''Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham'' () is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language

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, produced by Y. Rama Krishna Prasad and C. V. R. Prasad under

Saradhi Studios Sri Sarathi Studios is a film studio facility located in Hyderabad, India. It was established in 1956 and was the first film studio facility built in Hyderabad. It was built by the Raja of Challapalli, Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad. The first film ...

and directed by

Tapi Chanakya Tapi Chanakya (1925–1973), professionally known as Chanakya, was an Indian film director and writer. He is son of the famous writer Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu. He has worked as Radio Telegraphist for the Indian Army. Filmography # Palletoori Pilla ...

. 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 List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

and Savitri, with music composed by

Master Venu Madduri Venugopal better known as Master Venu (1916–1981) was an Indian music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas and the father of the actor Bhanu Chander. He was born 1916 in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and died 1981 in Chenn ...

. The film is a remake of the

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film '' Bhaaga Pirivinai'' (1959). The film was a box office success.

Plot

The story revolves around a joint family; Pattabhiramaiah (S. V. Ranga Rao) and Sundara Ramaiah (Perumallu) are two brothers who live happily. Pattabhiramaiah and his wife Sowbhagyamma (Suryakantham) have no children while Sundara Ramaiah and Ramanamma (Hemalatha) are blessed with two sons, the elder Kishtaiah (NTR) at the age of seven is paralyzed in his left hand and leg due to an electric shock he has received while trying to retrieve a kite. Their second son Raghu (Haranath) is a college student. The kind-hearted Ramanamma shelters an orphan Radha (Savitri), who later becomes her daughter-in-law by marrying Kishtaiah. Sowbhagyamma's nephew "Rangoon" Raja (Relangi), a cheat, causes the division in the joint family and tricks his aunt to lend him a huge amount of money. He incites Raghu, who by then is married to his sister Janaki (Girija), to pilfer office money. Raja plans the "elephant and kid" feat in his circus and kidnaps Kishtaiah's child. While trying to save his son, Kishtaiah touches an electric wire and the shock therapy cures him. The culprits are brought to jail and the family is reunited.

Cast

as Kishtaiah * Savitri as Radha * S. V. Ranga Rao as Pattabhi Ramaiah * Haranath as Raghu Ram * Relangi as Rangoon Raja *

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 Hanuman *Perumallu as Sundara Ramaiah * Suryakantham as Sowbhagyam * Girija as Janaki *

Hemalatha Hemalatha, often credited as Hema, is an Indian actress and dancer. She is acclaimed for her roles as Raghavi in the popular soap opera '' Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' on STAR Vijay and as Deepa in the superhit Tamil drama serial on Sun TV ''The ...

as Ramanamma *Rama Devi *

Padmini Priyadarshini Padmini Priyadarshini (later Padmini Ramachandran) was an Indian actor, dancer and choreographer. She acted in supporting roles during the 1950s and 1960s in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. She established a dancing school in Bangalore named ''Na ...

as Anarkali

Soundtrack

Music composed by

References

External links

* {{Tapi Chanakya 1961 films 1960s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Telugu remakes of Tamil films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Tapi Chanakya 1961 drama films Films scored by Master Venu