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'Vimala' is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced and directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. It stars Savitri and N. T. Rama Rao and music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.

Plot



The story is set during the British Raj. Prince Vijaya Kumar (N. T. Rama Rao) was once on a tour with his friends and he was caught by dacoit Ugra Simha (Rajanala). Vimala (Savitri), a young and energetic girl protects and takes him to her house. Both of them fall in love, but Vimala's father Anantayya (Gummadi) objects to their marriage. Vijaya Kumar leaves the house when Vimala asks her father why he had done so, he starts revealing his past. Anantayya's actual name was Rajeswara Prasad, he was the brother of Anathagiri's ruler. When Vimala was 3 years old, he was arrested on the allegation of killing his brother. He escaped from the jail and ran away along with his daughter Vimala and her mother Rajyalakshmi (Sandhya) who is still living in the motherland. After that, due to some conflict with Ugra Simha, both father and daughter get separated while traveling in a boat. Both of them separately reach Ananthagiri, which was under the rule of Appalaraya Bahadur (K. V. S. Sarma), an eccentric person and a puppet in the hands of a servant Venkatappaiah (Ramana Reddy) and a Butler (Relangi). Vimala meets her mother Rajyalakshmi, without giving her identity, she joins as a servant in her mother's house. She was surprised to see Vijay as her maternal uncle and Vijay is also happy to know that Vimala is his elder sister's daughter. Both of them decide to prove Rajeswara Prasad's innocence. Vijay in disguise joins in the kitchen as a cook by the name of Gopalam, Rajeswara Prasad and Vimala are also trying to solve the murder mystery, Finally, the real culprits Appalaraya Bahadur, Venkatappaiah, and the Butler are caught, and they are found guilty for their criminal offense. At last, the entire family is reunited and the movie ends with the marriage of Vijay & Vimala.

Cast



*Savitri as Vimala / Lalitha Kumari

*N. T. Rama Rao as Vijay Kumar / Gopalam

*Gummadi as Rajeswara Prasad / Anathaiah

*Rajanala as Ugra Simha

*Relangi as Butler

*Ramana Reddy as Venkatappaiah

*K. V. S. Sarma as Appalaraya Bahadoor

*Malladi as Chidananda Swamy

*Vengalli as Viswam

*M. S. Rao as C.I.D. Inspector

*Seshagiri as Berri Shetty

*Suryakantham as Manikyamba

*Rushyendramani as Anjana Devi

*Sandhya as Rajyalakshmi Devi

*Saraswathi as Chandrika

*Balakumari as Chamanti

*Sujatha as Gowri

Soundtrack



Music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. Lyrics were written by Muddu Krishna. Music released by EMI Columbia Audio Company.

References



Category:Indian drama films

Category:Films scored by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu

Category:1960 drama films

Category:1960 films

Category:Indian black-and-white films

Category:Films directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu

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