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Bangaru Babu (1973 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Bangaru Babu' is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language romance film, produced and directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was a box office hit.
Plot
In a remote area, Buchi Babu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a well-respected person, works as a railway station master. Vani (Vanisri) is a budding actress who got fame and riches in a short span. Jagannatham (Nagabhushanam), her maternal uncle, a vicious person, plots to marry her to usurp her wealth. Being cognizant of it, Vani escapes while traveling for outdoor shooting and lands at Buchi Babu's residence. Kind-hearted Buchi Babu gives her shelter for one night, but unfortunately, people assume her as his wife. So, to keep up honor he continues the drama, and after some time, they truly fall in love. At present, Buchi Babu moves to his father Raghavaiah (S. V. Ranga Rao) for the approval of his marriage. By that time, Raghavaiah fixes an alliance for his blind daughter Chandra (Jayanthi), where the bridegroom makes a condition that Buchi Babu should marry his sister. Buchi Babu refuses and annoyed Raghavaiah throws him out. After return, he finds the reality of Vani through Jaganatham, could not bear the betrayal, and sends her away. Devastated, Buchi Babu resigns his job and gets back to his father. Heretofore, Raghavaiah is terminally ill when Buchi Babu promises to recoup Chandra's eyesight and perform her marriage. Now, he shifts to the city and works hard to acquire the amount required for the surgery. Meanwhile, Vani decides to quickly finish off her assignments and go back to Buchi Babu. Here, Vani tries to come closer to Buchi Babu several times, but he loathes her. Meanwhile, Vani's brother Dr. Ram Mohan (Jaggayya) is an eye specialist, Buchi Babu takes Chandra to him for consultation when he understands the virtue of Vani. Then, malicious Jaganatham intrigues to eliminate Vani during the shooting as an accident. Knowing it, Buchi Babu rescues her and stops Jaganatham. At last, Chandra recovers eyesight when Ram Mohan decides to marry her. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Buchi Babu and Vani.
Cast
*Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Buchi Babu
*Vanisri as Vani
*S. V. Ranga Rao as Raghavaiah
*Jaggayya as Dr. Ram Mohan
*Gummadi as Ranganatham
*Nagabhushanam as Jaganatham
*Ramana Reddy as Director
*Padmanabham as Producer Seshaiah
*Satyanarayana as himself
*Rajababu as Hanumanthu
*K. V. Chalam as Madhu
*Sakshi Ranga Rao as Seshaiah
*Sarathi as Manager
*Suryakantham as Savitri
*S. Varalakshmi as Vani's aunt
*Jayanthi as Chandra
*Ramaprabha as Manikyam
*Vijaya Bhanu as Bharathi
;Special appearances
*Krishna
*Sobhan Babu
*Sivaji Ganesan
*Rajesh Khanna
Soundtrack
Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya.
References
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