''Kadeddulu Ekaram Nela'' () is a 1960 Indian

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, produced by Ponnaluru Vasanthakumar Reddy under the Ponnaluru Brothers Pvt. Ltd. banner and directed by Jampana. It stars

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He starred ...

and

Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born T. Janaki; 12 December 1931), popularly known as Sowcar Janaki (Tamil) or Shavukaru Janaki (Telugu) or Sahukar Janaki (Kannada), is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 300, films, predominantly in Tamil, Telug ...

, with music composed by C. M. Raju.

Plot

The film begins in a village where Ramudu (N. T. Rama Rao) a young and energetic guy lives happily with his 1-acre land and two bulls and he is contending with his possession. He loves his maternal uncle Suraiah's (Perumallu) daughter Seeta (Sowcar Janaki). Shavukar Venkaiah (Relangi) a money lender and huge miser who abuses the entire village by giving loans at high interest. Suraiah supports his misdeeds and Ramudu always gives a tough fight to him. Meanwhile, elections are announced in the village in which Shavukar contests, Ramudu makes a wise person Veeraiah to stand as his opponent and succeeds to win. Due to this, Shavukar develops a grudge against Ramudu and files a false case against him that he had not repaid his loan which he has already paid. But unfortunately, Ramudu does not have any proofs, so, the court gives a judgment that Ramudu has to repay the Shavukar's loan within 3 months otherwise his property will be sealed. Now Ramudu decides to get back his land, so, he moves to the city along with his younger brother Gopi (Master Venkateswarlu) where he toils day and night to acquire the required amount. In the village, Suraiah fixes another alliance to Seeta, so, she escapes and reaches the city in search of Ramudu. Meanwhile, Ramudu is implicated in a murder case, Seeta with the help of Gopi saves him and all of them return to the village. Here Shavukar refuses to hand over the land to Ramudu in spite of being repaid. Now the entire villagers stand together including Suraiah and protest against Shavukar. Eventually, Shavukar's henchmen backstab him and try to rob his house when Ramudu comes to his protection. At last, Shavukar realizes his mistake and distributes his property to the villagers. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramudu and Seeta.

Cast

as Ramudu *

as Seeta * Relangi as Shavukar Venkaiah *

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 Govindaiah * Vangara as Shavukar's brother-in-law *Perumallu as Suraiah *Seetaram as Naamalu *Surabi Balasaraswathi as Kantham *Lakshmikanthamma as Ramudu's mother *

Nirmalamma Nirmalamma (18 July 1920 – 19 February 2009) was an Indian actress in the Telugu cinema. She has acted in more than 800 films. She was well known for her grandmother roles in several films.She won two Nandi Awards. Early life She was born in ...

as Suraiah's wife *Master Venkateswarlu as Gopi

Soundtrack

Music composed by C. M. Raju.

References

{{reflist 1960s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Films directed by Jampana