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Tikka Sankaraiah
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Wikipedia article
'Tikka Sankaraiah' is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by D. V. S. Raju and directed by D. Yoganand. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna Kumari and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by T. V. Raju.
Plot
The film begins in a village where a bourgeois Raghavaiah (Chittoor V. Nagaiah) lives with his virago wife Kantamma (Suryakantam), two daughters Susheela (Krishna Kumari) & Rani (Jayalalitha). Since Susheela is the step-daughter of Kantamma, she scorns her. Meanwhile, Mohan (N. T. Rama Rao) a young charm visits to fix up his alliance with Rani but he shines on Susheela. Besides, Lingaraju (Nagabhushanam) a loan shark, aspires to possess Susheela. So, he constrains Raghavaiah to knit him with Susheela on behalf of his debt. Listening to it, Mohan decides to bankroll the amount, so, he immediately returns, and seeks his father Kodandaramaiah (Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah) one that refuses. So, Mohan has to quit the house when his mother (Hemalatha) aids with her jewelry. Parallelly, Lingaraju conspires with Kanthamma and forcibly attempts to conjoin Susheela when she absconds. During the plight, Kanthamma falsifies with his Devayya (Padmanabham) & Siddhanthi (Allu Ramalingaiah) and couples up Lingaraju with their dumb maid. Mohan oversights and surmises it. Soon after, Lingaraju perceives the reality when Kantamma assures him to surrender Susheela and propels Devaiah to the city. On the way back, Susheela encounters Mohan when he rebuffs her as she is the spouse of Lingaraju. In that chaos, Mohan misplaces his briefcase with money which Susheela entrusts to Kodandaramaiah when he endears her virtue and announces herself as his daughter-in-law. During the interval, Mohan ascertains the actuality by Devaiah goes in search of Susheela.
Beyond, Shankaram (again N. T. Rama Rao) a lunatic who resembles Mohan flees from the mental hospital. All at once, the staff nabs Mohan and Devaiah backpacks Shankaram to the village. After some comic incidents, Shankaram & Rani fall in love. Before long, Mohan is acquitted, discovering the fact. At this juncture, Susheela gets a word from Kantamma that Mohan is zealous to wed Rani when distressed Susheela dispatches. Being cognizant of it, Mohan enters a dilemma and hotfoots for Susheela. Once reaching the village, Susheela accepts Shankaram as Mohan solicits to admit the truth. Behold of it, Lingaraju backstabs Shankaram and extorts Susheela. Here, Shankaram regains his memory and reveals his identity. Just as, he is about to get off, Rani obstructs his way and proclaims her love to him. Eventually, Mohan rescues Susheela. At last, Lingaraju soothes the dumb wife. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Mohan to Susheela and Shankaram to Rani.
Cast
* N. T. Rama Rao as Mohan & Sankaram (dual role)
* Krishna Kumari as Susheela
* Jayalalithaa as Rani
* Chittoor V. Nagaiah as Raghavaiah
* Nagabhushanam as Lingaraju
* Rajanala as Sodabuddi Sambayya
* Relangi as Madman
* Allu Ramalingaiah as Sidhanthi
* Padmanabham as Devaiah
* Raja Babu as Madman
* Suryakantam as Kanthamma
* Hemalatha as Mohan's mother
* Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Kodandaramaiah
* Raavi Kondala Rao as Madman
* Balakrishna as Appanna
* Mukku Raju as Dance Teacher
Soundtrack
Music composed by T. V. Raju. Lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy.
References
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