Thodu Needa

Thodu Needa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adurthi Subba Rao
Produced by	N. N. Bhatt A. Rami Reddy
Written by	Samudrala Jr (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Adurthi Subba Rao
Story by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Based on	Karpagam (1963)
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Bhanumathi Ramakrishna Jamuna
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	M. K. Raju
Edited by	T. Krishna
Production company	Vijayabhatt Movies[1]
Release date	12 May 1965 (1965-05-12) [2]
Running time	150 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Thodu Needa (English: Companion — Shadow) is a 1965 Telugu, drama film, produced by N.N.Bhatt, A. Rami Reddy on Vijayabhat Movies banner^[3] and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.^[4] Starring N. T. Rama Rao, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Jamuna in the lead roles^[5] and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[6] The film was a remake of Tamil movie Karpagam (1963).^[7][8]

Plot

Dharma Rao (S. V. Ranga Rao) a good Samaritan and head of the village. He has a son Raja (Ramakrishna) and daughter Radha (Jamuna). Raja marries his classmate Rani (Geetanjali) daughter of Nagaraju (Nagabhushanam) a crooked and evil-minded person in the same village who has an eye on the Dharma Rao's wealth. Dharma Rao performs his daughter Radha's marriage with Gopi (N. T. Rama Rao), an ordinary farmer with a noble character. Time passes Raja & Rani are blessed with a baby girl (Baby Shakeela) but they neglect their child and she comes closer to Radha & Gopi. This irks Nagaraju as he knows that the little girl is the legal heir to Dharma Rao’s wealth. He creates problems in the family by brainwashing and misleading Raja & Rani, who blindly follow his advice. Raja sends the legal notice to his father, asking for property settlement and also separates the baby. Radha succumbs and while saving Baby from being attacked by a bull she dies. Gopi goes into depression but Dharma Rao reconciles to marry his friend Collector Ananda Rao’s (Chittor V. Nagaiah) daughter, Lakshmi (Bhanumathi Ramakrishna). Though he marries her, he is unable to forget Radha and is reluctant to invite Lakshmi into his life. Lakshmi longs for the love and attention of both Gopi & Baby. Meanwhile, the estranged son Raja and Nagaraju conspire to swindle Dharma Rao. The frustrated Nagaraju decides to eliminate Gopi and sends goons to attack him where Lakshmi comes to his protection and gets stabbed. Finally, Gopi realizes Lakshmi's love, Nagaraju is arrested, Raja & Rani also repent of their mistakes and the entire family is reunited.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Gopi
• Bhanumathi Ramakrishna as Lakshmi
• Jamuna as Radha
• S. V. Ranga Rao as Dharma Rao
• Chittor V. Nagaiah as Collector Ananda Rao
• Nagabhushanam as Nagaraju
• Ramana Reddy
• Ramakrishna as Raja
• Geetanjali as Rani
• Baby Shakeela

Crew

• Art: S. Krishna Rao
• Choreography: K. S. Reddy
• Stills: D. Radhakrishna Murthy
• Fights: Sambasiva Rao
• Dialogues: Samudrala Jr
• Lyrics: Acharya Aatreya
• Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, P. B. Srinivas
• Music: K. V. Mahadevan
• Story: K. S. Gopalakrishnan
• Editing: T. Krishna
• Cinematography: M. K. Raju
• Producer: N. N. Bhatt, A. Rami Reddy
• Screenplay — Director: Adurthi Subba Rao
• Banner: Vijayabhatt Movies
• Release Date: 12 May 1965

Soundtrack

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya. The song Attha Odi Puvvuvale is a blockbuster. Music released by Audio Company.

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