Andala Ramudu is a 1973 film directed by Bapu

Bapu (artist)

Bapu is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema.He is a music artist, painter, cartoonist, and designer...

. The story is based on the "Janata Express" story of Mullapudi Venkata Ramana

Mullapudi Venkata Ramana

Mullapudi Venkata Ramana was a Telugu story writer. He was especially known for his hilarious style of writing. He also created a child character called Budugu...

. The film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 1973. Recent film Godavari

Godavari (film)

Godavari is a 2006 Telugu musical, romantic film that was written and directed by Sekhar Kammula. G.V.G. Raju produced the film. Sumanth and Kamalinee Mukherjee played the lead roles. The film was a success at box office in addition to receiving several Nandi and Filmfare awards. Music of the film...

 by Sekhar Kammula

Sekhar Kammula

Sekhar Kammula is an award-winning Indian Film director, writer and producer from Telugu cinema.-Early life:Sekhar was schooled at St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad. He completed his intermediate studies from St...

 enthusiastically made on this classic family entertainment film. This is debut film for Latha Sethupathi and Nutan Prasad

Nutan Prasad

Nutan Prasad was a Tollywood actor. He started his film acting career in the early 1970s.-Career:Nutan Prasad started his acting career with the play "Naa Votu" in Guntur....

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The film has an excellent soundtrack by K. V. Mahadevan

K. V. Mahadevan

Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after...

 and most of the songs are sung by V. Ramakrishna

V. Ramakrishna

V. Ramakrishna is a playback singer in South India. Some of his Bhakti Songs are memorable.-Life sketch: He was born to V. Rangasai and Ratnam on August 20, 1947. He is also related to P. Susheela.He graduated from B.Sc in his young age. Impressed by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao he took up to...

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The plot

Ramudu (ANR) is an orphan brought up by his grandmother. One day, Ramu finds a suitcase full of money. He returns the money to the owner J. B. Rao (Nagabhushanam). Seetha (Latha), the only daughter of J.B. Rao loves him for his honesty. His grandmother completes Ramakoti and wishes to visit Bhadrachalam to submit it to Sri Rama. Ramu gets a job as assistant collector and posted at Bhadrachalam (It is kept as secret till the end). He takes his grandmother along with others in Panchavati Colony on a boat on Godavari river. J.B. Rao also starts in a luxuary boat to Bhadrachalam at the same time, along with Seetha to marry her to Giri (Nutan Prasad). J.B. Rao thinks money is everything. Ramu, with the help of Seetha, changes J.B. Rao and finally get married at Bhadrachalam, the abode of Sri Rama.

Cast

Actor	Character
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao	Ramu
Latha Sethupathi	Sita
Nagabhushanam Nagabhushanam Nagabushanam was a comedian, villain, and character actor in Telugu cinema and theatre fields. His first film was Palletooru under the direction of Tatineni Prakash Rao. He acted in about 395 films during the 1950s to 1980s...	J.B.Rao
Allu Ramalingaiah	Ramalingaiah a.k.a. Teeta
Raja Babu Raja Babu (actor) Raja Babu was a popular actor in Telugu film industry. He has also produced few films. He is considered as the most successful comedian in Tollywood...	Appula Appa Rao
Suryakantham Suryakantham Suryakantham Ponnada was an Indian actress in Tollywood.-Early life:Suryakantham was born in Kakinada of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh to a telugu Niyogi family. She was the 14th child to her parents, while ten children had died. She learnt dance and singing at a tender age of six...	Samalamma
Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry , popularly known as Dhulipala is a veteran Telugu film and Stage Actor of Andhra Pradesh, India....	Secretary to J.B.Rao
Raavi Kondala Rao
Nutan Prasad Nutan Prasad Nutan Prasad was a Tollywood actor. He started his film acting career in the early 1970s.-Career:Nutan Prasad started his acting career with the play "Naa Votu" in Guntur....	Giri Babu
Radhabai
Potti Prasad	Cook
Jhansi	Balanagamma
Manimala	Raani
Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao was a Character actor in Theater arts and South Indian Cinema.He was born to Lakshmi Narayana and Ranganayakamma as Rangavajhula Ranga Rao of Kondiparru village near Gudivada. He began his career as a stenographer in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He showed passion for theater...	Subba Rao's father-in-law
Mada Venkateswara Rao	Sarangu

Crew

• Director: Bapu
  Bapu (artist)
  Bapu is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema.He is a music artist, painter, cartoonist, and designer...
  
  
• Writer: Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
  Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
  Mullapudi Venkata Ramana was a Telugu story writer. He was especially known for his hilarious style of writing. He also created a child character called Budugu...
  
  
• Producer: N. S. Murthy
• Original Music: K. V. Mahadevan
  K. V. Mahadevan
  Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after...
  
  
• Assistant Composer: Puhalendi
• Cinematography: V. S. R. Swamy
• Assistant Cameraman: Sanjeevi
• Camera Operator: S. Gopal Reddy
  S. Gopal Reddy
  S. Gopala Reddy is a cinematographer in the Indian film industry and a producer in Tollywood. He established Durga Arts with Dr. K.L Narayana and produced Santosham. He is married to Rasool Ellore's sister, Michaela, and has a son and daughter...
  
  
• Choreographer: Pasumarti Krishnamurthi, Raju-Seshu, Sundaram
• Film Editing: Akkineni Sanjeeva Rao and Mandapati Ramachandraiah
• Assistant Editor: Dattatri Anil
• Lyrics: Arudra, C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju Raghavaiah
  Kosaraju Raghavaiah
  Kosaraju or Kosaraju Raghavaiah or Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary was a Telugu poet and writer. His lyrics are stepped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. Born in 1905 in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Raghavaih studied Telugu literature, epics and...
  
  
• Playback Singers: V. Ramakrishna
  V. Ramakrishna
  V. Ramakrishna is a playback singer in South India. Some of his Bhakti Songs are memorable.-Life sketch: He was born to V. Rangasai and Ratnam on August 20, 1947. He is also related to P. Susheela.He graduated from B.Sc in his young age. Impressed by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao he took up to...
  
  , J. V. Raghavulu, P. Susheela
  P. Susheela
  Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
  
  

Soundtrack

• Abbosi Chinnamma Aanati Mucchatalu (Singers: V. Ramakrishna
  V. Ramakrishna
  V. Ramakrishna is a playback singer in South India. Some of his Bhakti Songs are memorable.-Life sketch: He was born to V. Rangasai and Ratnam on August 20, 1947. He is also related to P. Susheela.He graduated from B.Sc in his young age. Impressed by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao he took up to...
  
  , P. Susheela
  P. Susheela
  Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
  
  ; Cast: Akkineni and Latha)
• Adigo Bhadradri Gautami Idigo Choodandi (Singers: V. Ramakrishna, Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna)
• Bhajana Chese Vidhamu Teliyandi (Singers: V. Ramakrishna and Vijayalakshmi; Cast: Akkineni and Latha)
• Chakirevu Baana Emandi (Singers: Raghavudu, V. Ramakrishna, Raghuram and Vijayalakshmi; Cast: Akkineni, Rajababu and Latha)
• Edagadanikendukura Tondara (Lyrics: Arudra; Singer: V. Ramakrishna; Cast: Akkineni)
• Kurise Vennello Merise Godarilaa (Singers: V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela; Cast: Akkineni and Latha)
• Maa Talli Godaari Dhanyudanaitini O Rama (Singers: V. Ramakrishna and Raghuram; Cast: Akkineni)
• Mamu Brovamani Cheppave Seetamma Talli (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: V. Ramakrishna; Cast: Akkineni)
• Paluke Bangaaraamayera Andala Rama (Singers: Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
  Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
  Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna is a Carnatic vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a playback singer. He is also acclaimed as a poet, composer and respected by all Indian classical musicians for his knowledge of Carnatic Music....
  
  )
• Samooha Bhojanammu Santoshmaina Vindu (Singer: V. Ramakrishna; Cast: Akkineni)
• Ramudemannadoi Seetaramudemannadoi (Singer: V. Ramakrishna; Cast: Akkineni and Manimala)

External links

• Andala Ramudu, 1973 film at IMDb.