Santha (1961 film)
| Santha | |
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| Directed by | Manapuram Appa Rao |
| Written by | Samudrala Jr (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Manapuram Appa Rao |
| Story by | Santhikala Films Unit |
| Produced by | M. R. Jayaram |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Anjali Devi |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
| Edited by | M. Sundaram |
| Music by | Ramesh Naidu |
Production company | Santhikala Films[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Santha is a 1961 Telugu, drama film, produced by M. R. Jayaram on Santhikala Films banner[2] and directed by Manapuram Appa Rao.[3] Starring N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles[4] and music composed by Ramesh Naidu.[5][6]
Plot
Shanta (Anjali Devi) a beautiful innocent village girl. Rangayya a rich landlord’s eyes are on Shanta and try to molest her, in the process of protecting, her father dies. While escaping from Rangayya Shanta falls in hands of a gangster Dayanidhi but somehow she escapes from him also. On the way, she gets acquaintance with Lawyer Srinivas (N. T. Rama Rao) and gives her shelter in his house. Srinivas is a widower his son Kumar thinks Shanta as his mother. Shanta takes care of Kumar with love and affection. Srinivas also starts liking Shanta and marries her, they two are blessed with a son. On the occasion of a child’s naming ceremony Dayanidhi arrives, Shanta gets frightened then she comes to know that he is Srinivas's friend so, she keeps calm. Dayanidhi bribes the maid Rajyam to poison Srinivas but unfortunately, Kumar dies and the blame falls on Shanta. Fierce Srinivas throws Shanta out of the house. Dayanidhi again tries to catch Shanta but she escapes and tries to commit suicide. At that time she listen’s a cry of a small girl and baby’s mother Shyamala who is deceived by Dayanidhi is about to die. Before dying Shymala handovers baby’s responsibility to Shanta and she starts raising the baby by the name Saroja. One day Srinivas sees Santha with the baby and suspects her chastity. Years, roll by, Srinivas’s son Venu (Chalam) and Syamala’s daughter Saroja (Girija) study in the same college and love each other. Srinivas agrees to their marriage but after seeing Saroja as Shanta’s daughter he refuses. Shanta falls on Srinivas’s feet and begs him by saying that Saroja is not her daughter. But he is not ready to listen. Saroja hears everything and asks Shanta regarding her parents. Shanta reveals entire truth. Rest of the story is how the truth comes forward and the entire family reunited.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Srinivas
- Anjali Devi as Shanta
- Kanta Rao
- Relangi
- Gummadi
- Chalam as Venu
- K. V. S. Sarma
- Balakrishna
- Krishna Kumari
- Suryakantham
- Chaya Devi
- Girija as Saroja
- Surabhi Balasaraswathi
Crew
- Art: V. V. Rajendra Kumar
- Choreography: A. K. Chopra
- Stills: Satyam
- Dialogues: Samudrala Jr
- Lyrics: Samudrala Jr, Aarudhra, Kosaraju
- Playback: P. B. Srinivas, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Pithapuram, Swarnalatha
- Music: Ramesh Naidu
- Story: Santhikala Unit
- Editing: M. Sundaram
- Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh
- Producer: M. R. Jayaram
- Screenplay - Director: Manapuram Appa Rao
- Banner: Santhikala Films
- Release Date: 17 July 1961
Soundtrack
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Music composed by Ramesh Naidu. Music released by Audio Company.
| S.No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaalikegunu | Aarudhra | P. Susheela | |
| 2 | Jo Jo Naa Raja | Samudrala Jr | P. Susheela | 3:05 |
| 3 | Yelano Yenduko | Samudrala Jr | P. Susheela | |
| 4 | Attu Attu | Kosaraju | Pithapuram, Swarnalatha | 3:07 |
| 5 | Naa Papaphalamo | Samudrala Jr | P. Susheela | |
| 6 | Kalalalo Kavitha Latha | Samudrala Jr | P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki | 6:15 |
| 7 | O Paluvannela Pavurama | Samudrala Jr | P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki |
References
- ^ "Santha (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Santha (Banner)". Chitr.com.
- ^ "Santha (Direction)". Filmiclub.
- ^ "Santha (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ^ "Santha (Preview)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Santha (Review)". Spicy Onion.