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{{short description|1955 film by Tapi Chanakya}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Rojulu Marayi
| image = Rojulu Marayi.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| story = Kondepudi Lakshminarayana
| screenplay = Kondepudi Lakshminarayana<br />Tapi Chanakya<br />C. V. R. Prasad
| producer = C. V. R. Prasad
| director = [[Tapi Chanakya]]
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Sowcar Janaki]]
| music = [[Master Venu]]
| cinematography = [[Kamal Ghosh]]
| editing = Tilak<br />Akkineni Sanjeevi
| studio = [[Saradhi Studios]]
| released = {{film date|df=y|1955|4|14}}
| runtime = 190 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=343}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Rojulu Marayi''''' ({{trans|The days have changed}}) is a 1955 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced by C. V. R. Prasad on [[Saradhi Studios]] banner and directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Sowcar Janaki]], with music composed by [[Master Venu]].

The story is set in a native village environment and portrays the changing times. The film is the debut of [[Waheeda Rehman]] in the film industry. ''Rojulu Marayi'' was released on 14 April 1955. The film ran for over 25 weeks in theatres, thereby becoming a [[silver jubilee film]], and was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Kaalam Maari Pochu (1956 film)|Kaalam Maari Pochi]]'' (1956).

== Plot ==
[[Zamindar]] Sagaraiah (C.S.R) is a materialistic and devious man grants who loans for the farmers at a high interest and grabs their lands with the help of Karanam Sambaiah (Ramana Reddy) and a goon Polaiah (Relangi). Kotayya (Perumallu), an honest peasant leads a happy family life with his wife (Hemalatha), son Venu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and daughter Bharati (Ammaji). Kotayya is most loyal to Sagaraiah but Venu always confronts his atrocities. Meanwhile, Kotayya decides to couple up Bharati with Venu's close friend Gopalam (Vallam Narasimha Rao) when his father Venkatadri insists dowry and helpless Kotayya requests a loan from Sagaraiah. Exploiting the situation, Sagaraiah wants to mortgage his property to which Venu refuses and a rift arises between father and son. Moreover, Venu loves Radha (Sowkar Janaki), the daughter of a retired army soldier Ratnam (Seetaram) who is ostracized from the village. Knowing it, Sambaiah aggravates Kotayya, as a result, Venu leaves the house and marries Radha. Right now, Venu collaborates all the peasants and decides to perform collective farming for which he sends a petition to collectorate. Keeping the grudge in mind, Sagaraiah suffers Venu a lot but he stands up with courage and moves forward. Thereafter, District Collector (A. V. Subba Rao) arrives for the inspection where Venu breaks out the offenses of Sagaraiah and Sambaiah and sanctions wastelands for cultivation. Nevertheless, Sagaraiah creates many obstacles to them which Venu gamely encounters. Distressed, Sagaraiah strikes and necks out Polaiah for his inability when Venu embraces and reforms him. At present, Sagaraiah ploys to spoil Bharati's match when Radha resolves the conflict with her amicable. So, as a home straight, Sagaraiah forces Kotayya to stop nuptial when he too revolts against him. During the time of marriage, Sagaraiah intrigues and attacks on the wedding procession and Venu rescues them. Just before, Sagaraiah also blasts the reservoir when the crop is about to flood out. At last, the entire village unites together safeguards it, cease Sagaraiah and get him arrested. The film ends with the marriage of Gopalam and Bharati and Kotayya inviting back Venu and Radha.

== Cast ==
Film cast is referenced from the [[The Hindu]] article.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/rojulu-maaraayi-1955/article6268472.ece |title=Rojulu Maaraayi (1955) |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=31 July 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625051023/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/rojulu-maaraayi-1955/article6268472.ece# |archive-date=25 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Venu
*[[Sowcar Janaki]] as Radha
*[[Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu|C.S.R]] as Sagaraiah
*[[Relangi Venkata Ramaiah|Relangi]] as Polaiah
*[[Ramana Reddy]] as Karanam Sambaiah
*Perumallu as Kotaiah
*Seetaram as Ratnam
*Vallam Narasimha Rao as Gopalam
*A. V. Subba Rao Jr. as District Collector
*C. Hemalatha Devi as Venu's mother
*Ammaji as Bharathi<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iqlikmovies.com/movies/legendmovie/2014/07/20/Rojulu-Maarayi/1030 |title=Rojulu Maarayi |website=iQlik Movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603134327/http://www.iqlikmovies.com/movies/legendmovie/2014/07/20/Rojulu-Maarayi/1030# |archive-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref>
*[[Waheeda Rehman]] as a dancer in the song "Eruvaaka Sagaroranno Chinnanna"

== Production ==
Sixteen years after making ''[[Raithu Bidda]]'' (1939), a film which dealt with the hardships faced by poor peasants under the ''[[zamindar]]i'' rule, the production house [[Saradhi Studios]] decided to make another film dealing with similar issues, titled ''Rojulu Marayi''. The producer of the film was C. V. R. Prasad, who also wrote the screenplay with Kondepudi Lakshminarayana and [[Tapi Chanakya]], who was named director. The cinematography was handled by [[Kamal Ghosh]], and editing by Tilak and Akkineni Sanjeevi. Filming took place prominently at the [[Dandumitta]] village. When shooting for the film was almost complete, Prasad felt that a celebration song set after the film's harvest scene would add colour to the black-and-white film. Lyricist [[Kosaraju Raghavaiah]] remembered a song he had written for producer Thottempudi Ramaiah's shelved film ''Paleru'', that was composed by Venu. Chanakya and Prasad liked the lyrics and the tune,<ref name="thehindu" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/her-big-ticket-to-stardom/article17534519.ece |title=Her big-ticket to stardom |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=20 March 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181122133656/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/her-big-ticket-to-stardom/article17534519.ece |archive-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Vedantam Jagannatha Sarma suggested Waheeda Rehman, then a dancer, to the makers. She was signed on a remuneration of {{INRConvert|500|year=1955}} for being the dancer in the song, "Eruvaaka Sagaroranno Chinnanna",<ref name="thehindu" /> and ''Rojulu Marayi'' thus marked her feature film debut.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=73}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Master Venu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rojulu-marayi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1352491463 |title=Rojulu Marayi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |website=[[Apple Music]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181122135230/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rojulu-marayi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1352491463 |archive-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref> "Eruvaaka Sagaroranno Chinnanna" was inspired by the folk song "Ayyo Koyyoda", popularised by Valluri Jagannatha Rao. It was later adapted into many other songs, such as "Summa Kidantha Sothuku Nashtam" from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Madurai Veeran (1956 film)|Madurai Veeran]]'' (1956) and "Dekhne Me Bhola Hai Mera Salona" from the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Bombai Ka Babu]]'' (1960).<ref name="thehindu" />
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!Length
|-
|1
|"Oliyo Oli Oliyo Oli"
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]
|[[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]
|1:57
|-
|2
|"Idiye Haayi Kalupumu"
|Tapi Dharma Rao
|Ghantasala, [[Jikki]]
|2:56
|-
|3
|"Eruvaaka Sagaroranno Chinnanna"
|Kosaraju
|Jikki
|5:19
|-
|4
|"Randayya Podamu"
|Kosaraju
|Ghantasala
|3:23
|-
|5
|"Maaraju Vianavayya"
|Tapi Dharma Rao
|Ghantasala, Jikki
|4:12
|-
|6
|"Chirunavvulu Virise"
|Tapi Dharma Rao
|Ghantasala, Jikki, [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]
|3:58
|-
|7
|"Ellipotundi Elli"
|Tapi Dharma Rao
|[[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao|Pithapuram]]
|3:40
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Rojulu Marayi'' was released on 14 April 1955.<ref name="thehindu" /> The film ran for over 25 weeks in theatres, thereby becoming a [[silver jubilee film]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zit2BHnq_f4C&q=rojulu |title=Guru Dutt: A Life in Cinema |last=Kabir |first=Nasreen Munni |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2005 |pages=107 |isbn=9780195672336 |author-link=Nasreen Munni Kabir}}</ref> Its 100th day functions were held in the Hyderabad-based Rajeswar theatre and [[Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy]], then the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, presided over the function. The film was later remade in Tamil as ''[[Kaalam Maari Pochu (1956 film)|Kaalam Maari Pochi]]'' (1956), where "Eruvaaka Sagaroranno Chinnanna" was re-used as "Yerupooti Povaye Anne Sinnanne", with Waheeda Rehman returning as dancer.<ref name="thehindu" />

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==

* {{cite book|url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=1998|isbn=0-19-563579-5|editor1-last=Rajadhyaksha|editor1-first=Ashish|orig-year=1994|editor2-last=Willemen|editor2-first=Paul}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0158158}}

{{Tapi Chanakya}}

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