Ramudu Bheemudu
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Ramudu Bheemudu is a 1964 Telugu film directed by Tapi Chanakya
. It was the first movie of D. Rama Naidu as a producer. N.T. Rama Rao played the dual role
as "Ramudu" and "Bheemudu". It was remade into Tamil as Enga Veettu Pillai
(1964) With M. G. R
and into Hindi as Ram Aur Shyam
(1967) starring Dilip Kumar
.
), who is both crooked and wicked. The uncle is ready to usurp his property, and is just waiting for an appropriate opportunity. Ramudu is made to attend to all the domestic chores and unable to bear the torture, runs away from home.
Bheemudu (Ramarao) is interested in staging plays which his mother strongly disapproves. After he comes back home from a stage play, he is taken to task by his mother. In order to escape the wrath of his mother, Bheemudu flees his home and lands in the nearby city.
Both of them enter the same hotel and unexpectedly interchange their places. Thus Ramudu entering the house of Bheemudu, falls in love with Santhi (L. Vijayalakshmi) and Bheemudu, who now takes the place of Ramudu falls in love with Leela (Jamuna). Bheemudu, who is in the place of Ramudu, now understands that he has to bring Panakala Rao to senses so that the property that really belongs to Ramudu, should be restored to him. Ramudu, now in the role of Bheemudu, starts enjoying the love and affection of the new family members. However, Panakala Rao comes to know of this change of places and attempts to take advantage of this situation. At the end Ramudu and Bheemudu turn out to be twins who got separated during the Godavari Pushkarams
. All ends well in the film with Ramudu marrying Santhi and Bheemudu with Leela.
Tapi Chanakya
Thapi Chanakya was an Indian film director and writer. He is son of the famous writer Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu. He has worked as Radio Telegraphist for Indian Army.-Filmography:# Palletoori Pilla in Telugu...
. It was the first movie of D. Rama Naidu as a producer. N.T. Rama Rao played the dual role
Dual role
Dual role refers to one actor playing two or more roles, which may be deliberately scripted in a play or film, or merely be a by-product of a low budget. In a theatrical production where more than one actor plays multiple characters, it is sometimes referred to as an "Ironman" cast...
as "Ramudu" and "Bheemudu". It was remade into Tamil as Enga Veettu Pillai
Enga Veettu Pillai
Enga Veettu Pillai is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in the 1965. This movie was a major box office success. This was a remake of the Telugu movie Ramudu Bheemudu released in 1964 with N. T. Rama Rao in the lead role.-Plot:Ramu is the...
(1964) With M. G. R
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
and into Hindi as Ram Aur Shyam
Ram Aur Shyam
Ram Aur Shyam is a 1967 Indian Hindi feature film, directed by Tapi Chanakya. Its producer B. Nagi Reddy previously produced Ramudu Bheemudu, a Telugu film starring N.T...
(1967) starring Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar , is an Indian actor and a former Member of Parliament.He lives in Pali Hill, Bandra in Mumbai, India. He is commonly known as "Tragedy King",and is described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray....
.
Plot
Ramudu (Ramarao) is an innocent young man in the guardianship of his uncle Panakala Rao (RajanalaRajanala
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao Naidu was an Indian film actor well known for his negative roles in Telugu filmdom during the 1950s and 1960s. The grand old man of Telugu cinema, H M Reddy, introduced Rajanala through his film Prathigna Before coming to Cinema, he won several awards and accolades for...
), who is both crooked and wicked. The uncle is ready to usurp his property, and is just waiting for an appropriate opportunity. Ramudu is made to attend to all the domestic chores and unable to bear the torture, runs away from home.
Bheemudu (Ramarao) is interested in staging plays which his mother strongly disapproves. After he comes back home from a stage play, he is taken to task by his mother. In order to escape the wrath of his mother, Bheemudu flees his home and lands in the nearby city.
Both of them enter the same hotel and unexpectedly interchange their places. Thus Ramudu entering the house of Bheemudu, falls in love with Santhi (L. Vijayalakshmi) and Bheemudu, who now takes the place of Ramudu falls in love with Leela (Jamuna). Bheemudu, who is in the place of Ramudu, now understands that he has to bring Panakala Rao to senses so that the property that really belongs to Ramudu, should be restored to him. Ramudu, now in the role of Bheemudu, starts enjoying the love and affection of the new family members. However, Panakala Rao comes to know of this change of places and attempts to take advantage of this situation. At the end Ramudu and Bheemudu turn out to be twins who got separated during the Godavari Pushkarams
Pushkaram
Pushkaram is a festival in India which occurs in any particular year with respect to one of twelve important rivers; the river for each year's festival is based on which zodiacal sign Jupiter is in at that time...
. All ends well in the film with Ramudu marrying Santhi and Bheemudu with Leela.
Sound Track
The music and the background score of the movie was composed by Pendyala Nageshwara Rao.- Desammu Maarindoy Kaalammu Maarindoy (written by 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...
). - Undile Manchi Kaalam Mundu Mundunaa (written by Srirangam Srinivasa Rao).
- Thelisindile Thelisindile Nelaraja Neeroopu Thelisindile (written by Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela).
- Ade Ade Naaku Antu Teliyakunnadi (written by Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela).
- Saradaa Saradaa Cigarettu (written by Kosaraju).
- Thaguna Idi Mama (written by Kosaraju).