''Manchi Manushulu'' () is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language

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produced & directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under his Jagapathi Art Pictures banner. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It is a remake of the Hindi film '' Aa Gale Lag Jaa'' (1973).

Plot

Radha (

) is a medical student and daughter of a wealthy man, Raghupati Rao ( Nagabhushanam). While on a trip to Simla, she meets and falls in love with Gopi (

); they get intimate with each other. Gopi asks Raghupati Rao for his daughter's hand, but he refuses, on the ground that the hard-up Gopi is not worthy of her. Gopi leaves Radha a note, explaining that her father refused the alliance and that he is heading to meet his mother, who is very sick. Raghupati Rao gets hold of the letter before Radha. He changes the letter with a fake one that says Gopi is going away because Raghupati Rao has refused to provide any monetary compensation. Years later, Gopi and Radha are fated to meet again. This time, Gopi is accompanied by a disabled boy, Babu (Master Tito), while Radha is about to get engaged to Dr. Ramesh (

Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as ''Kanchu Kantham J ...

). It is revealed that Babu is Gopi and Radha's son. Gopi has come to Dr. Ramesh for Babu's treatment. Radha was pregnant when her father sent Gopi away. She gave birth to a baby, but her father told her that it was stillborn. Gopi took his son and promised Raghupati Rao that he would never tell Radha about the child. Dr. Ramesh treats Babu as Radha tries to hide her past from Dr. Ramesh. Radha learns the truth about Babu's birth and confronts her father, who confesses and asks her forgiveness while Babu is united with his parents.

Cast

as Gopi *

as Radha *

as Dr. Ramesh * Nagabhushanam as Raghupati Rao * Anjali Devi as Seetamma * Raja Babu as 'Fatak' Rama Rao * Dhulipala Dr. Anand *

Rao Gopal Rao Raavu Gopala Rao (14 January 1937 – 13 August 1994) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than twenty five years, Rao starred in over four hundred feature film ...

as Dr. Murthy * Mukkamala * P. J. Sarma * K. V. Chalam as Shopkeeper *

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 Shopkeeper * ''Master'' Tito as Babu

Soundtrack

Box office

* The film ran for more than 100 days in ten centers and celebrated a Silver Jubilee in

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.Boxoffice results of Sobhan Babu films.
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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0390207

1974 films 1974 drama films Telugu remakes of Hindi films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan 1970s Telugu-language films Films directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad