Sankalpam (1957 film)

Sankalpam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	C. V. Ranganatha Das
Produced by	C. V. Ranganatha Das
Written by	Pinisetty (dialogues)
Screenplay by	C. V. Ranganatha Das
Story by	Raave
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Kusuma
Music by	Susarla Dakshinamurthi
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	Akkineni Sanjeevi
Production company	Sadana Films[1]
Release date	16 May 1957 (1957-05-16)
Running time	148 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Sankalpam (English: Will / Determination) is a 1957 Telugu drama film, produced and directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das under the Sadana films banner.^[2][3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Kusuma in the lead roles,^[4] with music composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi.^[5]

Plot

Raghu (N. T. Rama Rao) a young guy, due to bad company becomes a burglar. His mother Mangamma becomes sick and calls her brother Gopaiah (Dora Swamy). Gopayya comes to see Mangamma along with his family, daughter Lakshmi (Kusuma), son Papaiah (Ramana Reddy), and daughter-in-law Veeramma. Mangamma requests her brother to marry Lakshmi to her son Raghu. Gopaiah gives his promise despite Papaiah's objection. Raghu and Lakshmi get married and police arrest Raghu in the venue. Raghu gets 3 months imprisonment and Gopaiah dies in a car accident. Actually, Papaiah wanted to marry his sister to Shankaram (Relangi), a rich and innocent guy. But knowing that Lakshmi is married, Shankaram also treats her as his sister. Papaiah is upset as the burden of Lakshmi is on him. Shankaram assures him that he will take care of Lakshmi's expenditure. Kondalu (R. Nageswara Rao) is the head of the robber gang and his sister Maya (Raja Sulochana) is a dancer. Raghu is attracted to her and is not coming home. Shankaram lures Raghu by showing money and takes him to Lakshmi. Raghu steals the money and Lakshmi's jewelry and gives it to Maya. Raghu is arrested again in another case and gets a 1-year imprisonment. Shankaram takes Lakshmi back to Papaiah’s house. Shankaram’s aunt Durgamma (Suryakantham) and cousin Suguna (Girija) come to his house. His servant Lakshmaiah (Chadalavada) tells them that Shankaram is wasting money for sake of Lakshmi, she scolds him and asks him to marry Suguna. Shankaram tells her that he will marry after Lakshmi is settled. Lakshmi gives birth to a baby boy. Shankaram changes his attire as a Zamindar and traps Maya, by which he teaches a lesson to Raghu. Having realised, Raghu pardons Lakshmi. On the day of Deepavali, Raghu again steals clothes and crackers at a shop and is caught by Police. As Raghu did not change his attitude even after many punishments, the court sentences him to 6 years of imprisonment. Lakshmi cannot bear the abuses of neighbors, so, she leaves the village reaches a town where she runs a small hotel for her livelihood. Meanwhile, Papaiah occupies Shakaram's house for the debt he has taken and one night, Kondalu robs Papaiah's entire property, because which he becomes mad and a wanderer.

Years roll by, Raghu is released from jail, meets Lakshmi and take a promise from her that she will not reveal his identity to their son Gopi until he convinces himself that he is totally changed. Shankaram is also in search of Lakshmi all these years. Once Gopi falls sick. Raghu goes to get some money for medicines where he notices somebody robbing a Bank Owner. Raghu saves him. The bank owner appreciates Raghu's honesty, gives him some money and appoints him as a security guard to the bank. Lakshmi does not believe it, she thinks that Raghu has again done a robbery. Raghu promises on fire that he is telling truth. Then she reveals to Gopi that Raghu is his father. Knowing that his father is a thief, Gopi runs out of the house and he is taken care of by dhobi couple. Gopi daily delivers ironed clothes to Kondalu's house and Maya starts liking the boy. Meanwhile, Kondalu plans a bank robbery, during the attempt Raghu obstructs their way and safeguards the money at a secret place. But he was caught by Kondalu and his gang. They start torturing him, which is seen by Gopi who came there to deliver the clothes. He brings Lakshmi, Shakaram and Police and gets the gang arrested when Maya sacrifices her life to protect Gopi. At the same time, Papayya also reaches there and regains his memory. Finally, the entire family is reunited and the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Shankaram and Suguna.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Raghu
• Kusuma as Lakshmi
• Relangi as Shankaram
• Ramana Reddy as Papaiah
• R. Nageswara Rao as Kondalu
• Chadalavada as Lakshmaiah
• Allu Ramalingaiah
• Suryakantham as Durgamma
• Rajasulochana as Maya
• Girija as Suguna

Crew

• Art: T. V. S. Sarma
• Choreography: Pasumarthi
• Stills: R. N. Nagaraja Rao
• Dialogues: Pinisetty
• Lyrics: Anisetty
• Playback: Raavu Balasaraswathi, P. Leela, Jikki, Susarla Dakshinamurthi, Panigrahi, Pithapuram
• Music: Susarla Dakshinamurthi
• Story: Raave
• Editing: Akkineni Sanjeevi
• Cinematography: K. S. Prasad
• Producer — Director: C. V. Ranganatha
• Banner: Sadhana Films
• Release Date: 16 May 1957

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi. Lyrics were written by Anisetty. Music released by Audio Company.^[6]

References