Santosham (1955 film)


Santosham is a 1955 Telugu drama film, produced by M. Somasundaram under the Jupiter Pictures Ltd. banner and directed by C. P. Deekshith. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Jamuna in the lead roles and music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Velaikkaari and it was simultaneously made as the Hindi movie Naya Aadmi.

Plot

Zamindar Dayanidhi a deceitful vicious miser whose profession is to take advantage of the destitute by giving loans and taking the authority on them. Unable to repay the money he has borrowed from Zamindar for his son Anand’s higher studies, Sundaraiah commits suicide. A depressed Anand makes an aborted bid to kill the Zamindar and on the same night, he along with his friend Madan Mohan stumble upon the corpse of an England-returned rich young man Paramanand, who resembles Anand. On Mohan’s advice, Anand takes his place. The dead man’s blind mother believes that Anand is her son and performs his marriage with Dayanidhi’s class-conscious daughter Sarasa. Dayanidhi objects to his son Murthy marrying their servant-maid Amrutham and tries to kill her by torching her hut. How Anand saves Amrutham, tames Sarasa and brings in a change of heart in Dayanidhi forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr-Samudrala Jr.. Music released by H.M.V. Audio Company.
S. No.Song TitleSingerslength
1"Navvavoi Raja"P. Susheela
2"Nilupara"Venkatesh2:45
3"Etula Brathukanu"Ghantasala2:15
4"Yamuna Thatakam"K. Rani
5"Gaalivalle Thelipo"
6"Rupai Kasulone"Jikki3:29
7"Dhanamu Mulamura"Ghantasala, Pithapuram4:45
8"Teeyani Eenati Reyi"Jikki, Venkatesh2:24
9"Chinnaridanara"Jikki2:03
10"Vunnaru Vunnaru"Jikki2:45