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Desa Drohulu
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Wikipedia article
'Desa Drohulu' ( 'Traitors') is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced and directed by Bolla Subba Rao under the Sri Rama Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Devika, Kanta Rao and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.
Plot
The film begins in a town, where five people Bhujanga Rao (Mikkilineni), Abbadhaiah (Ramana Reddy), Karunakaran, Devaiah Shetty (Raja Babu), Sanyasi Rao. They are traitors but wear a mask of hypocritical social workers and pose themselves as respectable persons. Once Bhujanga Rao & Abbadhaiah slay one of their wise partner Kesava Rao using a deadly gangster Joginder (Rajanala). There, onwards, Joginder starts blackmailing them. Ramu (N. T. Rama Rao), a young and energetic guy loves Leela (Devika), the daughter of Bhujanga Rao. In the beginning, Bhujanga Rao does not agree with the alliance as Ramu is poor. Still, later he accepts due to Leela's pressure. Here Ramu asks for some amount from Devaiah Shetty for the marriage expenses, but he refuses when a robbery covers in which Ramu is indicted and sentenced. Now Bhujanga Rao breaks out the proposal and forcibly performs Leela's marriage with a millionaire Raghu (Kanta Rao). After a few days, the truth comes forward, and Ramu is acquitted when he learns about Leela's marriage. Depressed, Ramu reaches home, where he notices Devaiah Shetty auctioning their house. At Present, Ramu reaches the city, where he gets acquainted with a stranger Gopi (Relangi), a dance master who shelters him. Ramu joins as a worker for Karunakaran and Sanyasi Rao, observes their cheating towards society, and resigns. Later, he gets a job in a drama company through Gopi, where he gets meets a social lady, Karuna (Sowcar Janaki).
Meanwhile, Raghu & Leela lead a happy family life, and they are blessed with a baby boy. But unfortunately, Joginder traps Raghu and makes him habituated to all sorts of vices. Once, his men attack Raghu when Ramu protects him. The next day, Ramu visits Raghu's house, where he is surprised to see Leela as Raghu's wife, and Leela gets fainted. Afterward, Ramu meets Leela and promises, that he will look at her as his sister right now. Raghu observes their closeness and suspects when the clashes arise between the couple. Soon, Ramu writes a letter to Leela, which comes into Raghu's hand when he realizes the holistic relationship between them and repents. He also finds out the reality of Jogindra, who revolts against him, but he goes into his clutches. Ahead, Police are in the process of investigating the evil deeds occurring in society. Ramu, along with Gopi, joins them and removes all the antisocial elements in society. At last, Ramu catches Joginder too and rescues Raghu & his family. Finally, the movie ends with the marriage of Ramu & Karuna.
Cast
*N. T. Rama Rao as Ramu
*Devika as Leela
*Kanta Rao as Raghu
*Rajanala as Jogindra
*Relangi as Gopi
*Ramana Reddy as Abbadhaiah
*Mikkilineni as Bhujanga Rao
*Dhulipala as Police Commissioner
*Shobhan Babu as CBI Officer
*Ramakrishna as CBI Officer
*Satyanarayana as Police Inspector
*Raja Babu as Devaiah Shetty
*Perumallu as Ramanna
*Malladi as Police Inspector
*Sowcar Janaki as Karuna
*Girija as Radha
*Geetanjali as Dancer
*Malathi as Ramu's mother
*Gemini Chandra as Mala
*Baby Indrani as Vaani
Soundtrack
Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The music was released on H.M.V Audio Company.
References
Category:Indian action drama films
Category:Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao
Category:1960s action drama films
Category:1960s Telugu-language films
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