The town is home to one of the eighteen ...

P. Leela Porayathu Leela (19 May 1934 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian playback singer, Carnatic vocalist and a music director. She has recorded more than 5,000 songs in various Indian languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, ...

, Swarnalatha *Music: S. Rajeswara Rao,

*Story — Dialogues : Pinisetti Srirama Murthy *Editing: M. Babu *Cinematography: T. S. Ajith Kumar *Producer: M. Narayana Swamy, M. Venkata Ramadasu *Screenplay — Director:

*Banner: Prabha Productions *Release Date: 6 August 1958

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao &

. Music was released on Audio Company.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title Indian drama films Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao Films about women in India 1958 drama films 1958 films 1950s Telugu-language films Films directed by Adurthi Subba Rao Films scored by Master Venu