Velugu Needalu
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Velugu Needalu is a 1961 Telugu film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao
and produced by Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao of Annapurna Pictures. Tamil
version of the film was called Tuya Ulam.
Adurthi Subba Rao
Adurthi Subba Rao is a prominent old-time director of Telugu & Hindi Films. He also produced few films.-Early life:...
and produced by Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao of Annapurna Pictures. Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
version of the film was called Tuya Ulam.
The plot
Venkat Ramaiah (SV Rangarao) and Kanaka Durga (Suryakantham) adopted Suguna (Savithri). When they have their own child Varalakshmi, Kanaka Durga's affection towards Suguna diminishes. Vengalappa (Relangi) adopts suguna. She becomes a doctor and loves Chandram (ANR). Chandram develops Tuberculosis and forces Suguna to marry doctor Raghunath (Jaggayya). Dr. Raghunath expires in an accident. Chandram is cured of TB and returns back. Suguna decides to dedicate her life to social work. She convinces Chandram to marry Varalakshmi. Kanaka Durga creates problems in the relations. Suguna corrects them.Cast
- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao ... Chandram
- Kongara Jaggaiah ... Raghu
- Savitri ... Suguna
- GirijaGirija (actress)Girija is an early Telugu film actress and comedian of 1950 and 1960s. Her first movie is Kasturi Sivarao's Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha . She acted in many films with Relangi Venkataramaiah and became famous hit comedian pair...
... Varalakshmi - Suryakantham ... Kanaka Durgamma
- S. V. Ranga RaoS. V. Ranga RaoSamarla Venkata Ranga Rao Popularly Known as S.V.R. was an Indian Theater actor, Tollywood actor, director and producer...
... Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah - Relangi Venkataramaiah ... Vengalappa
- Gummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
- RajasulochanaRajasulochanaPilliarchetty Bhakthavatsalam Naidu Rajeevalochana, better known as Rajasulochana is an South Indian classical dancer and film actress. She has acted in hundreds of films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films.-Brief lifesketch:...
- B. PadmanabhamB. PadmanabhamBasavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao , popularly known as Padmanabham, was a Tollywood actor known for his comedian roles...
- E. V. SarojaE. V. SarojaE. V. Saroja was a famous Tamil and Telugu actress and dancer. She belonged to Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.Her debut film was En Thangai in 1952 starring M. G. Ramachandran...
- Hemalatha
- Peketi SivaramPeketi SivaramPeketi Sivaram is famous South Indian actor and director.-Life sketch:He was born on October 8, 1918 in Pekeru village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India....
- SarathiSarathiSarathi Means Teacher, guide, Philosopher and Advisor.In the war field of Mahabharatham Lord Krishnan was the Chariot driver for Arjunan. Arjunan also known as Parthan and Parthiban. In the time of war, chariot driver will be the war statistical advisor to the warriors...
- Surabhi KamalabaiSurabhi KamalabaiSurabhi Kamalabai is a Telugu drama and film actress. She has the distinction of first Telugu heroine in the Talky film Bhakta Prahlada directed by H. M. Reddy. She played the role of Leelavathi, the wife of Hiranyakasipa...
- SandhyaSandhyaSandhya may refer to:Film* Sandhya, Indian actress of the 1950s, wife of V. Shantaram*Sandhya Mridul, an Indian actress in Bollywood films, active 1993-present...
Crew
- Direction: Adurthi Subba RaoAdurthi Subba RaoAdurthi Subba Rao is a prominent old-time director of Telugu & Hindi Films. He also produced few films.-Early life:...
- Associate Director: K. Viswanath
- Producer: Dukkipati Madhushudana Rao
- Production Company: Annapurna Pictures
- Art: S. Krishna Rao and G. V. Subbarao
- Choreography: P. S. Gopalakrishnan and A. K. Chopra.
- Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
- Dialogues: Acharya Atreya.
- Editing: M. S. ManiM. S. ManiM. S. Mani was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruchirappalli - I constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1962 and 1967 elections....
- Lyrics: Srirangam SrinivasaraoSrirangam SrinivasaraoSrirangam Srinivasarao , often called Sri Sri , was a popular modern Telugu poet and lyricist. Sri Sri was given the title Mahakavi .-Early life:...
and Kosaraju. - Music Director: Pendyala Nageswara RaoPendyala Nageswara RaoPendyala Nageswara Rao was a popular drama actor, singer and music director in Telugu Film Industry for over 25 years from early 1950s to late 1970s. He has composed music for many successful Telugu movies during that period.-Early life:He was born at Vanukuru near Vijayawada and later shifted to...
- Playback Singers: 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...
, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, JikkiJikkiPillavalu Gajapathi Krishnaveni aka Jikki , was a popular film playback singer from South India. She sang over nearly 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Sinhala languages.-Early life:...
, SwarnalathaSwarnalathaSwarnalatha was a Indian playback singer. From 1987 onward, she rendered nearly 7000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga....
and Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer... - Filming : The picture was shot in the Village ArogyavaramArogyavaramArogyavaram a town and village in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India....
, and Chennai Ghandi Nagar
Lyrics
- Bhale Bhale
- Challani Vennela Sonalu (Singers: 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...
and JikkiJikkiPillavalu Gajapathi Krishnaveni aka Jikki , was a popular film playback singer from South India. She sang over nearly 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Sinhala languages.-Early life:...
) - Haayi Haayiga Jaabilli (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...
and 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...
) - Kala Kaanidi Viluvainadi Bratuku (Lyrics: Srirangam SrinivasaraoSrirangam SrinivasaraoSrirangam Srinivasarao , often called Sri Sri , was a popular modern Telugu poet and lyricist. Sri Sri was given the title Mahakavi .-Early life:...
; Singer: Ghantasala) - Oh Rangayo Poola Rangayo (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...
and 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...
) - Paadavoyi Bhaaratheeyudaa (Lyrics: Srirangam SrinivasaraoSrirangam SrinivasaraoSrirangam Srinivasarao , often called Sri Sri , was a popular modern Telugu poet and lyricist. Sri Sri was given the title Mahakavi .-Early life:...
; 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...
and 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...
) - Sariganchu Cheerakatti
- Siva Govinda Govinda