Bhale Ramudu is a 1956 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 Vedantam Raghavaiah

Vedantam Raghavaiah

Vedantam Raghavaiah was veteran Telugu film actor, choreographer, director and producer.-Devadasu:He was the director and producer of Telugu film Devdas with music by C.R. Subburaman. The hero of Raghavaiah's Devadas, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, became an overnight star...

. It was simultaneously made in Tamil language

Tamil language

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, titled Prema Pasam, with Gemini Ganesan

Gemini Ganesan

Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies....

 in lead role with Savitri.

It is based on the highly successful Hindi film of Bombay Talkies

Bombay Talkies

The Bombay Talkies Limited was a movie studio produced 102 movies, founded in 1934 in Malad, Bombay , India, by Himanshu Rai, Rajnarayan Dube and Devika Rani along with businessmen like F. E...

 by Gyan Mukherjee entitled Kismet

Kismet (1943 film)

Kismet is a 1943 Indian Hindi film, written and directed by Gyan Mukherjee and produced by Bombay Talkies during the second world war period, while it was in a succession battle between Devika Rani and Sashadhar Mukherjee after owner Himanshu Rai's death...

(1943) starring Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...

 and Mumtaz Shanti

Mumtaz Shanti

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.

The Plot

Zamindar Narayana Rao (Jandhyala) has two daughters Roopa and Taara. He taught them dance. Ramu is son of Gumasta, working in the Zamindari. Ramu gives a flower to Roopa. While receiving the flower, she fell down from the building and become handicapped. Zamindar is very angry and shoots Ramu with a revolver. Injured Ramu jumps into a river. The Zamindar is guilty of his criminal action, goes into hiding and handed over his proper and guardianship to the Gumasta (CSR).

After many years, Ramu returns to the city on the name of Krishna. During this period, the Gumasta gradually takes over the Zamindari and leaves Roopa and Taara to poverty. Krishna becomes the friend of Appanna (Relangi). Roopa gives shelter to Krishna and their relation turns into love. He helps for the treatment of her physical disability, money steeled from the Zamindari. The second son of Gumasta loves Taara. Krishna arranges to marry them. Knowing that Krishna is a thief, Roopa becomes broken-hearted. To catch Narayana Rao, the present Zamindar (Gumasta) arranges dance demonstration of Roopadevi (Saroja). Police come into action and finds out that Krishna and Ramu are one and the same on the basis of a tattoo on his arm. Finally Ramu/Krishna and Roopa get married.

Cast

Actor/Actress	Character
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao	Ramu / Krishna, son of Gumasta
Savitri	Roopa, daughter of Zamindar
Girija Girija (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...	Taara, daughter of Zamindar
Jandhyala Gaurinatha Sastri	Zamindar Narayana Babu
Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu , better known as C. S. R. Anjaneyulu or just CSR was an Indian film renowned actor in Telugu Cinema. He acted in many stage dramas and portrayed hero, character and mythological roles in over 175 movies....	Gumasta
Chalam Chalam Chalam is a yesteryear actor played versatile roles in Telugu film industry as a hero, comedian, character actor, producer,art director, and set director...	younger son of Gumasta
Relangi Venkataramaiah	Appanna
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi 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...
E. V. Saroja E. V. Saroja E. 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...	Roopadevi, dancer in the song 'Nanyamaina'
Peketi Sivaram Peketi Sivaram Peketi 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....
Gadiraju Keshavarao

Soundtrack

There are 10 songs penned by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam in the film.

• Bangaru Bomma Bhale Joruga Padave Podame (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singers: P. B. Srinivas and Jikki
  Jikki
  Pillavalu 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:...
  
  )
• Bharatha Veera O Bharatha Veera (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singers: P. Leela
  P. Leela
  Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
  
   and group)
• Bhayamela O Manasa Bhagavantuni Leela Idanta Paramatumuni Leela (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singer: P. B. Srinivas)
• Endunnavo Madhavaa Nandakumaraa Keshava Brundavanikitu Raava (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singers: Jikki, A. P. Komala group)
• Gopaladeva Kaapada Raava Epapamerugani Pasipapalayyaa (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singers: P. B. Srinivas, P. Leela group)
• Intintanu Deepavali Maa Intiki Ledaa Aa Bhagyamu Raada (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singer: P. Leela)
• Kala Maayamayena Tala Vrata Idena (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singer: P. Leela
  P. Leela
  Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
  
  )
• Muralidhara Hare Mohanakrishna Mora Vinava Deva Karunimpa Raava (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singer: P. Leela)
• Naademaina Pachabottu Podipinchukova Em Podavamannaava (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singer: Jikki; Cast: E. V. Saroja)
• Oho Meghamala Andala Meghamala Challaga Raavela Mellaga Raavela (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and P. Leela
  P. Leela
  Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
  
  ; Cast: ANR and Savitri)
• Oho Meghamala Andala Meghamala Challaga Raavela Mellaga Raavela (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singer: P. Leela)
• Yemito Idhi Yemito (Lyrics: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam; Singers: Ghantasala 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: ANR and Savitri)

External links

• Bhale Ramudu film at IMDb.