Badi Panthulu
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Badi Panthulu is a 1972 Telugu Drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by P. Chandrasekhara Reddy and starring N. T. Rama Rao
N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...

 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 :...

. This is the first film of popular actress Sridevi.

The film has strong message of combined families and responsibilities of children towards parents.

The plot

N. T. Rama Rao is a teacher in a government primary school. His wife is Anjali Devi. Nagabhushanam is the school proprietor. The teacher lives with commitment to basic values of life. His sons are Krishnam Raju and Ramakrishna. The school children built a house for their teacher with love and affection. After retirement, the parents had to live with their parents. The children sells the house against their wishes. They separate their father and mother and takes care of them by rotation. They wanted to live together. Jaggaiah is their student and becomes a police officer. He purchased their house in auction and gifts it to their beloved teacher. This story moral teaches that the outsiders help you than your children.

Cast

Actor Character
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao  Raghava Rao,Head Master of Government School
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 :...

 
Janaki,Wife of the Head Master
Kongara Jaggaiah  Ramu,Policer Officer(Student of the Head Master)
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...

 
Radha,Policer Officer's Wife
Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna , born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay , was a famous mystic of 19th-century India. His religious school of thought led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda – both were influential figures in the Bengali Renaissance as well as the Hindu...

 
Satyam,Son of the Head Master
Jayanthi
Jayanthi
Jayanthi may refer to:* an ethnic group in southern India.* Jayanthi, a South Indian actress.* the Sanskrit word for anniversary.* the daughter of King of Heaven, Indra who later married Shukracharya...

 
Santha,Wife of Ramakrishna
Krishnam Raju
Krishnam Raju
Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju is a former popular Telugu film actor. He was popularly known as 'Rebel Star' for his rebellious acting style...

 
Venu,Son of the Head Master
Vijayalalitha
Vijayalalitha
She is the aunt of the famous actress turned politician, Vijaya Shanthi.Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha is a Telugu / Tamil / Hindi actress.-Career:...

Jaya,Wife of Krishnam Raju
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...

 
Pitchayya,Head Master's Son-in-Law
T. Padmini  Lakshmi,Head Master's Daughter
Master Adinarayana Ramu,Student Young Jaggayya
Baby Sridevi  Granddaughter
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...

 
Papa Rao,Father of Jayanthi
Suryakantham  Mother of Vijayalalitha
Allu Ramalingaiah  Father of Raja Babu
Radha Kumari  Mother of Raja Babu
Raavi Kondala Rao  Kanthayya,School Teacher

Crew

  • Director: P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
  • Producer: P. Perraju
  • Production Company: Triveni Productions
  • Story: Vaishnavi Novel
  • Dialogues: D. V. Narasa Raju
  • Cinematography: K. S. Prasad
  • Art Director: S. Krishna Rao
  • Film Editing: V. Anki Reddy
  • Choreographer: Heralal and Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy
  • Music Director: 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
  • Lyrics: Aathreya
    Aathreya
    Aacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...

    , C. Narayana Reddy, Arudra, Dasaradhi
    Dasaradhi
    Dasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu mononymously known as Dasaradhi was an Indian poet and political activist. He was a great pundit in the Telugu, Sanskrit, and Tamil languages and puranas .-Early life:...

  • Playback Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, 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...

    , S. P. Balasubramanyam

Soundtrack

  • Bharatha Mathaku Jejelu
    Bharatha Mathaku Jejelu
    Bharatha Mathaku Jejelu is a Telugu song written by the famous lyricist Acharya Atreya in 1972. It is picturized on N. T. Rama Rao in the film Badi Panthulu and set by the melodious voice of Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao. K. V. Mahadevan provided the music score.-External links:*...

    (Lyrics: Aathreya
    Aathreya
    Aacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...

    ; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and group; Cast: N. T. Rama Rao
    N. T. Rama Rao
    Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...

    )
  • Boochaadammaa Boochaadu Bullipettelo Unnadu (Lyrics: Aathreya
    Aathreya
    Aacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...

    ; Singer: 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: Baby Sridevi and Anjali Devi)
  • Mee Nagumonu Naa Kanulara (Lyrics: Aathreya
    Aathreya
    Aacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...

    ; Singer: 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: N. T. Rama Rao and Anjali Devi)
  • Ninna Monna Reku Vippina Letha Mogga (Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and 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: Ramakrishna and Jayanthi)
  • Orori Pillagada (Singers: S. P. Balasubramanyam and 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...

    )
  • Pillalamu Badi Pillalamu (Singer: 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...

     and group; Cast: School children)
  • Yeda Baatu Yerugani (Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
  • Yemani Cheppanu Yemani Cheppanu (Singer: 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...

     and group; Cast: Vijayalalitha)

Download and Enjoy the Songs at http://www.sillymp3.com/2009/03/badi-panthulu-old.html

Awards

  • Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) for his portrayal of aged school teacher in 1972.

Reception

  • Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao's career was in some sort of a problem with a series of flops in 1971.This Title Role gave him a fresh lease of life.His Performance was acclaimed by everyone including the critics.The Movie was a good success celebrating 100 days in 3 centres.N.T.Rama Rao created history later on with All Time Block Busters like Adavi Ramudu (1977 film), Yamagola
    Yamagola
    Yamagola or Yama Gola is a 1977 Silver Jubilee Telugu film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao and produced by cinematographer S. Venkataratnam. It is a Fantasy and Comedy film starring N.T. Rama Rao and Jayaprada in lead roles...

    ,Driver Ramudu-1979 Veta gaadu-1979,Kondaveeti Simham-1981,Justice Chowdary-1982,Sardar Paparayudu and Bobbili Puli
    Bobbili Puli
    Bobbili Puli is a 1982 Telugu film starring N.T. Rama Rao, Sridevi in lead roles. Kongara Jaggaiah, Kaikala Satyanarayana and Rao Gopal Rao played supporting roles....

    -1982.

1958 film

It is remake of 1958 Telugu film directed and starred by B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu
B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu
B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu , better known as B. R. Panthulu, is an Indian film director, producer, and actor. He is best known for directing movies in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. His most popular films are Sri Krishna Deva Raya, Karnan, Veerapandiya Kattabomman, and Aayirathil...

.

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