Rangula Ratnam
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Rangula Ratnam is a Telugu
movie directed by B. N. Reddy, starring Chandra Mohan
, Vanisri
and Anjali Devi
, under the banner of Vahini pictures. It is a social and political sattire involving a middle class family in the backdrop of politics and elections. The film bagged golden Nandi Award in the best movie category for the year 1966. B. N. Reddy introduced many stalwarts like Chandra Mohan, Vanisri, Rekha and Vijaya Nirmala as young artists to film industry with this movie.
Chandra Mohan supports his family and also believes in common good for society. He falls in love with a co-artist who performs with him in stage dramas and performances and who is from another class in society.
Eventually, both brothers find themselves on the opposite sides while competing in the elections. During this struggle, family differences increase and their mother gets injured. The movie ends with the two brothers reconciling their differences.
Devotionals:
Social themes:
Sad songs:
Romantic melodies
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
movie directed by B. N. Reddy, starring Chandra Mohan
Chandra Mohan (actor)
Chandra Mohan or Chandramohan is a Telugu film actor. He acted as Hero, comedy, support character roles in many Telugu films.-Early life:...
, Vanisri
Vanisri
Vanisri or Ratna Kumari , also known as Vanisree or Vanishree, is a popular Telugu actress in the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Her portfolio also includes Kannada and Tamil films.-Early life:...
and Anjali Devi
Anjali Devi
Anjali Devi is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.- Biography :...
, under the banner of Vahini pictures. It is a social and political sattire involving a middle class family in the backdrop of politics and elections. The film bagged golden Nandi Award in the best movie category for the year 1966. B. N. Reddy introduced many stalwarts like Chandra Mohan, Vanisri, Rekha and Vijaya Nirmala as young artists to film industry with this movie.
Plot
A united family of two brothers and a sister along with their parents move to a town. Elder brother (Suryam - Ram Mohan) finds easy way to get rich and marries the daughter of a rich politician and abandons his family. After their father expires, tragedy hits the family. The younger brother Vasu (Chandra Mohan) sticks with the family to take care of his mother (Anjali Devi) and sister (Vijaya Nirmala).Chandra Mohan supports his family and also believes in common good for society. He falls in love with a co-artist who performs with him in stage dramas and performances and who is from another class in society.
Eventually, both brothers find themselves on the opposite sides while competing in the elections. During this struggle, family differences increase and their mother gets injured. The movie ends with the two brothers reconciling their differences.
Crew
- Producer - B. N. Reddy
- Director - B. N. Reddy
- Background Music - Saluri Rajeswara Rao and B. GopalamB. GopalamBoddu Gopalam was a singer and music director of South Indian films and All India Radio.He was born at Tulluru in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. His father Ramadasu, was also a musician and an exponent of Harikatha...
- Dialogue - D.V. Narasa RajuD.V. Narasa RajuD.V. Narasaraju or Datla Venkata Narasaraju was a writer and director of South India films and playwright. He has written stories such as Gundamma Katha, Yamagola, and Donga Ramudu....
and Palagummi Padmaraju - 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. B. Srinivas, P. Suseela, S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
, A. P. Kamala, B. Vasantha, B. Gopalam, Madhavapeddi Satyam and Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara Rao is a popular Playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema. He sang thousands of songs mostly of comedy nature in 1950s and 1960s along with Madhavapeddi Satyam and others.-Brief lifesketch:...
. - Lyrics : KosarajuKosaraju 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...
, Dasarathi and C. Narayana Reddy - Camera : U. Rajagopal
Cast
- Suryam - Ram MohanRam MohanRam Mohan is a veteran in the Indian animation industry, who started his career at the Cartoon Films Unit, Films Division, Government of India in 1956...
- Vasu - Chandra MohanChandra Mohan (actor)Chandra Mohan or Chandramohan is a Telugu film actor. He acted as Hero, comedy, support character roles in many Telugu films.-Early life:...
- Vanisri - wife of Vasu
- Sukanya - wife of Suryam
- PushpavalliPushpavalliPentapadu Pushpavalli better known as Pushpavalli is a Tamil and Telugu film actress. She was married to Gemini Ganesan and is Rekha's mother. She starred in many films with Ganesan, mostly as his heroine. Her film work includes title roles in Miss Malini , an adaptation of R.K. Narayan's novel Mr...
- wife of Ramana Reddy - Anjali DeviAnjali DeviAnjali Devi is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.- Biography :...
- mother - Krishna Murthi - Father
- Thyagaraju
- Vijaya NirmalaVijaya NirmalaVijaya Nirmala is a South Indian actress and director. In 2002, the Guinness Book of Records named her as the female director who had made the highest number of films. She has directed 47 movies.-Career:...
- sister - Baby Bhanurekha - Tyagaraju's daughter (daughter of Puspavalli in real life - Rekha (Famous Hindi Actress)
- Kakarala
- Ramana ReddyRamana ReddyRamana Reddy or T. V. Ramana Reddy was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his work in Telugu cinema in the 1950s and 1960s....
- Radhakumari
- Vijayalalitha
Soundtrack
All songs were composed by Saluri Rajaswara Rao and B. Gopalam, and written by the great lyricists in Telugu. Many of the songs are successful melodies. They fall in four classes, devotional used as prayers in a middle class family, sad songs amid hardships, romantic songs and patriotic and social songs during elections.Devotionals:
- Chepa Rupamuna ... Kuram Rupuvai ... PannagaSayana - depicts dasavarathams of Lord VishnuVishnuVishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
, written by Dasarathi and sung by A. P. Komala and M.L. Vasantha Kumari. - Nadireyi Eee jamulo - prayer to Balaji, god at Tirumala written by Dasarathi and sung by Ghantasala and S. Janaki.
- Kanarani Devude Kanipinchinade - written by Dasarathi and sung by P. Susheela and chorus singers.
Social themes:
- Vandemataram - popular Indian patriotic song written by Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a famous Bengali writer, poet and journalist. He was the composer of India’s national song Vande Mataram, originally a Bengali and Sanskrit stotra personifying India as a mother goddess and inspiring the activists during the Indian Freedom Movement...
, voice provided by Ghantasala. - Desa Bhaktulam Memandi - satirical song on politicians and elections written by Kosaraju and sung by J. V. Raghavulu, Madhavipeddi Satyam and Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara Rao is a popular Playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema. He sang thousands of songs mostly of comedy nature in 1950s and 1960s along with Madhavapeddi Satyam and others.-Brief lifesketch:...
.
Sad songs:
- Asale Alalaga Vugine Saradaga
- Intera Eee Jeevitam Tirige Rangula Ratnam - main theme song of the movie with lyrics by Bhujanga Raya Sharma and voice by Ghantasala and chorus.
Romantic melodies
- Manusu Manasu Kalise Vela Kanuula Dagina Anuragam - lyrics by C. Narayana Reddy and sung by P. B. Srinivas and P. Susheela
- Koyila Koyani Pilichinadhi - sung by P. Susheela
- Vennela Reyi Chandamama - written by Kosaraju Raghavaiah and sung by B. Gopalam and S. Janaki.