Daasi (1952 film)

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{{other uses|Daasi (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|1952 Telugu film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Daasi
| image = Daasi (1952 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = C. V. Ranganatha Das [[L. V. Prasad]] {{small|(supervision)}}
| producer = [[C. Lakshmi Rajyam]]
| writer = [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]] {{small|(story / dialogues)}}
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]] [[C. Lakshmi Rajyam]] [[S. V. Ranga Rao]]
| music = [[C. R. Subburaman]] [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi]]
| cinematography = M. A. Rehman N. C. Balakrishnan
| editing = Manikyam
| studio = Rajyam Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1952|11|26}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Daasi''''' ({{trans|Slave}}) is a 1952 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced by [[C. Lakshmi Rajyam]] under the Rajyam Pictures banner and directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das, while [[L. V. Prasad]] has taken care of supervision. It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], C. Lakshmi Rajyam, [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] and music composed by [[C. R. Subburaman]] & [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi|Susarla Dakshina Murthy]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/dasi-1952/article4751649.ece |title=Dasi (1952) |date=26 May 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref> The film was later remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Velaikari Magal]]'' by the same banner and director.

==Plot==
Ramaiah (N.T. Rama Rao) is a horse-cart driver and his wife Lakshmi (Lakshmi Rajyam) works as a maid at the house of a wealthy man, Badrinath (S. V. Ranga Rao). The couple has a son, Subbadu. Badrinath, who is issueless, decides to remarry to have children and is in search of a bride. His wife Parvathamma (Santhakumari) is advised by her elder brother Ramarao (Srivatsa) to fake a pregnancy. She reluctantly agrees. As Lakshmi is pregnant again, Ramarao's idea is to show her baby as that of Parvathamma to Badrinath and dissuade him from a second marriage. Ramaiah suspects infidelity on the part of Lakshmi and sends her out of the house. She takes shelter in Parvathamma's house, delivers a baby girl and is shocked to find Parvathamma and the baby missing from there. Ramaiah remarries to Durgi (Kanakam), who elopes with a stage actor after throwing her stepson Subbadu into a stream. Dejected, Lakshmi, who decides to end her life by jumping into the stream, finds her son and saves him with the help of a doctor (Dr. Damodaram). After Durga leaves him, Ramaiah turns into a sanyasi (ascetic). Years go by. Lakshmi's daughter Kamala (Vasantha), who is being brought up by Parvathamma, is now a young woman and is in love with Ramarao's son, Premnath (Janardanam). But Premnath's mother, who knows the truth, objects to her son marrying a maid's daughter. Subbadu is now Subbarao ([[Chalam (actor)|K. S. Chalam]]), a lawyer of repute. After the story takes a few more turns and twists from here on all ends up well. Ramaiah returns home and the family is reunited.

== Cast ==

*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Ramaiah
*[[C. Lakshmi Rajyam]] as Lakshmi
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Rama Rao
*[[Relangi Venkata Ramaiah|Relangi]] as Narayana
*[[Kasturi Siva Rao]]
*Srivatsa Venkateswara Rao as Badrinath
*Doraswamy as Premnath
*[[Santha Kumari]] as Parvathamma
*[[Suryakantam (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Dr. Sarala
*[[T. Kanakam]] as Durgi
*T. D. Vasantha as Kamala
*[[Pushpavalli]]

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Daasi
| type = film
| artist = [[C. R. Subburaman]] [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi]]
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| released = 1952
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| genre = Soundtrack
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| producer = [[C. R. Subburaman]] [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi]]
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Music composed by [[C. R. Subburaman]] & [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi]]. Lyrics were written by [[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Aatreya]]. Music released by Audio Company.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Maarajula Chaakirichesi Dorasaani"
| K. Prasad Rao & [[P. Leela]]
|
|-
|2
|"Jorse Chal Naa Raja"
| [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|3
|"Kalakallade Panduga"
| [[Jikki]]
|
|-
|4
|"Chitti Thalli Navvave"
| P. Leela
|
|-
|5
|"Yedavakamma Yedavaku"
|
|
|-
|6
|"Teeripoyendi"
|
|
|-
|7
|"Salanga Nukkani"
|
|
|-
|8
|"Kotta Kapuram"
|
|
|-
|9
|"Sunna Sunna"
|
|
|-
|10
|"Vayasu Sogasu Yuvarani"
|
|
|-
|11
|"Naa Chinnari Baava"
|
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDB title|0274449}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daasi}}
[[Category:1952 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1952 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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