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Thodi Kodallu
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Thodi Kodallu
| image = Thodi Kodallu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Adurthi Subba Rao
| screenplay = Adurthi Subba Rao
D. Madhusudhana Rao
Acharya Aatreya
| based_on =
| producer = D. Madhusudhana Rao
| starring = Savitri
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
| cinematography = P. S. Selvaraj
| editing = Adurthi Subba Rao
| music = Master Venu
| studio = Annapurna Pictures
| distributor = Navayuga Films
| released =
| runtime = 182 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
Tamil
| budget =
}}
'Thodi Kodallu' is a 1957 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed and edited by Adurthi Subba Rao who co-wrote the script with D. Madhusudhana Rao and Acharya Aatreya. Madhusudhana Rao produced the film under Annapurna Pictures. It stars Savitri and Akkineni Nageswara Rao with music composed by Master Venu. The film is based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novel 'Nishkriti', and was simultaneously made as the Tamil film 'Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi' (1957); both films were made simultaneously by the same banner and director, and some of the scenes and artists are the same in both versions. 'Thodi Kodallu' won the Certificate of merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu.
Cast
Telugu cast
Tamil cast
Production
The film was produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under his own banner Annapurna Pictures and was directed by Adurthi Subba Rao, who also did the editing. The story was based on Sharat Chandra Chatterjee's Bengali novel 'Nishkruti'. Dialogues were penned by Sridhar. Cinematography was handled by P. S. Selvaraj. S. Krishna Rao was in charge of art direction while A. K. Chopra handled the choreography. The film was also made in Telugu with the title 'Thodi Kodallu'.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Master Venu. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same.
;Telugu Track List
;Thodi Kodallu
Lyrics were penned by Acharya Aatreya, Tapi Dharma Rao, Kosaraju and Sri Sri. Playback singers are Ghantasala, Madhavapeddi Satyam, P. Susheela, Jikki and K. Rani.
;Tamil Track List
;Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi
Lyrics were penned by Udumalai Narayana Kavi, A. Maruthakasi and K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Singer is K. A. Thangavelu. Playback singers are Ghantasala, T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, P. Susheela, Jikki, T. V. Rathnam and K. Rani.
Awards
* National Film Awards
** 1957 - Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film in Telugu
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References
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