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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah (S. V. Ranga Rao) owns a printing press and a magazine. Vengalappa (Relangi) works for him. Venkataramaiah and his wife Kanaka Durgamma (Suryakantham) adopt a girl Suguna (Baby Sasikala / Savitri). After she gives birth to a child Varalakshmi (Girija), Kanaka Durgamma's affection towards Suguna diminishes and she throws her out. Vengalappa and his wife Santhamma (T. G. Kamala Devi) raise her. Suguna joins M.B.B.S. Chandra Shekar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), nephew of Vengalappa, who is also a student of the same college and they fall in love. Suguna gives tuition to Subhadramma's (Sandhya) son. Subhadramma's brother Dr. Raghunath (Jaggaiah) returns from London. Chandram is a chain-smoker, afflicted with tuberculosis. Heeding to Chandram's words, Suguna marries Raghu. Chandram is admitted to the Union Mission Sanatorium in Madanapalle and is cured. Raghu meets with a fatal accident on his way to receive Chandram. Bowing to Suguna's wish, Chandram marries Varalakshmi and steers the press and the magazine towards profit. Kanaka Durgamma sows suspicion in Varalakshmi about Suguna and Chandram's relationship. Chandram joins the workers in their fight for the bonus. Venkataramaiah brings in new workers. While trying to stop the fight between them, Varalakshmi is grievously injured. Suguna saves her. The shadows are a thing of the past in their family.		Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah (S. V. Ranga Rao) owns a printing press and a magazine. Vengalappa (Relangi) works for him. Venkataramaiah and his wife Kanaka Durgamma (Suryakantham) adopt a girl Suguna (Baby Sasikala / Savitri). After she gives birth to a child Varalakshmi (Girija), Kanaka Durgamma's affection towards Suguna diminishes and she throws her out. Vengalappa and his wife Santhamma (T. G. Kamala Devi) raise her. Suguna joins M.B.B.S. Chandra Shekar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), nephew of Vengalappa, who is also a student of the same college and they fall in love. Suguna gives tuition to Subhadramma's (Sandhya) son. Subhadramma's brother Dr. Raghunath (Jaggaiah) returns from London. Chandram is a chain-smoker, afflicted with tuberculosis. Heeding Chandram's words, Suguna marries Raghu. Chandram is admitted to the Union Mission Sanatorium in Madanapalle and is cured. Raghu meets with a fatal accident on his way to receive Chandram. Bowing to Suguna's wish, Chandram marries Varalakshmi and steers the press and the magazine towards profit. Kanaka Durgamma sows suspicion in Varalakshmi about Suguna and Chandram's relationship. Chandram joins the workers in their fight for the bonus. Venkataramaiah brings in new workers. While trying to stop the fight between them, Varalakshmi is grievously injured. Suguna saves her. The shadows are a thing of the past in their family.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Production==		==Production==
	''Velugu Needalu'' was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] as ''Thooya Ullam'', with [[K. A. Thangavelu]] replacing [[Relangi (actor)\|Relangi]].<ref name="BFTP" /><ref>{{Cite book\|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails13.asp\|title=Saadhanaigal Padaitha thamizh thiraipada varalaru\|last=Film News Anandan\|author-link=Film News Anandan\|publisher=Sivagami Publications\|year=2004\|language=ta\|trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements\|archive-url=https://archive.is/20170904171143/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails13.asp\|archive-date=4 September 2017}}</ref> ''Thooya Ullam'' is the first film that was screened in Shanthi theatre, Chennai. While [[C. V. Sridhar]] wrote the dialogues for the film, [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] who later became a popular director, taught the cast to render the dialogues.<ref name=neelamegam />		''Velugu Needalu'' was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] as ''Thooya Ullam'', with [[K. A. Thangavelu]] replacing [[Relangi (actor)\|Relangi]].<ref name="BFTP" /><ref>{{Cite book\|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails13.asp\|title=Saadhanaigal Padaitha thamizh thiraipada varalaru\|last=Film News Anandan\|author-link=Film News Anandan\|publisher=Sivagami Publications\|year=2004\|language=ta\|trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170904171143/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails13.asp\|archive-date=4 September 2017}}</ref> ''Thooya Ullam'' is the first film that was screened in Shanthi theatre, Chennai. While [[C. V. Sridhar]] wrote the dialogues for the film, [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] who later became a popular director, taught the cast to render the dialogues.<ref name=neelamegam />

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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	Music composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]. Music released on Audio Company.~~<ref>~~{{~~cite web~~\|~~url~~=~~http://www.chitramala.com/audio-songs/velugu-needalu-797.html\|title=Velugu Needalu Songs\|work=Chitramala~~}}~~</ref>~~		Music composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]. Music released on Audio Company.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2022}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Velugu Needalu<br />Thooya Ullam
| image = Velugu Needalu poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Athreya]] {{small|(Telugu dialogues)}}<br />[[C. V. Sridhar]] {{small|(Tamil dialogues)}}<ref name=anandan />
| screenplay = Adurthi Subba Rao
| producer = [[D. Madhusudhana Rao]]
| director = [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| music = [[Pendyala Nageshwara Rao]]
| cinematography = P. S. Selvaraj
| editing = [[M. S. Mani (film editor)|M. S. Mani]]
| studio = [[Annapurna Pictures]]
| distributor = Navayuga Films
| released = {{film date|df=y|1961|1|7}}<ref name="BFTP" />
| runtime = 178 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu<br />Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Velugu Needalu''''' ({{translation|''Light & Shadows''}}) is a 1961 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film produced by [[D. Madhusudhana Rao]] under the [[Annapurna Pictures]] banner and directed by [[Adurthi Subba Rao]].<ref name="BFTP">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/velugu-needalu-1961/article8591612.ece |title=Velugu Needalu (1961) |last=Narasimham |first=M.L. |date=13 May 2015 |website=The Hindu |access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref> It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] and music composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/velugu-needalu-movie/15888|title=Velugu Needalu (1961)|work=gomolo.com}}</ref> The film has received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu]].<ref>The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Times of India Press. 1984</ref>

The film was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as '''''Thooya Ullam''''' ({{translation|''Pure Heart''}}).<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails13.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=ta|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170904171143/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails13.asp|archive-date=4 September 2017|access-date=4 September 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==
Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah (S. V. Ranga Rao) owns a printing press and a magazine. Vengalappa (Relangi) works for him. Venkataramaiah and his wife Kanaka Durgamma (Suryakantham) adopt a girl Suguna (Baby Sasikala / Savitri). After she gives birth to a child Varalakshmi (Girija), Kanaka Durgamma's affection towards Suguna diminishes and she throws her out. Vengalappa and his wife Santhamma (T. G. Kamala Devi) raise her. Suguna joins M.B.B.S. Chandra Shekar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), nephew of Vengalappa, who is also a student of the same college and they fall in love. Suguna gives tuition to Subhadramma's (Sandhya) son. Subhadramma's brother Dr. Raghunath (Jaggaiah) returns from London. Chandram is a chain-smoker, afflicted with tuberculosis. Heeding to Chandram's words, Suguna marries Raghu. Chandram is admitted to the Union Mission Sanatorium in Madanapalle and is cured. Raghu meets with a fatal accident on his way to receive Chandram. Bowing to Suguna's wish, Chandram marries Varalakshmi and steers the press and the magazine towards profit. Kanaka Durgamma sows suspicion in Varalakshmi about Suguna and Chandram's relationship. Chandram joins the workers in their fight for the bonus. Venkataramaiah brings in new workers. While trying to stop the fight between them, Varalakshmi is grievously injured. Suguna saves her. The shadows are a thing of the past in their family.

==Cast==
The Tamil cast list is adapted from the book Thiraikalanjiyam Part2<ref name=neelamegam />
{{Col-begin|width=85%}}
{{col-break|width=33%}}
;Telugu
*[[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]] as Chandram
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Suguna
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah
*[[Jaggayya]] as Dr. Raghunath
*[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as Vengalappa
*[[B. Padmanabham|Padmanabham]] as Medical Student
*[[Peketi Sivaram]] as Sivaram
*[[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Kanaka Durgamma
*[[Girija (actress)|Girija]] as Varalakshmi
*[[Rajasulochana]] as [[cameo appearance|Special appearance]] in song ''Padavoyi Bharateeyuda''
*[[E. V. Saroja]] as [[cameo appearance|Special appearance]] in song ''Sariganchu Cheerakatti''
*Sandhya as Subhadramma
*[[T. G. Kamala Devi]] as Santhamma
*[[Surabhi Kamalabai]]
*[[Mohana]] as Nurse
*[[Nagarjuna Akkineni]] as infant Raghu
{{col-break|width=33%}}
;Tamil
;Male cast
*[[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]]
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]]
*[[K. A. Thangavelu]]
*[[K. Balaji]]
*Natarajan
*Nagarathinam
*Mani
*Dharmaraj
{{col-break|width=33%}}
;Tamil
;Female cast
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
*[[E. V. Saroja]]
*[[M. S. Sundari Bai]]
*Sandhya
*[[Surabhi Kamalabai]]
*T. G. Kamaladevi
*''Baby'' Sasikala
*Mohana
*Rajeswari
{{Col-end}}

==Crew==
*'''Art''': G.V.Subba Rao
*'''Choreography''': P.S.Gopalakrishnan, A.K.Chopra.
*'''Dialogues''': [[Acharya Atreya]]
*'''Lyrics''': [[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]], [[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]
*'''Playback''': [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]], [[Jikki]], [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]]
*'''Music''': [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
*'''Editing''': [[M. S. Mani (film editor)|M. S. Mani]]
*'''Cinematography''': P. S. Selvaraj
*'''Associate Director''': [[K. Viswanath]]
*'''Producer''': [[D. Madhusudhana Rao]]
*'''Screenplay — Director''': [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]
*'''Banner''': [[Annapurna Pictures]]
*'''Release Date''': 5 January 1961

==Production==
''Velugu Needalu'' was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''Thooya Ullam'', with [[K. A. Thangavelu]] replacing [[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]].<ref name="BFTP" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails13.asp|title=Saadhanaigal Padaitha thamizh thiraipada varalaru|last=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|publisher=Sivagami Publications|year=2004|language=ta|trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements|archive-url=https://archive.is/20170904171143/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails13.asp|archive-date=4 September 2017}}</ref> ''Thooya Ullam'' is the first film that was screened in Shanthi theatre, Chennai. While [[C. V. Sridhar]] wrote the dialogues for the film, [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] who later became a popular director, taught the cast to render the dialogues.<ref name=neelamegam />

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Velugu Needalu
| type = film
| artist = [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
| cover =
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| released = 1961
| recorded =
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| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 35:15
| label =
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Music composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]. Music released on Audio Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitramala.com/audio-songs/velugu-needalu-797.html|title=Velugu Needalu Songs|work=Chitramala}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Haayi Haayigaa Jaabilli"
|[[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]]
|4:20
|-
|2
|"Paadavoyi Bharatheeyuda"
|Sri Sri
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|5:55
|-
|3
|"Challani Vennela"
|Sri Sri
|P. Susheela, [[Jikki]]
|2:56
|-
|4
|"Oh Rangayo Poola Rangayo"
|Sri Sri
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|3:32
|-
|5
|"Kala Kaanidi"
|Sri Sri
|Ghantasala
|3:57
|-
|6
|"Sariganchu Cheerakatti"
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|3:57
|-
|7
|"Bhale Bhale"
|Sri Sri
|Ghantasala, [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]]
|4:09
|-
|8
|"Chitti Potti Chinnari"
|Sri Sri
|P. Susheela, Swarnalatha
|3:06
|-
|9
|"Siva Govinda Govinda"
|Kosaraju
|Madhavapeddi Satyam & Udutha Sarojini
|3:23
|}

===Tamil Song List===
[[Udumalai Narayana Kavi]] and [[Kannadasan]] wrote the lyrics. [[Playback singer]]s are [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[S. C. Krishnan]], [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]], [[Jikki]], Sarojini, and swarnalatha.<ref name=neelamegam>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2|author=G. Neelamegam|language=ta|pages=27 — 28|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition November 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Thesamengum Viduthalai Vizha" || rowspan=2|T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela & group || Kannadasan || 06:28
|-
| 2 || "O Velappaa, Thanga Velappaa" || rowspan=8|Udumalai Narayana Kavi ||
|-
| 3 || "Kaaleju Maanavar Vaazhkkaiyile" || T. M. Soundararajan, S. C. Krishnan & group ||
|-
| 4 || "Om Nama Paarvathi Pathe .. Pillaiye Illennaa" || S. C. Krishnan & Udutha Sarojini ||
|-
| 5 || "Indha Pazhasa Avuththup Pottu" || rowspan=2|T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:33
|-
| 6 || "Inba Logajothi Roobam Poley" || 02:53
|-
| 7 || "Inbam Serumaa, Thunbam Theerumaa" || Ghantasala ||
|-
| 8 || "Valarum Kalaiyin Paalmathi" || P. Susheela & Jikki || 03:13
|-
| 9 || "Kanne Kanne Unnai Thodum" || P. Susheela & Swarnalatha ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0264145}}

{{Filmfare Best Telugu Film}}

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