Dharma Daata
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Dharma Daata is a 1970 Telugu film directed by A. Sanjeevi and produced by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy
of Ravindra Art Pictures.
Tammareddy Krishna Murthy
Tammareddy Krishna Murthy is Telugu film producer and winner of the prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for 2007.-Biography:...
of Ravindra Art Pictures.
The plot
Raghupathi (Sr.ANR) is a generous Zamindar of Sripuram. He is the person who never says no to any one who asks for a charity. He is blessed with wife (Shaukar Janaki), sister Laxmi (Jhansi). He falls into debts after getting his sister, Laxmi, married to Raju, son of Zamindar Bhujangam (Nagabhushanam). Raghupathi mortgages his home 'Srinilayam' to give dowry for his sister and is bankrupt. Raja wife dies after delivering a baby girl. After the death of his wife, he takes his two sons, Shekar (Jr.ANR) and Chakravarthy (Padmanabham) and daughter Jaya (Anitha), and leaves the village for the city. They all work hard and make some money. After that, Laxmi tries to get close to her brother's family, as it is her husband's last wish. Laxmi's daughter Padma gets friendly with Shekar. Meanwhile, Bhujangam tries to keep Srinilayam all for himself, but Shekar puts a stop to his evil designs. Finally, Shekar and Padma get married, while Jaya marries Padma's brother Ishwar. How Raja's gets his property along with the help of his sons and teaches the lesson to Bhujangam is the rest of the story.Cast
| Actor | Character |
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| Akkineni Nageshwara Rao | Zamindar Raghupati and Shekar |
| 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... |
Zamindar Bhujangam |
| Kanchana | Padma |
| Jhansi Jhansi Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National... |
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| B. Padmanabham B. Padmanabham Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao , popularly known as Padmanabham, was a Tollywood actor known for his comedian roles... |
Chakravarthy |
| Iswara Rao | |
| Anita | |
| Geetanjali | |
| Sowcar Janaki Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki , popularly known as Shaukar Janaki , is a south-Indian actress who has acted in over 385 Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. She also performed on stage in over 300 shows, and performed for TANA all over the United States in 2 Telugu plays created by actor... |
Wife of Zamindar Raghupati (guest) |
| Allu Ramalingayya | |
| 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... |
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| 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... |
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| Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Relangi Venkata Ramaiah was a comedian during the golden years of Telugu film. Hailing from East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, he has acted in several films as chief comedian, hero, anti-hero and character artiste.... |
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Crew
- Direction: A. Sanjeevi
- Story: Balamurugan
- Screenplay: Tammareddy Krishnamurthy, Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
- Dialogues: Pinisetty
- Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju 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: GhantasalaGhantasala (singer)Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
, P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka 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...
, Jayadev - Dance: K. S. Reddy
- Music Director: T. Chalapathi Rao
- Camera: S. Venkataratnam
Songs
- chinnaari bullemmaa siggeMduku lEvammaa (Lyrics: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Music: T. Chalapathi Rao; Singers: Ghantasala and Kanchana;)
- evarivi neevevarivo neeveveravo korika teerche kalpataruvu (Music: T. Chalapathi Rao; Singers: Jayadev and Geetanjali; Cast: Padmanabham and Geetanjali)
- evvarikOsaM evaDunnaaDu poMDiraa poMDi (Lyrics: Kosaraju; Singer: Ghantasala; Music: T. Chalapati Rao; Actor: Akkineni Nageswara Rao)
- hellO engineer my dear come here (Lyrics: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Music: T. Chalapathi Rao; Singer: P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka 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...
) - jO laali jO laali ? laali naa chiTTitaMDri (Lyrics: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Music: T. Chalapathi Rao; Singer: Ghantasala)
- O dharmadaata ? evaru neevaaru kaaru (Lyrics: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Music: T. Chalapathi Rao; Singer: Ghantasala)
- O naannaa nee manasE venna amRtaMkannaa (Lyrics: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala, Jayadev and P. Susheela; Music: T. Chalapathi Rao; Cast: ANR, Padmanabham, Kanchana, Anitha)
- OM paramESwari jagadESwari raajESwari kaaLESwari (Lyrics: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Music: T. Chalapathi Rao; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela)
Awards
- Akkineni Nageswara RaoAkkineni Nageswara RaoAkkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) for his versatile duel role in 1970.