''Sabash Ramudu'' is a 1959 Indian

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directed by

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. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by Ghantasala. Te film was produced by Sundarlal Nahata, T. Aswathanarayana under the Rajshree Productions banner. The film is a remake of the

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film ''Bada Bhai'' (1957). It was dubbed in

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with the title ''Sabash Ramu''.

Plot

Ramu leaves his village after he lost his property in a devastating flood. He finds a job as a rickshaw puller in Hyderabad. He settles down there with his wife Lakshmi, child Radha and his younger brother Mohan, who is a college student. Mareesu is a pickpocket and Mallika is a petty shop owner. Mareesu falls in love with Mallika. Bhupathi is the leader of the robber gang. He also runs a nightclub where Jayasri performs dances. She helps Bhupathy in his robberies. Ramu learns of the robber gang's hideout. An associate of Bhupathy shoots Ramu in the leg. Mohan is in love with Rani, who is the daughter of Police Commissioner Narayana Rao. He approves of their marriage and also gets a job for Mohan as a Police Inspector. However, Narayana Rao's son Kumar, who is also a Police Inspector does not like this. He is attracted to Jayasri and falls into bad company with Bhupathy. Bhupathi kills Jayasri and implicates Ramu in the murder. He also kidnaps Mallika, Mareesu, Kumar, Mohan, and Rani and holds them captive. Ramu escapes his custody. He informs the police and all are rescued by the police. Mohan and Rani marry.

Cast

The list was adapted from the film's review article in ''

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''. ;Male cast *

as Ramu * Relangi as Mareesu * Ramana Murthy as Mohan *

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as Kumar *

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as Narayana Rao * R. Nageswara Rao as Bhupathi *K. V. S. Sarma as Bhupathi's associate ;Female cast *

as Lakshmi *

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as Rani * Girija as Mallika * M.N. Rajam as Jayasri *''Baby'' Sasikala as Radha *

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as servant maid

Production

The story was based on a Hindi film ''Bada Bhai'' produced and directed by

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and released in 1957. Sundarlal Nahata and T. Aswathanarayana, owners of ''Rajshri Productions'' bought the rights to remake the film in Telugu. Alterations were made in the story to appeal to the regional audiences.

directed the film while

Sadasivabrahmam Vempati Sadasivabrahmam shortly Sadasivabrahmam () (b: 1905 – d: 1968) was a writer of film stories, dialogues and lyrics in the early period of Telugu cinema.Sadasivabrahmam Vempati, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part II, Potti Sriramulu Telugu U ...

wrote the story and Telugu dialogues.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Ghantasala. The song "Jayammu Nischayammura" is inspired by the song "Kadam Badhaye Ja Nazar" from the 1957 film ''Bada Bhai'', sung by

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. ;Telugu Lyrics were penned by

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, Sri Sri and Sadasivabrahmam. ;Tamil Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthi wrote the lyrics.

Release

''Sabash Ramudu'' was released on 4 September 1959. Its

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-dubbed version ''Sabash Ramu'' was released on 10 September.

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 0261989, Sabash Ramu 1959 drama films 1959 films Films scored by Ghantasala (musician) Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Telugu remakes of Hindi films Films directed by C. S. Rao