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Nirupedalu
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Wikipedia article
'Nirupedalu' is a 1954 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by Donepudi Krushna Murthy under the Gokul Pictures banner and directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jamuna, with music composed by T. V. Raju.
Plot
Narayana is young and energetic and leaves his village due to drought and reaches the city for livelihood but fails. Desperate Narayana faints up out of hunger when a rickshaw puller Ranganna shelters him. Ranganna is having a daughter Kamala and a son Ramu. Narayana and Kamala fall in love. Ranganna allocates Narayana a rickshaw by recommending it to their owner Dharmayya. Now Narayana decides to work hard and buy his rickshaw. So, he starts saving money for his owner Dharmayya, after completion of his saving Dharmayya double-crosses and cheats him. Kasim and other rickshaw pullers protest against Dharmayya but because there is no proof no one can do anything. Angered Narayana wants to get his money at any cost, so, that night he enters Dharmayya's house and tries to steal the money but he was caught and jailed. On the other side, Ranganna becomes sick and his position becomes worse. So, his son Ramu decides to run the house by boot polishing but on the double, he also meets with an accident and loses one limb. In that grieving situation, Kamala goes to Dharmayya for help and he tries to molest her when she is rescued by Kasim. Here Ranganna suspects Kamala's chastity and dies. Neighbors also attribute a taint to her when she becomes mad. At the same time, Narayana is released from jail when he arrives home, he learns that Kamala has gone to kill herself.
Cast
*Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Narayana
*Jamuna
*Ramana Reddy
*Surabhi Balasaraswathi
*R. Nageswara Rao as Dharmayya
*Chadalavada as Ranganna
*Master Krishna Murthy as Ramu
Crew
*'Art': N. Krishna Rao
*'Choreography': Pasumarthi
*'Dialogues Lyrics': Anisetty
*'Playback': Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Raavu Balasaraswathi, M. S. Ramarao, Pendyala Nageswara Rao, K. Rani
*'Music': T. V. Raju
*'Story': K. Pratyagatma
*'Editing': G. D. Joshi
*'Associate Director': Rajnikanth
*'Cinematography': B. S. Ranga
*'Producer': Donepudi Krushna Murthy
*'Screenplay Director': T. Prakash Rao
*'Banner': Gokul Pictures
*'Release Date': 2 March 1954
Soundtrack
Music composed by T. V. Raju. Lyrics were written by Anisetty. Music released on EMI Colambia Audio Company.
References
Category:Indian drama films
Category:Films scored by T. V. Raju
Category:Films directed by T. Prakash Rao
Category:1954 drama films
Category:Indian black-and-white films
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