Annadata (1954 film)
| Annadata | |
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| Directed by | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Written by | M. V. Krishna Sarma Dr. Balasundara Rao (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Story by | K. Gopala Rao |
| Produced by | K. Gopala Rao and Nagisetty Mukunda Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Anjali Devi |
| Cinematography | C. Nageswara Rao |
| Edited by | N. S. Prakasam |
| Music by | P. Adinarayana Rao |
Production company | Ashwaraj Films[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Annadata (transl. Farmer) is a 1954 Telugu-language drama film, produced by K. Gopala Rao under the Ashwaraj Films banner[2] and directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles,[4] and music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao.[5]
The film was dubbed into Tamil-language and released in 1957.[6]
Plot
Bangaraiah (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a young farmer who devoted his life in serving people. Once there is a severe drought in their area. Bangaraiah sells his entire property and feeds people. Shanta (Anjali Devi) one of the victims reaches the rescue camp and she too helps Bangaraiah to raise the funds. They all play a stage show with help of a drama company owner Kamayya Naidu (S. V. Ranga Rao) which was a huge success. After that, Bangaraiah & Shanta love each other and marry and the couple is blessed with a baby girl Annapurna. Kamayya also marries a dancer Subbulu (Chhaya Devi) by cheating and she gives birth to an ugly baby girl, So, he leaves her. Meanwhile, Bangaraiah comes to know that the rescue camp caught fire, he immediately rushes there keeping Shanta & baby under the care of Kamayya. Unfortunately, Kamayya has a bad intention on Shanta, he tries to lure her by giving some gifts when Bangaraiah comes back he suspects there relation and goes away. Kamayya tries to molest Shanta but fails and he runs away exchanging their babies. Bangaraiah reaches a tribal hamlet and encourages them for combined farming. The area Zamindar (Dr. Sivaramakrishnayya) impressed by it, he invites Bangaraiah and entrusts a work of a barrage construction. Shanta moves in search of Bangaraiah and with the help of Zamindar takes shelter in a temple along with Kamayya's daughter Leela. On the other side, Shanta's daughter Annapurna grows in the name of Kalyani with Kamayya & Subbulu. Years roll by, Zamindar dies and his heir Rangababu (Chalam) is in hands of Kamayya. Kamayya wants to make Kalyani's marriage with Rangababu for his property but he has already cheated Leela. Eventually, Kalyani tries to commit suicide because she doesn't like this proposal when Bangaraiah rescues her but Kamayya takes her back forcibly and Bangaraiah chases them. Parallelly, Leela starts to meet Rangababu and Shanta follows her. At the same time, Rangababu sends his men to blast the barrage. Rest of the story is what happens?
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Bangaraiah
- Anjali Devi as Shanta
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Kamaiah Naidu
- Chalam as Rangababu
- Chadalavada as Keetanna
- Dr. Sivaramakrishnayya as Jatakaala Zamindar
- Surabhi Maalabai as Rangamma
- Chhaya Devi as Subbulu
- Ammaji as Kalyani / Annapurna
- Shanta Kumari (Jr.) as Leela
Crew
- Art: T. V. S. Sharma
- Choreography: Vempati
- Dialogues: M. V. Krishna Sarma, Dr. Balasundara Rao
- Playback: A. M. Rajah, Pendyala Nageswara Rao, Madhavapeddi Satyam, M. S. Ramarao, Jikki, Krishnaveni, Padma
- Music - Lyrics: P. Adinarayana Rao
- Editing: N. S. Prakasam
- Cinematography: C. Nageswara Rao
- Story - Producer: K. Gopala Rao and Nagisetty Mukunda Rao.
- Screenplay - Director: Vedantam Raghavaiah
- Banner: Ashwaraj Films
- Release Date: 17 December 1954
Soundtrack
| Annadata | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1954 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Producer | P. Adinarayana Rao |
Music composed & lyrics were written by P. Adinarayana Rao. Music released on Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kaatakam" | ||
| 2 | "Kasthuri Ranga Ranga" | ||
| 3 | "Swargamidenoyi" | ||
| 4 | "Pralaya Prayodhijala" | ||
| 5 | "Jaya Jaya Yaduveera" | ||
| 6 | "Oo Rangu Rangula" | ||
| 7 | "Manchi Neelatho" | ||
| 8 | "Sati Savitri" (Naatakam) |
References
- ^ "Annadata (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Annadata (Producer)". Filmiclub.
- ^ "Annadata (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Annadata (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ^ "Annadata (Review)". Spicy Onion.
- ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
- Kasturi Ranga Ranga on YouTube - a song from the Tamil version of the film sung by Jikki and Pazhani Baheerathi