Poola Rangadu
Poola Rangadu is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Annapurna Pictures banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jamuna, Shobhan Babu, Vijaya Nirmala with music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao.
The film was loosely based on A. J. Cronin's Beyond This Place, which had earlier been adapted into the 1955 Bengali movie Sabar Uparey and the 1958 Hindi movie Kala Pani. The film was remade in Kannada in 1968 as Rowdy Ranganna, in Tamil in 1970 as En Annan and in Hindi in 1972 as Jeet. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.
Plot
Ranga Rao a breezy & jovial guy well-known as Poola Rangadu whose livelihood is pulling a horse cart and loves his associate Venkatalakshmi. In the childhood, his father Veerayya used to work as a manager at a mill, owned by Purushotham who is slaughtered by his partners Dharma Rao and Chalapathi. In which, Veerayya is indicted and sentenced life imprisonment leaving his children Ranga & Padma alone. So, Ranga stands on his own, raises his sister Padma with a lot of love & affection. On the other side, Dharma Rao & Chalapathi become big shots, poses themselves as respectable people and counterfeit showing adoration towards Purushotham. At present, Padma loves and espouses Dr.Prasad who happens to be Purushotham's son. Being aware of it, Narasimhulu brother of Venkatalakshmi keep's grudge as he aspires to marry Padma and divulges the fact to Prasad's mother. Hence, Padma is necked out in spite of being pregnant. Knowing it, furious Ranga beats Narasimhulu and gets 1 year of imprisoned. In jail, Ranga meets his father Veerayya, learns the actuality and decides to prove his innocence. Time passes, Ranga releases, by the time, Padma gives birth to a baby boy. Now Ranga plants himself in Dharma Rao's house, creates conflicts & differences between Dharma Rao & Chalapathi and brings out the truth. At last, Veerayya is acquitted and Prasad takes Padma back. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ranga & Venkatalakshmi.Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Ranga Rao
- Jamuna as Venkata Lakshmi
- Shobhan Babu as Dr. Prasad
- Vijaya Nirmala as Padma
- Chittor V. Nagaiah as Veeraiah
- Gummadi as Dharma Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Police Punaiah
- Padmanabham as Bujji
- Chalam as Narasimhulu
- Gummadi as Chalapathi
- Suryakantham as Baby
- Maalathi as Prasad's mother
- Gitanjali as Lilly
- Radha Kumari as Punaiah's wife
Crew
- Art: G. V. Subba Rao
- Choreography: Tangappa, K. S. Reddy
- Fights: Raghavulu
- Dialogues: Muppala Ranganayakamma
- Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Dasaradhi, Kosaraju
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Madhavapeddi Satyam, Vasantha, Mohan Raju
- Music: Saluri Rajeshwara Rao
- Story: Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
- Editing: T. Krishna
- Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
- Assistant Director: P. Chandra Shekar Reddy
- Producer: D. Madhusudhana Rao
- Screenplay - Director: Adurthi Subba Rao
- Banner: Annapurna Pictures
- Release Date: 24 November 1967
Soundtrack
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Neetiki Nilabadi Nijayiteega" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 4:13 |
| 2 | "Neevu Raavu Nidura Raadu" | Dasaradhi | P. Susheela | 3:49 |
| 3 | "Nee Nadumupaina Cheyi Vesi" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala,P. Susheela | 3:50 |
| 4 | "Chigurulu Vesina Kalalannee" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela,Mohan Raju | 4:11 |
| 5 | "Chillara Rallaku Mokkutu" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, Chittor V. Nagaiah | 3:24 |
| 6 | "Misamisalade Chinadana" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala,P. Susheela | 3:59 |
| 7 | "Siggenduke Pilla" | C. Narayana Reddy | Madhavapeddi Satyam,Vasantha | 3:18 |
| 8 | "Vaira Chinnodaira" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:49 |
| 9 | "Burrakatha" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 6:08 |
Box-office
- The film ran for more than 100 days in 11 centers in Andhra Pradesh. The film was remade in Tamil as En Annan with MGR and became a super hit there also.