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Velugu Needalu
| Velugu Needalu Thooya Ullam | |
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| File:Velugu Needalu poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Adurthi Subba Rao |
| Produced by | D. Madhusudhana Rao |
| Written by | Acharya Athreya (Telugu dialogues) C. V. Sridhar (Tamil dialogues)[1] |
| Screenplay by | Adurthi Subba Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri |
| Music by | Pendyala Nageshwara Rao |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | M. S. Mani |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
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Running time | 178 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu Tamil |
Velugu Needalu (transl. Light & Shadows) is a 1961 Telugu-language film produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Annapurna Pictures banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.[2] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.[3] The film has received the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu.[4]
The film was simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Thooya Ullam (transl. Pure Heart).[1]
Plot[edit]
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[edit]
The Tamil cast list is adapted from the book Thiraikalanjiyam Part2[5]
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Crew[edit]
- Art: G.V.Subba Rao
- Choreography: P.S.Gopalakrishnan, A.K.Chopra.
- Dialogues: Acharya Atreya
- Lyrics: Sri Sri, Kosaraju
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, Madhavapeddi Satyam
- Music: Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Editing: 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[edit]
Velugu Needalu was simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Thooya Ullam, with K. A. Thangavelu replacing Relangi.[2][6] 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.[5]
Soundtrack[edit]
| Velugu Needalu | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 35:15 |
| Producer | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
Music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. Music released on Audio Company.[citation needed]
| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Haayi Haayigaa Jaabilli" | Sri Sri | 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 | 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[edit]
Udumalai Narayana Kavi and Kannadasan wrote the lyrics. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, S. C. Krishnan, Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, Sarojini, and swarnalatha.[5]
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Thesamengum Viduthalai Vizha" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela & group | Kannadasan | 06:28 |
| 2 | "O Velappaa, Thanga Velappaa" | 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" | 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[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in தமிழ்). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Narasimham, M.L. (13 May 2015). "Velugu Needalu (1961)". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Velugu Needalu (1961)". gomolo.com.
- ↑ The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Times of India Press. 1984
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in தமிழ்). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition November 2016. pp. 27–28.
- ↑ Film News Anandan (2004). Saadhanaigal Padaitha thamizh thiraipada varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in தமிழ்). Sivagami Publications. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017.
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