Raithu Bidda

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Raithu Bidda
File:Raitu Bidda 1939.JPG
Directed byGudavalli Ramabrahmam
Produced byChallapalli Maharaja
Written byTripuraneni Gopichand,
Malladi Viswanatha Kaviraju,
Gudavalli Ramabrahmam,
Tapi Dharma Rao
StarringBellary Raghava
Gidugu Venkata Seethapathi Rao
Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao
P. Suri Babu
Tanguturi Suryakumari
S. Varalakshmi
Vedantam Raghavaiah
M. C. Raghavan
Vangara
Music byBhimavarapu Narasimha Rao
CinematographySailen Bose
Production
company
Release date
27 August 1939[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Raithu Bidda (English: Farmer of Common Origins) (Telugu: రైతు బిడ్డ, lit. Farmer-Son of the Soil) is a 1939 Telugu social problem film directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. It is a social reformist film during the period of British India, at the time of battle against Zamindari system. The film was banned by the British Administration in the region.[2] Ironically it was produced by one of the Zamindars of the time, Challapalli Maharaja. The film had a public re-release in 1948.[3]

The Cast[edit]

Actor Character
Bellary Raghava Narsi Reddy
Gidugu Venkata Seethapathi The Zamindar
Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao Kaasaa Subbanna
P. Suri Babu Ramajogi
Tanguturi Suryakumari Seetha
Nellori Nagaraja Rao Tahsildar
Kosaraju Raghavaiah Raami Reddy
S. Varalakshmi Beggar Girl
M. C. Raghavan The Money Lender
Vedantam Raghavaiah Dancer in the Dasavatharam song
Padmavati Devi
Sundaramma
Vangara Venkata Subbaiah
Cherukupalli Ellapragada Nehru
Malladi Viswanatha Kaviraju

Soundtrack[edit]

  1. "Nidra Melukora Tammuda Gaadha Nidra Melukora Tammuda" - (Snger: P. Suri Babu)
  2. "Mangalamamma Maa Poojalu Gaikonumamma" - Group song
  3. "Raitu Paina Anuragamu Choopani" - (Singer: P. Suribabu)
  4. "Vayinchuma Murali Vayinchu Krishna"
  5. "Kanna Biddakai Kalavara Paduchunu Kanneeru Karchunu" - (Singer: P. Suribabu)
  6. "Ravoyi Vanamali Birabira Ravoyi" - (Singer: Tanguturi Suryakumari)
  7. "Sai Sai Idena Bharathi Nee Pere" - (Burrakatha by P. Suri Babu group)
  8. "Sukshetramulu Dayasoonulai Peedinchu" (Poem by P. Suri Babu)
  9. "Raithuke Otivvavalenanna Nee Kashta Sukhamula" - (Singers: P. Suri Babu and others)
  10. "Dasavatraramulu" - (Veedhi Natakam)

References[edit]

  1. Narasimham, M. L. (16 April 2011). "Blast From The Past - Rythubidda (1939)". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema: www.indiancinema100.in Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. How free is freedom of speech? : Postnoon

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