''Paruvu-Prathishta'' () is a 1963 Indian

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-language

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, produced by Jupudi Venkateswara Rao and directed by Manapuram Appa Rao. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by

Pendyala Nageswara Rao Pendyala Nageswara Rao (6 March 1917 – 31 August 1984), known mononymously by his surname Pendyala, was an Indian composer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, music producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with Tami ...

Plot

Raghu is an intelligent guy from a wealthy family. He falls in love with a beautiful good-natured girl Susheela who is needy in her maternal uncle Paramdamaiah's house and his wife Durgamma. Thereafter, Susheela joins in a job where Narendra, her co-employee tries to molest her when she handover him over to the police and he is sentenced. Due to her delay, Durgamma chides her out of the house. Seeing Susheela homeless, Rao Bahadoor Prakasham and his wife Parvathi shelters her and she is surprised to see Raghu as their son. Raghu convinces her and marries her in the temple, secretly. After the marriage, Raghu leaves abroad for higher studies when Susheela becomes pregnant and everyone suspects her chastity. At the same time, Narendra, released from jail makes Prakasam and his family believe that Susheela is his wife, so, he sends her along with him but somehow escapes. Meanwhile, Raghu returns from abroad and reveals the truth to his parents. By the time, Susheela gives birth to a son, she leaves the newborn baby under the guardianship of Raghu's friend Venkat and his wife Dr. Karuna. After that, she tries to kill herself when Shantamma, a social reformer who runs an orphanage rescues her. Susheela starts living with them, and Narendra reaches there too when Shantamma's brother Ranga saves her. Years roll by, as Venu son of Raghu, and Susheela becomes an advocate. On the other side, Raghu is still in search of Susheela, at last, he finds her, explains her everything and they are reunited. Unfortunately, Narendra again arrives, and attacks them, in the quarrel Ranga kills Narendra by throwing the knife from behind and the blame comes on Susheela. Venu prosecutes the case and Raghu defends, at that time, Venu discovers that Susheela is his mother, but he is helpless, Susheela joins father and son and prepares for punishment. At the last minute, Ranga accepts his crime and surrenders himself; Susheela is acquitted.

Cast

as Raghu *

as Susheela * Relangi as Venkat * Rajanala as Narendra * Gummadi Rao Bahadoor Prakasam * Satyanarayana as Ranga * Chalam as Venu * Mikkilineni as Parandhamaiah * Raja Babu * Amarnath as Judge * Kakarala * Jagga Rao *

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 Parvathi *

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as Durgamma * Chayadevi as Shanthamma * Girija as Dr. Karuna

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0288162 1960s Telugu-language films Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao Indian drama films