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Vaddante Dabbu
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Wikipedia article
'Vaddante Dabbu' is a 1954 Indian Telugu-language screwball comedy film, produced by Moola Narayana Swamy and directed by Y. R. Swamy. It is based on the George Barr McCutcheon novel 'Brewster's Millions' (1902). The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sowcar Janaki and Jamuna, with music composed by T. A. Kalyanam. Despite originally opening to a mixed response, it attained cult status in Telugu cinema, and was remade in the same language as 'Babai Abbai' (1985).
Plot
Shyam and Rama Rao are close friends and start living together, their lifestyle is to make debts for their survival and escape from lenders. Shyam is an artist, Saroja, the daughter of a multimillionaire Rao Saheb Hemachalapathi is an admirer of his paintings, she meets him to draw her portrait and both of them fall in love. Hemachalapathi assigns a task for Shyam by giving a huge amount of 1 lakh and asks him to spend it within the timeline of 30 days and also keeps some conditions that he should not donate or destroy the money. Shyam starts spending the money with the help of his Rama Rao ideas such as racing, gambling, making a drama, constructing of house, etc. But their income grows day by day and Shyam gets fed up with this money. Finally, he gives all the money back to Hemachalapathi, at that time Hemachalapathi explains to him that he has kept this task to study Shyam's character and he should also understand how dangerous the money is and the film ends with the marriage of Shyam & Saroja.
Cast
*N. T. Rama Rao as Shyam
*Sowcar Janaki as Saroja
*Jamuna as Rekha
*Rajanala as Rao Saheb Hemachalapathi
*Peketi Sivaram as Rama Rao
*Allu Ramalingaiah as Master Baddanki
*Hemalatha as Yashoda
Production
'Vaddante Dabbu' was adapted from George Barr McCutcheon's English-language novel 'Brewster's Millions' (1902), and was among the earliest screwball comedies of Telugu cinema.
Soundtrack
Music composed by T. A. Kalyanam. Lyrics were written by Devulapalli, Vempati Sadasivabrahmam, and Sri Sri.
Release and reception
'Vaddante Dabbu' was released on 19 February 1954. Despite originally opening to a mixed response, it attained cult status in Telugu cinema, and was remade in the same language as 'Babai Abbai' (1985).
References
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