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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| writer        = [[Samudrala Ramanujacharya|Samudrala Jr]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| director      = [[T. Prakash Rao]]
| story          = [[Dhruva Chatterjee]]
| writer        = [[Samudrala Jr.|Samudrala Jr]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| screenplay    = Tatineni Prakash Rao
| screenplay    = T. Prakash Rao
| based_on      = {{based on|''[[Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan]]''|[[Dhruva Chatterjee]]}}
| producer      = D. V. S. Raju
| producer      = D. V. S. Raju
| director      = [[Tatineni Prakash Rao]]
| starring      = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br />[[M.N.Rajam]]
| starring      = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| music          = [[T. Chalapathi Rao]]
| cinematography = [[Kamal Ghosh]]
| cinematography = [[Kamal Ghosh]]
| editing        = N. M. Shankar
| editing        = N. M. Shankar
| based_on      = ''[[Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan]]'' (1959)
| music          = [[T. Chalapathi Rao]]
| studio        = Pragathi Art Productions
| studio        = Pragathi Art Productions
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1960|12|22}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1960|12|22}}
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'''''Maa Babu''''' ({{translation|Our Boy}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced by D. V. S. Raju and directed by [[Tatineni Prakash Rao]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], with music composed by [[T. Chalapathi Rao]]. The film is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan]]'' (1959).<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19610101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Maa Babu |date=1 January 1961 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref>
'''''Maa Babu''''' ({{translation|Our Boy}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] co-written and directed by [[T. Prakash Rao]]. The film stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] and M. N. Rajam, with music composed by [[T. Chalapathi Rao]]. It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan]]'' (1959).<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 January 1961 |title=Maa Babu |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19610101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>


==Plot==
== Plot ==
Dr. Anand (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is a well known respectable doctor in the society, his wife dies on the operating table, giving birth to a baby boy. At the same time, a widowed pregnant lady Ratna Devi (Savitri) has a miscarriage, as Anand promised her to protect the child, he gives his son to Ratna Devi hiding the truth. After that, grief-stricken, Anand becomes a wanderer and returns after four years. Due to affection for his son, he starts being a frequent visitor in their life which does not augur well with Ratna Devi's mother-in-law (Kannamba) and sister-in-law (M. Saroja) who make her life miserable by attributing illicit relation between them and forcibly stops Anand. Shortly thereafter, Anand marries a nurse, Maya (M. N. Rajam) who is a spendthrift, does not get along with Anand, and he finds out that she cannot conceive. Eventually, Anand's dad passes away, he leaves considerable wealth to Anand's child, including a monthly allowance of Rs.10,000. At that time, Maya learns the birth secret of Anand's child, so, she files a case in the court and wins. Therefore, Ratna Devi has to hands over the child to Maya, but the depressed child is not able to stay with Maya and runs away from home. At Present, everybody is in search of the child, in that bedlam, Maya dies in an accident. Finally, the movie ends, Anand giving back the child to Ratna Devi and continues his journey on official duty by dedicating his life to the hospital.
Dr. Anand is a well-known rectitude, and his wife dies giving birth to a baby boy. Parallelly, a widowed pregnant lady, Ratna Devi, has a miscarriage. Since Anand promised her to protect the child, he gives his own to her, hiding the truth. After that, grief-stricken, Anand becomes a wanderer and returns after a few years. Due to affection for his son, he starts being frequent in their life, which does not augur well with Ratna Devi's mother-in-law and sister-in-law, who makes her life miserable by attributing illicit relations and forcibly stopping Anand. Shortly after that, Anand knits a nurse, Maya, a spendthrift, does not get with Anand. Eventually, Anand's dad passes away, and he leaves considerable wealth to Anand's child, including a monthly allowance of Rs.10,000. At that time, Maya learns the birth secret of Anand's child, so she files a case in the court and wins. Therefore, Ratna Devi has to hand over the child to Maya, but the depressed child is not able to stay therein and flies. At Present, everybody is in hunt of him, and in that chaos, Maya dies in an accident. Finally, the movie ends with Anand retrieving the child to Ratna Devi and continuing his journey on official duty by dedicating his life to the hospital.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Dr. Anand
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Dr. Anand
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Ratnadevi
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Ratnadevi
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Maya
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Maya
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Dr. Ashok
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Dr. Ashok
*[[Relangi Venkata Ramaiah|Relangi]]
*[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]]
*[[Ramana Reddy]]
*[[Ramana Reddy]]
*[[Chittor V. Nagaiah]]
*[[V. Nagayya]]
*[[Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy|Mikkilineni]]
*[[Mikkilineni (actor)|Mikkilineni]]
*[[Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu|C.S.R]]
*[[C. S. R. Anjaneyulu|C.S.R]]
*[[Chadalavada Kutumba Rao|Chadalavada]] as Ramu
*[[Chadalavada Kutumba Rao|Chadalavada]] as Ramu
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]]  
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
*[[P. Kannamba|Kannamba]]
*[[P. Kannamba|Kannamba]]
*[[Honey Irani]]  
*[[Honey Irani]]
*[[M. Saroja]]
*[[M. Saroja]]
*Nalla Ramamurthy
*Nalla Ramamurthy


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
Music composed by [[T. Chalapathi Rao]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maa Babu (1960)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CZJ/info |access-date=10 September 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
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Music composed by [[T. Chalapathi Rao]].
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|"Enta Kalam Enthadooram"
|"Enta Kalam Enthadooram"
|[[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]
|[[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
|[[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]
|4:51
|4:51
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|"Virese Jhum Jhum"
|"Virese Jhum Jhum"
|Samudrala Jr
|Samudrala Jr
|[[Jamuna Rani]]
|[[K. Jamuna Rani]]
|4:09
|4:09
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==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Indian films]]
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0254537}}
 
[[Category:1960 drama films]]
[[Category:1960s pregnancy films]]
[[Category:1960 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1960 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by T. Chalapathi Rao]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian pregnancy films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Films scored by T. Chalapathi Rao]]
[[Category:Indian pregnancy films]]
[[Category:1960s pregnancy films]]
[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1960 drama films]]

Latest revision as of 09:03, 6 March 2026

Maa Babu
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byT. Prakash Rao
Produced byD. V. S. Raju
Written bySamudrala Jr (dialogues)
Screenplay byT. Prakash Rao
Based onChirag Kahan Roshni Kahan
by Dhruva Chatterjee
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Savitri
M.N.Rajam
Music byT. Chalapathi Rao
CinematographyKamal Ghosh
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Production
company
Pragathi Art Productions
Release date
  • 22 December 1960 (1960-12-22)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Maa Babu (transl. Our Boy) is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and M. N. Rajam, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. It is a remake of the Hindi film Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959).[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Dr. Anand is a well-known rectitude, and his wife dies giving birth to a baby boy. Parallelly, a widowed pregnant lady, Ratna Devi, has a miscarriage. Since Anand promised her to protect the child, he gives his own to her, hiding the truth. After that, grief-stricken, Anand becomes a wanderer and returns after a few years. Due to affection for his son, he starts being frequent in their life, which does not augur well with Ratna Devi's mother-in-law and sister-in-law, who makes her life miserable by attributing illicit relations and forcibly stopping Anand. Shortly after that, Anand knits a nurse, Maya, a spendthrift, does not get with Anand. Eventually, Anand's dad passes away, and he leaves considerable wealth to Anand's child, including a monthly allowance of Rs.10,000. At that time, Maya learns the birth secret of Anand's child, so she files a case in the court and wins. Therefore, Ratna Devi has to hand over the child to Maya, but the depressed child is not able to stay therein and flies. At Present, everybody is in hunt of him, and in that chaos, Maya dies in an accident. Finally, the movie ends with Anand retrieving the child to Ratna Devi and continuing his journey on official duty by dedicating his life to the hospital.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.[2]

S. No Song title Lyrics Singers length
1 "Enta Kalam Enthadooram" Sri Sri Ghantasala 4:51
2 "Babu Nidura Po" Samudrala Jr P. Susheela 4:34
3 "Chell Chell" Samudrala Jr P. Susheela 4:23
4 "O Daarinapoye Chinnavada" Samudrala Jr Ghantasala, S. Janaki 5:10
5 "Virese Jhum Jhum" Samudrala Jr K. Jamuna Rani 4:09
6 "Edamma Nee Raju" Samudrala Jr P. Leela 4:16
7 "Srimathigaru" Kosaraju Madhavapeddi Satyam 2:06

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Maa Babu". The Indian Express. 1 January 1961. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "Maa Babu (1960)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

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