''Bhale Rangadu'' is a 1969 Indian

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drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

, produced by N. N. Bhatt and directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

and

Vanisri Vanisri (born Rathna Kumari) is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has received three Filmfare Awards South, the Nandi Awards and the Tamil Nadu S ...

, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Released on 14 August 1969, the film was a critical and commercial success.

Plot

The film begins with a jovial loaf Ranga lives with his sister Lachamma & niece Ganga. He credits the prattle of an astrologer that a tycoon knits him along with Rs.30 Lakhs of property. Besides, Zamindar Raja Shekaram is a millionaire whose only heir is granddaughter Radha. Once Radha is acquainted with Ranga in an accident when she sweets on him. Meanwhile, Zamindar's malicious Diwanji ploys to knit Radha with his imbecile son Papai when he is badly humiliated. Keeping the grudge, Diwanji intrigues by indicting Zamindar for the crime of slaughtering his servant Narasaiah which makes Zamindar lose his consciousness. Just as, Diwanji intimidates Radha to wed Papai above she is surrounded by several relatives who plot to usurp her wealth. During that plight, Ranga consoles her and makes a game plan. Soon, he civilizes, with the help of Radha, and arrives as Zamindar's friend's grandson and starts teasing the black guards. Later, Radha falls for Ranga even though Papai & Ganga are infatuated and he too teams up with them. Parallelly, Ranga makes Zamindar normal and uncovers the truth of Narasaiah's existence in the clutches of Diwanji. At last, Ranga ceases the traitors. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ranga & Radha.

Cast

as Ranga *

as Radha * Gummadi as Diwanji * Satyanarayana as Seshu *

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 r ...

as Astrologer *

Dhulipala Dhulipala Sitarama Sastry (24 September 1921 – 13 April 2007), known mononymously by the surname Dhulipala, was an Indian actor and thespian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was noted for playing mythological roles, ...

as Narasaiah * Nagabhushanam as Zamindar Raja Shekaram *

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as Papai *

Raavi Kondala Rao Raavi Kondala Rao (11 February 1932 – 28 July 2020) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, playwright, and journalist who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acted in over 400 films. He won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for '' ...

as R. K. Rao *

Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao (born Rangavajhula Ranga Rao; 15 September 1942 – 27 June 2005) was an Indian character actor who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He appeared in about 450 films over a career spanning four decades, majority of ...

as Gumastha Rajanna *K. V. Chalam as Andalamma's son *

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 Subbai *Bheema Raju as Jaggadu * Suryakantham as Andalamma *

Vijaya Lalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saa ...

as Ganga *Pushpa Kumari as Lachamma *

Sarathi Sarathi, also called Kadali Jaya Sarathi, (26 June 1942 – 1 August 2022) was an Indian comedic actor and producer in the Telugu film industry. His most notable roles are in ''Manavuri Pandavulu'', ''Bobilli Brahmanna'', ''Driver Ramudu'', ' ...

as Ranga's secretary in the dream sequence

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

Reception

Vijaya of ''

Visalaandhra ''Visalaandhra'' is an Indian Telugu-language daily newspaper established on 22 June 1952 in Vijayawada. The state Communist party of India decided to rename then daily Prajasakti to Visalaandhra (A combination of two words ''Visala'' meaning l ...

'' in her review dated 17 August 1969 called ''Bhale Rangadu'' an "entertaining film," whilst appreciating the performances of Nageswara Rao and Vanisri.

References

External links

* {{T. Rama Rao 1969 drama films 1969 films Films directed by T. Rama Rao Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian drama films