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Bhale Rangadu
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Wikipedia article
'Bhale Rangadu' is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by N. N. Bhatt and directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Released on 14 August 1969, the film was a critical and commercial success.
Plot
Ranga (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a jovial loaf, lives with his sister Lachamma (Pushpa Kumari) & niece Ganga (Vijayalalitha). He credits the prattle of an astrologer (Allu Ramalingaiah) that a wealthy woman couples him along with Rs.30 Lakhs of property. Besides, Zamindar Raja Shekaram (Nagabhushanam) is a millionaire whose only heir is granddaughter Radha (Vanisri). Once Radha is acquainted with Ranga in an accident when she sweets on him. Meanwhile, Zamindar's malicious Diwanji (Gummadi) ploys to knit Radha with his imbecile son Papai (Padmanabham) when he is badly humiliated. Keeping the grudge, Diwanji intrigues by indicting Zamindar for the crime of slaughtering his servant Narasaiah (Dhulipala) which makes Zamindar lose his consciousness. Just as, Diwanji intimidates Radha to wed Papai above she is surrounded by several relatives who plot to usurp her wealth. During that plight, Ranga consoles her and makes a game plan. Soon, he civilizes, with the help of Radha and arrives as Zamindar's friend's grandson and starts teasing the blackguards. Later, Radha falls for Ranga even though Papai & Ganga are infatuated and he too teams up with them. Parallelly, Ranga makes Zamindar normal and uncovers the truth of Narasaiah's existence in the clutches of Diwanji. At last, Ranga ceases the traitors. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ranga & Radha.
Cast
*Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Ranga
*Vanisri as Radha
*Gummadi as Diwanji
*Satyanarayana as Seshu
*Allu Ramalingaiah as Astrologer
*Dhulipala as Narasaiah
*Nagabhushanam as Zamindar Raja Shekaram
*Padmanabham as Papai
*Raavi Kondala Rao as R. K. Rao
*Sakshi Ranga Rao as Gumastha Rajanna
*K. V. Chalam as Andalamma's son
*Potti Prasad as Subbai
*Bheema Raju as Jaggadu
*Suryakantham as Andalamma
*Vijaya Lalitha as Ganga
*Pushpa Kumari as Lachamma
*Sarathi as Ranga's secretary in the dream sequence
Soundtrack
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
Reception
Vijaya of 'Visalaandhra' in her review dated 17 August 1969 called 'Bhale Rangadu' an "entertaining film," whilst appreciating the performances of Nageswara Rao and Vanisri.
References
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