''Iddaru Mitrulu'' () is a 1961 Indian

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-language

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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 ...

and produced by

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under

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. The film stars

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and

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, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. It is a remake of the 1957

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film ''Tasher Ghar''. The film was also made in Tamil as ''

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''. Urvashi Sharada made her

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debut in her first significant adult role through this film.

Plot

The film begins with two identical strangers Ajay & Vijay meets in an accident and starts sharing their miseries. Ajay is a multi-millionaire, studying abroad, and returns after his father's death. During that plight, his malevolent & sly manager Bhanoji Ra who counterfeits as a loyalist throws him into huge debts to usurp his wealth. Besides, Vijay is a penniless graduate, suffering from unemployment, his sister Meena is discarded by her in-laws for dowry and his innocent devotional father Ramadasu does not support them. Right now, both of them decide to exchange places for a year with a mutual agreement. Ajay is very happy with affection & family bondage at Vijay's place. However, Vijay is caught by Ajay's blind paternal aunt and rages. After knowing the reality via Ajay, she too aids them. Therefrom, Vijay foils Bhanoji Rao's plots when he detects that he has heisted their hierarchical jewelry and also created a duplicate legitimate that Ajay has to compulsorily knit his daughter Sarala. To get rid of these puzzling and expose the falsity of Bhanoji Rao Vijay moves close to Sarala but understanding her virtue he truly falls for her. Parallelly, Ajay joins as a mechanic for livelihood and loves his colleague Prakash's sister Padma. Moreover, Ajay could not witness the agony of Meena, so, he threatens his cowardly brother-in-law Bujji to retrieve his wife. Terror-stricken Bujji secretly visits his in-laws without knowledge of his avaricious father Parandhamaiah. After some time, Meena becomes pregnant when society suspects her chastity. Immediately, Ajay meets Parandhamaiah but he refuses to accept Meena until Vijay pays the amount. To make it decisive Ajay approaches Vijay, unfortunately, he moves to a picnic with Sarala and breaks out the mystery behind the stolen treasure. Here, helpless Ajay forges his signature, draws the required amount, and sends Meena to her in-law's house but he is caught and taken into custody. Meanwhile, Bhanoji Rao learns about the agreement between Ajay & Vijay and ploys to hasten the splice of Sarala with Vijay to gain authority over Property. Subsequently, Vijay astutely gives a check to Bhanoji Rao and confesses to him. At last, Vijay is about to leave the house when Ajay stops him and shares half of his property with him. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Ajay with Padma and Vijay with Sarala.

Cast

as Ajay Babu and Vijay Kumar (Dual role) *

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as Sarala *

as Padma * Relangi as Parandhamaiah *

Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy (1 October 1921 – 11 November 1974) was an Indian character actor, comedian and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning 24 years, he acted in more than 200 movies. Ramana Reddy and Relangi ...

as Ramadasu * Gummadi as Bhanoji Rao *

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as Bujji *

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 Seshavataram *

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as Suramma * G. Varalakshmi as Ajay's aunt * Sharada as Meena *

Potti Prasad Potti Prasad (born Kavivarapu Prasada Rao) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He was introduced to the films by Jandhyala. His notable roles include Chantabbai and Sagara Sangamam. He made his screen debut with Appu ...

as Kurmavataram * Boddapati as Varahavataram * A. V. Subbarao Jr. as Police Commissioner * Jyothi as Dancer

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

References

External links

* {{Adurthi Subba Rao 1961 films 1960s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Telugu remakes of Bengali films Indian black-and-white films Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao Films directed by Adurthi Subba Rao