Rojulu Marayi (1955)
Director: Tapi Chanakya; Producer: C.V.R. Prasad; Cinematographer: Kamal Ghosh; Editor: Akkineni Sanjeevi Rao, K.B. Tilak; Cast: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sowkar Janaki, Hemalatha, Relangi Venkataramaiah, C.S.R. Anjaneyulu, Waheeda Rahman, Perumallu, Vallam Narasimha Rao, T.V. Ramana Reddy, Ramakoti, T. Ammaji, Seetaram, R.V. Krishna Rao, Sarojini, Saraswathi, Kanchi Narasimha Rao
Duration: 02:29:05; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 39.632; Saturation: 0.034; Lightness: 0.335; Volume: 0.289; Cuts per Minute: 6.761
Summary: Major Telugu/Tamil hit musical and reformist rural melodrama often cited as the film which redefined the formula for commercial success in 50s Telugu cinema. The peasant hero Venu (Nageshwara Rao/Ganesh) takes on the oppressive might of the zamindar (Anjaneyulu/ Baliah) and succeeds, helped by a sympathetic police force, in redistributing the land to the peasants. The hero also marries a low-caste woman (Janaki) rejected by his parents. The film was apparently inspired by the Avadi Congress (1955) where Nehru called for a ‘socialist pattern of society in which the principle means of production are under social ownership’, a view replicated in the film’s dialogues and lyrics. The song Eruvaka sagaloi, picturised on Waheeda Rehman who thus became a star, was a megahit in Telugu and is regarded as signalling the advent of a new generation. According to V.A.K. Ranga Rao, the song’s tune had been used by C.R. Subburaman in Shri Lakshmamma Katha (1950), where the folk-singers Seeta and Ansuya claimed authorship, although it was probably adapted from a 20s HMV recording by their teacher Valluri Jagannatha Rao. When the M.G. Ramachandran hit Madurai Veeran (1956) used a similar tune, the producer was sued for plagiarism. The tune was later used for other South Indian lyrics and by S.D. Burman in Bambai Ka Babu (1960) for Asha Bhosle’s rendition of Dekhne mein bhola hai, dil ka salona.
Actors: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Actors: Perumallu
Actors: Seetaram
Choreographer: Vempati Sathyam
Lyricist: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury
Music: Master Venu
Singer: Chorus
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Oliya Oliyo Oliiyaa Raavelugalavaada Rara Poligaada
ఒలియ ఒలియో ఒలియా రావేలుగలవాడ రార పోలిగాడ
Actors: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Actors: Sowkar Janaki
Choreographer: Vempati Sathyam
Lyricist: Tapi Dharma Rao
Music: Master Venu
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Singer: Jikki
Song: Idiye Hayi Kalupumu Cheyee Veyi Maatalelaninka
ఇదియే హాయి కలుపుము చేయీ వేయి మాటలేలనింక
Actors: Waheeda Rahman
Choreographer: Vempati Sathyam
Lyricist: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury
Music: Master Venu
Singer: Jikki
Song: Kallakapatam Kaanani Vada, Eruvaka Sagaaroranno Chinnanna
కల్లాకపటం కానని వాడా, యేరువాకా సాగారోరన్నో చిన్నన్న
Actors: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Choreographer: Vempati Sathyam
Lyricist: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury
Music: Master Venu
Singer: Chorus
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Randayya Podaamu Manamu Lechi Randayya
రండయ్య పోదాము మనము లేచి రండయ్య
Actors: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Actors: Sowkar Janaki
Singer: Chorus
Singer: Jikki
Lyricist: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury
Music: Master Venu
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Maa Raja Vinavayya Maagaani Naateti Maanavulakundeti Chinta
మా రాజ వినవయ్య మాగాణి నాటేటి మానవులకుండేటి చింత
Actors: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Actors: Sowkar Janaki
Actors: T. Ammaji
Choreographer: Vempati Sathyam
Lyricist: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudhury
Music: Master Venu
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Singer: Jikki
Singer: Krishna Kumari (Singer)
Song: Chirunavvulu Veeche Adigo Naa Aasalu Phalinyinche
చిరునవ్వులు వీచే అదిగో నా ఆశలు ఫలియించే
Actors: Vallam Narasimha Rao
Music: Master Venu
Singer: Madhavapedhi Satyam
Singer: Pitapuram Nageshwara Rao
Song: Ellipotundellipotundi Jodedlabandi Pelloribandi
ఎల్లిపోతుందెల్లిపోతుంది జోడెడ్లబండి పెళ్లోరిబండి
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