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Aada Pettanam (Telugu: ఆడపెత్తనం; transl. Women's Authority) is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by M. Narayana Swamy and M. Venkata Ramadasu and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and music jointly composed by S. Rajeswara Rao & Master Venu. Anisetty was announced as the director initially, but Adurthi Subba Rao took over later.
Plot
The film begins in a village where a couple, Ganapathi & Rangamma, have two children, Krishna & Swarajyam. Since Krishna is the first wife's progeny, virago Rangamma scorns him. Krishna falls for his childhood friend Radha, the daughter of schoolteacher Ramaiah. Upon learning of this, Ramaiah moves forward with the proposal, but Rangamma seeks Rs.10,000 in dowry. So, Ramaiah approaches a spiteful loan shark President Kondaiah, who tyrannizes the villagers. Ramaiah mortgages his property and acquires the amount. However, Kondaiah entices Radha, so he steals the amount, and the marriage is called off. During that plight, Ramaiah agrees to knit Radha with Kondaiah when Radha attempts suicide. Krishna rescues and espouses her. As a result, he quits the house. Parallelly, Lokhanadham, a stage artist, traps Rangamma, intrudes into their home, and weds Swarajyam. Ramaiah passes away, and Kondaiah seizes his property. Krishna establishes a school and cooperative Bank in the village and ameliorates the lifestyles of the destitute, which irks Kondaiah. Eventually, Ganapathi turns terminally ill when Rangamma grabs the totality by Lokhanadham’s ruse. After the death of Ganapathi, Rangamma expels Krishna when Lokhanadham forges and pawns the property to Kondaiah. Kondaiah occupies it when Rangamma bars him, but she is forsaken. Krishna & Radha aid her, drive the black guards, and reform Lokhanadham. At last, Rangamma realizes the virtue of the two. Finally, the movie ends happily with the family’s union.
Cast
Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Krishna
Anjali Devi as Radha
Kannamba as Rangamma
Relangi as Lokanadham
Gummadi as President Kondaiah
Chadalavada as Ganapathi
Allu Ramalingaiah as Peraiah
Perumallu as Ramaiah
Balakrishna as Srungaram
Raja Sulochana as Kalavathi
Chhaya Devi as Machamma
Suryakala as Swarajyam
Crew
Art: Thota
Choreography: A. K. Chopra, Venu Gopal
Lyrics: Samudrala Sr., Sri Sri, Kosaraju, Arudra, Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry
Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, Madhavapeddi Satyam, Pithapuram, P. Leela, Swarnalatha
Music: S. Rajeswara Rao, Master Venu
Story — Dialogues : Pinisetti Srirama Murthy
Editing: M. Babu
Cinematography: T. S. Ajith Kumar
Producer: M. Narayana Swamy, M. Venkata Ramadasu
Screenplay — Director: Adurthi Subba Rao
Banner: Prabha Productions
Release Date: 6 August 1958
Soundtrack
Music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao & Master Venu. Music was released on Audio Company.
References
External links
Aada Pettanam at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Adurthi Subba Rao
- Aada Pettanam
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao filmography
- Chadalavada (actor)
- Rajasulochana
- Relangi (actor)
- Master Venu
- S. Rajeswara Rao
- List of Telugu films of 1958
- Madhavapeddi Satyam