Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959)
Director: L.V. Prasad; Producer: B. Nagireddy, Chakrapani; Cinematographer: Marcus Bartley; Editor: G. Kalyana Sundaram, K. Radhakrishna; Cast: S.V. Rangarao, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Savithri Ganesan, Jamuna, E.V. Saroja, Kongara Jagaiah, Relangi Venkataramaiah, C.S.R. Anjaneyulu, T.V. Ramana Reddy, Mukkamala, Nalla Ramamurthy, Allu Ramalingaiah, C.H. Kutumba Rao, Balakrishna, B. Padmanabam, Girija, Suryakantham, Potti Prasad, Ogirala Narasimha Murthy, K. Prasad Rao, Kasturi Sivarao, R. Nageswara Rao
Duration: 02:51:19; Aspect Ratio: 1.335:1; Hue: 240.000; Saturation: 0.002; Lightness: 0.152; Volume: 0.319; Cuts per Minute: 5.761; Words per Minute: 93.848
Summary: Prasad’s comedy stages the victory of a nationalist-modern alliance over decadent feudalism, with all the popular ingredients of comic social melodrama. The villain is a Zamindar, Ramadasu (Anjaneyulu), who has recently acquired the colonial title of Rao Bahadur and lives in borrowed splendour, hosting lavish dinners while, in a back room, his wily manager Bhajagovindam (Relangi) keeps a crowd of creditors at bay with intimidation and false promises. His son Raghu (Jaggaiah) is scheduled to return from England, but the father has reduced Raghu’s wife Leela (Jamuna) to penury, planning instead a new, more profitable alliance for his foreign-educated son with Manjiri (Savitri), the daughter of Diwan Bahadur Mukunda Rao (Ranga Rao). The unsuspecting Diwan Bahadur supports the marriage, but Manjiri knows the truth. Leela’s brother Raja Rao (NTR), an imprisoned freedom fighter, is Manjiri’s lover. On the day of his release from prison, Manjiri explains the situation to him and emphasises the need to reform the family before reforming the nation. With the help of Bhajagovindam, revealed as a schizophrenic character who doubles as friend of the goodies as well as the sutradhara (chorus), they stage a drama in order to reform the families and restore order and justice. Bhajagovindam then takes charge of the plot. Leela refuses to leave her husband’s home and the Rao Bahadur allows her to remain as a mute maid servant. The England- returned Raghu, a modern figure who, although opposed to his father’s machinations and aware of the mute maid’s real identity, nevertheless continues to play his assigned role by wooing Manjiri, occasioning a few ‘safely’ erotic scenes as Manjiri is courted by two men. As the narrative progresses, Raja Rao and Bhajagovindam adopt different disguises and enact several didactic-comic episodes intended to expose greed: Raghu produces a demanding foreign wife who forces the Rao Bahadur to devise various methods of raising money until his creditors eventually catch up with him. As in the earlier Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952), three couples are formed or reunited at the end. The film’s most remarkable sections focus mainly on the multiple roles of Bhajagovindam, extending to the staging of a play within the plot, which is itself ‘staged’ by his presence as the commentator/chorus. The barely coherent plot is given a semblance of unity by Relangi’s initial declaration that a didactic plot is to be staged, which in turn allows various characters to indulge in actions that would be considered ‘unbecoming’ in a more realist idiom.
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Chorus
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Appuchesi Pappukudu Thinara O Naruda (Background Song)
అప్పుచేసి పప్పుకూడు తినరా ఓ నరుడా
Actors: Girija
Actors: Savithri Ganesan
Choreographer: Pasumarthy Krishna Murthy
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: P. Leela
Singer: Swarnalatha
Song: Kaalam Kani Kaalamlo Koyila Kuthalendukano
కాలం కాని కాలంలో కోయిల కూతలెందుకనో
Actors: Jamuna
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: P. Leela
Song: Rama Rama Saranam Badradri Rama Saranam
రామరామ శరణం భద్రాద్రిరామ
Actors: Relangi Venkataramaiah
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Navakala Samithilo Naa Veshamunu Chusi (Padyam)
నవకళా సమితిలో నా వేషమును చూసి
Actors: E.V. Saroja
Choreographer: Pasumarthy Krishna Murthy
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: P. Leela
Song: Joharu gaikonara Deva
జోహారుగై కొనరా దేవా నేధన్యనై తినిరా
Actors: Relangi Venkataramaiah
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Thana Dharmambunu Poorthiga (Padyam)
తన ధర్మంబును పూర్తిగా మరచె కాంతా
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Nee Sukhamunu Nee Bogame (Padyam)
నీ సుఖమును నీ భోగమె చూసిన
Actors: E.V. Saroja
Choreographer: Pasumarthy Krishna Murthy
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Chorus
Singer: P. Susheela
Song: Neeku Vinipinchane Ledha
నీకు వినపించనేలేదా దేవా నాకు వినిపించిన
Actors: Girija
Actors: Relangi Venkataramaiah
Choreographer: Pasumarthy Krishna Murthy
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Singer: Swarnalatha
Song: O Maradala Naa Madhilo Pongi Porale, O Panchavannela Chilaka Neekendukinta Alaka
ఓ మరదలా నా మదిలో పొంగి పొరలే, ఓ పంచవన్నెల చిలకా నీకెందుకింత
Actors: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Actors: Savithri Ganesan
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Singer: P. Leela
Song: Yechatinundi Veecheno Ee Challani Gaali
ఎచటినుండి వీచెనో ఈ చల్లని గాలి
Actors: Kongara Jagaiah
Actors: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Actors: Savithri Ganesan
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: A.M. Raja
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Singer: P. Leela
Song: Sundarangulanu Chusina Velala Kondaru Muchata Padanela
సుందరాంగులను చూసిన వేళల కొందరు
Actors: Kongara Jagaiah
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: A.M. Raja
Song: Moogavaina Yemile Nagumome Chalule
మూగవైన ఏమిలే నగుమోమే చాలులే
Singer: Madhavapedhi Satyam
Actors: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Actors: Savithri Ganesan
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Singer: P. Leela
Song: Manasu Needhani Nalunaku (Chitra naleeyamu-Drama)
మనసు నీదని నలునకు మాటనిచ్చె(చిత్ర నళీయము-నాటకము)
Actors: Kongara Jagaiah
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: A.M. Raja
Song: Chinnari Chupulaku O Chandamama
చిన్నారి చూపులకు ఓ చందమామా ఎన్నెన్నొ
Actors: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Actors: S.V. Rangarao
Actors: Savithri Ganesan
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Singer: P. Leela
Song: Anandam Paramanandam
ఆనందం పరమానందం ఆనందం పరమానందం
Actors: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Kappanu Battina Pamunu (Padyam)
కప్పను బట్టిన పామును గప్పున పట్టంగ
Actors: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Kakulu Pettina Goollanu Kokilamulu Gudlu Petta (Padyam)
కాకులు పెట్టిన గూళ్ళను కోకిలములు గుడ్లు
Actors: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Song: Nee Lopali Naa Lopali Lolopali Guttu Teliya (Padyam)
నీలోపలి నాలోపలి లోలోపలి గుట్టు తెలియ
Actors: Jamuna
Actors: Kongara Jagaiah
Choreographer: Pasumarthy Krishna Murthy
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: A.M. Raja
Singer: P. Susheela
Song: Cheyi Cheyi Kaluparave Hayi Hayigaa
చేయి చేయి కలుపరావే హాయిహాయిగా
Actors: Girija
Actors: Relangi Venkataramaiah
Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Singer: Swarnalatha
Song: Kaasiki Poyanu Ramahari Ganga Teertambu Techanu Ramahari
కాశీకి పోయాను రామాహరీ గంగ తీర్థoబు
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