Santosham (1955 film)

Santosham
Theatrical release poster
Directed by C. P. Deekshith
Produced by M. Somasundaram
Written by Samudrala Sr
Samudrala Jr
(screenplay / dialogues)
Story by C. N. Annadurai
Based on Velaikkaari (1949)
Starring N. T. Rama Rao
Anjali Devi
Jamuna
Music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography P. Rama Swamy
Edited by L. S. Ramachandran
Production
company
Jupiter Pictures Ltd.[1]
Release date
  • 24 December 1955 (1955-12-24)
[2]
Running time
159 mins
Country India
Language Telugu

Santosham (English: Happiness) is a 1955 Telugu drama film, produced by M. Somasundaram under the Jupiter Pictures Ltd. banner[3] and directed by C. P. Deekshith.[4] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi and Jamuna in the lead roles,[5] with music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[6] The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Velaikkaari (1949) and it was simultaneously made as the Hindi movie Naya Aadmi (1955).[7]

Plot

Zamindar Dayanidhi (R. Nagendra Rao) is a crooked, cruel, greedy and a huge 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 (N.T.Rama Rao) higher studies, Sundaraiah (Vadlamani Viswanathan) 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 (Jaggaiah) stumble upon the corpse of an England-returned rich young man Paramanand (again N. T. Rama Rao), who resembles Anand. On Mohan’s advice, Anand takes his place. The dead man’s blind mother (Kakinada Rajaratnam) believes that Anand is her son and performs his marriage with Dayanidhi’s class-conscious daughter Sarasa (Jamuna). Dayanidhi objects to his son Murthy (Ramasarma) marrying their servant-maid Amrutham (Anjali Devi) 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

  • N. T. Rama Rao as Anand & Paramanand (dual role)
  • Anjali Devi as Amurtham
  • Jamuna as Sarasa
  • Jaggayya as Mohan
  • R. Nagendra Rao as Dayanidhi
  • Relangi as Parvathalu
  • Vangara as Pullayya
  • Vadlamani Viswanatham as Sundarayya
  • Rama Sharma as Murthy
  • K.V.S. Sharma as Public Prosecutor
  • Rajasulochana as Santhi Kumar
  • Rajaratnamm as Radhabai
  • Kamalabai as Gangaratnam
  • Ragini as Dancer
  • Helen as Dancer

Crew

Soundtrack

Santosham
Film score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Released 1955
Genre Soundtrack
Label H.M.V.Audio
Producer Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy

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" Venkatesh 2:45
3 "Etula Brathukanu" Ghantasala 2:15
4 "Yamuna Thatakam" K. Rani
5 "Gaalivalle Thelipo"
6 "Rupai Kasulone" Jikki 3:29
7 "Dhanamu Mulamura" Ghantasala, Pithapuram 4:45
8 "Teeyani Eenati Reyi" Jikki, Venkatesh 2:24
9 "Chinnaridanara" Jikki 2:03
10 "Vunnaru Vunnaru" Jikki 2:45

References

  1. "Santosham (Overview)". IMDb.
  2. "Santosham (Release Date)". Spicy Onion.
  3. "Santosham (Banner)". Chitr.com.
  4. "Santosham (Direction)". Filmiclub.
  5. "Santosham (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
  6. "Santosham (Preview)". Know Your Films.
  7. "Santosham (Review)". The Hindu.
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