''Raithu Bidda'' (''

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:'' Farmer of Common Origins) ( ''Telugu'': రైతు బిడ్డ, lit. Farmer-Son of the Soil) is a 1939

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social problem film A social problem film is a narrative film that integrates a larger social conflict into the individual conflict between its characters. In the context of the United States and of Hollywood, the genre is defined by fictionalized depictions of soc ...

directed by

Gudavalli Ramabrahmam Gudavalli Ramabrahmam was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing critically acclaimed social problem films like ''Mala Pilla'' (1938) and ''Raithu Bidda'' (1939). At a time w ...

. It is a social reformist

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during the period of

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, at the time of battle against

Zamindari system A zamindar (Hindustani language, Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian language, Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous Raja, ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughal Em ...

. The film was banned by the British Administration in the region. Ironically it was produced by one of the Zamindars of the time, '' Challapalli Maharaja''. The film had a public re-release in 1948.How free is freedom of speech? : Postnoon
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The Cast

Soundtrack

# "Nidra Melukora Tammuda Gaadha Nidra Melukora Tammuda" - (Snger: P. Suri Babu) # "Mangalamamma Maa Poojalu Gaikonumamma" - Group song # "Raitu Paina Anuragamu Choopani" - (Singer: P. Suribabu) # "Vayinchuma Murali Vayinchu Krishna" # "Kanna Biddakai Kalavara Paduchunu Kanneeru Karchunu" - (Singer: P. Suribabu) # "Ravoyi Vanamali Birabira Ravoyi" - (Singer:

Tanguturi Suryakumari Tanguturi Suryakumari (13 November 1925 – 25 April 2005), also known by her married name Suryakumari Elvin, was an Indian singer, actress and dancer in Telugu cinema. She sang " Maa Telugu Thalliki", the official song of the State of Andhra P ...

) # "Sai Sai Idena Bharathi Nee Pere" - (Burrakatha by P. Suri Babu group) # "Sukshetramulu Dayasoonulai Peedinchu" (Poem by P. Suri Babu) # "Raithuke Otivvavalenanna Nee Kashta Sukhamula" - (Singers: P. Suri Babu and others) # "Dasavatraramulu" - (Veedhi Natakam)

References

External links

Raithu Bidda film at IMDb.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raithu Bidda (1939 Film) 1939 films 1930s Telugu-language films Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films 1939 drama films