S. V. Ranga Rao
Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as S.V.R., was an Indian film actor, director, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. Regarded as one of the finest method actors in the history of cinema and one of the greatest actors in Telugu Cinema, Rao was popularly known as "Viswa Nata Chakravarthi". Throughout his film career, which spanned a total of thirty years, Rao garnered various National Honors, International Honors, State Nandi Awards, and the Filmfare Special Award - South. In 1951, Rao appeared in the fantasy film, Pathala Bhairavi, screened at the first India International Film Festival, held in Mumbai on 24 January 1952. Rao received wide reception for his portrayal of Nepala Manthrikudu the tantric in the super-hit film.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.935 |
| Birthday | 1918-07-03 |
| Place of Birth | Nuzvidu, Krishna dist, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Also Known As | S.V. Ranga Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, SV Ranga Rao, Rangarao, S V Ranga Rao, Ranga Rao, SVR, Viswanata Chakravarthi, |
1953
Pempudu Koduku
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Pempudu Koduku
1955
Anarkali
0/0
The legend of the romance between Mughal prince Salim and Anarkali.
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Anarkali
1963
Karpagam
0/0
A rich farmer makes his married children and their spouses live in his house to take care of his business. Problems arise when one of them starts to s...
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Karpagam
1950
Shavukaru
0/0
Satyam, a moneylender's son, is supposed to marry his neighbour's daughter Subbulu. However, complications arise when Satyam lands in jail due to unkn...
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Shavukaru
1954
Chandraharam
0/0
Chandhanaraju is a prince whose life is preserved within the necklace he wears. He should overcome several hurdles to marry his dream girl.
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Chandraharam
1957
Daughters-in-law
0/0
Lawyer Ganapathi and his wife Annapurna are the eldest members of a family. His brother Subbu and his wife Anusuya live in the village. The duo treats...
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Daughters-in-law
1959
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
7/1
Ramadasu, a devious zamindar who recently acquired the colonial title of "Rao Bahadur", is a perennial debtor who believes in leading a luxurious life...
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Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
1967
Punyavathi
0/0
Professor Krishna Rao loves his wife and son, but is separated from them. He marries another woman and has children with her. Will the two families ev...
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Punyavathi
1962
Aathma Bandhuvu
0/0
Parvathi is excited that her youngest daughter, Geeta, has received a marriage proposal from a rich family. However, things go awry when Parvathi's hu...
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Aathma Bandhuvu
1962
Manchi Manasulu
0/0
Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-h...
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Manchi Manasulu
1962
Gundamma Katha
7.6/9
Gundamma has two children and a stepdaughter who she mistreats. She hopes to get a son-in-law who will look after the family, but two brothers decide...
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Gundamma Katha
1951
Pathala Bhairavi
9.2/5
Thota Ramudu faces opposition when he falls in love with a princess. He then seeks the help of a sorcerer, who secretly plans to sacrifice Thota Ramud...
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Pathala Bhairavi
1957
Mayabazar
7.6/21
Balarama promises Subhadra to get his daughter married to her son. However, when he loses his kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama has no choice but to b...
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Mayabazar
1971
Adi Parasakthi
0/0
A man saved from death by God and told how God help others.
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Adi Parasakthi
1973
Tata Manavadu
0/0
A young man teaches a lesson to his parents for abandoning his grand parents.
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Tata Manavadu
1966
Selvam
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Selvam
1964
Pachai Vilakku
6/3
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Pachai Vilakku
1963
Kungumam
0/0
Sundaram returns from America and witnesses his father committing a murder. He takes the blame on himself and goes absconding in order to save his fat...
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Kungumam
1964
Kai Kodutha Deivam
5/1
Raghu befriends Ravi, a homeless man, and provides him with shelter and a job. However, when Ravi sees the photograph of the girl Raghu decides to mar...
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Kai Kodutha Deivam
1961
Padithal Mattum Podhuma
4/1
Gopal dearly loves his brother Raju, despite the latter's unkind acts and frauds. But fate seems to have something else in store for Gopal as he is so...
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Padithal Mattum Podhuma
1963
Iruvar Ullam
0/0
The story revolves around Selvam, an easygoing youngster who befriends many girls without the intention of marrying any of them.
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Iruvar Ullam
1963
Annai Illam
5/1
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Annai Illam
1962
Bandha Pasam
5/1
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Bandha Pasam
1961
Nitchaya Thamboolam
0/0
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Nitchaya Thamboolam
1960
Irumbu Thirai
8/1
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Irumbu Thirai
1960
Padikkadha Medhai
7/1
Chandrasekaran, an industrialist, is very successful in his business and has a loving family. His three sons and two daughters live happily as one fam...
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Padikkadha Medhai
1958
Sabaash Meena
8/1
Mohan is a spoiled young man who wants nothing else in life but to act in stage dramas with his friends. As a result of his carefree behavior, his fat...
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Sabaash Meena
1972
Vasantha Maligai
6.3/3
Is an emotionally charged tale that depicts the transformation of an alcoholic after his life is touched by true love.
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Vasantha Maligai
1955
Gunasundari
0/0
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Gunasundari
1956
Matharkula Manikkam
0/0
The film is based on two couples – where the first couple Dr. Chandra Shekar (Gemini Ganesan) & Parvathi (Anjali Devi) and the second couple is Ravi (...
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Matharkula Manikkam
1960
Parthiban Kanavu
0/0
7th century AD. Parthiban, the Chola King, dies in battle leaving incomplete his desire to be free from the yoke of the Pallavas. His son Vikraman (Ge...
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Parthiban Kanavu
1958
Thirumanam
0/0
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Thirumanam
1958
Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam
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Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam
1962
Kaathiruntha Kangal
8/1
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Kaathiruntha Kangal
1969
Kulavilakku
0/0
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Kulavilakku
1968
Ramu
8/1
A man faces many trials and tribulations while taking care of his son who has a hearing impairment. He goes through many hardships to emerge victoriou...
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Ramu
1952
Kalyanam Panni Paar
0/0
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Kalyanam Panni Paar
1967
Thaaiku Thalaimagan
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Thaaiku Thalaimagan
1969
Nam Nadu
6/1
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Nam Nadu
1965
Enga Veettu Pillai
7/3
Ramu is an innocent son of a rich landlord who is afraid of his brother-in-law Narendran and his whiplash. To escape from his punishments, Ramu leaves...
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Enga Veettu Pillai
1956
Charana Daasi
8/1
The film revolves around couples - Dr. Chandra Shekar and Parvathi ahead Venu and Lakshmi. Charana Daasi (transl. Wife) is a 1956 Indian Telugu-langu...
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Charana Daasi
1969
Mooga Nomu
0/0
Remake of Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma (1960) Director: Yoganand Writer: Narasa Raju D.V. (dialogue) Stars: Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Jamuna, S.V. R...
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Mooga Nomu
1961
Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham
0/0
The story runs around a cute family drama in a village. Kistayya (NTR) is an innocent physically challenged man who is the son of SV Ranga Rao's Broth...
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Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham
1971
Prema Nagar
0/0
A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle class girl who changes him. They fall in love but his moth...
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Prema Nagar
1959
Mangalya Balam
0/0
1959 Indian film starring Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savitri and S.V. Ranga Rao
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Mangalya Balam
1964
Server Sundaram
7.8/4
Sundaram, a hotel employee, dreams of becoming an actor. He meets Vijaya, who admires his innocence and sincerity, and falls in love with her. But Rag...
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Server Sundaram
1968
Sukha Dukhalu
0/0
Vanishree plays the role of a young college girl from a middle class family. She is being taken care by a her older brother (who is also young, no par...
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Sukha Dukhalu
2013
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
6.6/26
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu revolves around a lovable family headed by Relangi . He has two sons- Vijay "Peddodu" and Ajay "Chinnodu". The unem...
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Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
1955
Jayasimha
0/0
Inspired from the Telugu novel Veera Pooja, the film tells the story of Jayasimha (played by Rama Rao), the crown prince of Malawa kingdom who escapes...
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Jayasimha
1964
Main Bhi Ladki Hoon
0/0
Rajni, a dusky, uneducated girl, is deceptively married off to Ram, son of a wealthy father. Although loved by all, a conniving relative sows the seed...
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Main Bhi Ladki Hoon
1958
Bhookailasa
8/1
Ravana, the king of Lanka gets tricked by various people in the process of attaining ' Athmalinga ' from Shiva.
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Bhookailasa
1962
Dakshayagnam
0/0
The plot is unknown.
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Dakshayagnam
1954
Sangham
0/0
Kamini, a pretty woman, and Raja, a handsome man, are in love, but Raja's parents do not approve of the match.
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Sangham
1950
Palletoori Pilla
0/0
Chief Jayanth raids and loots many villages of their stock, food and wealth in the region assigned to him. Once Shanta slaps him, his whole perspectiv...
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Palletoori Pilla
1952
Palletooru
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Ganapathi, a wicked village head, stirs up trouble for Chandram, a hardworking young man who tries to educate the inhabitants of his village.
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Palletooru
1956
Chintamani
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Chintamani, a courtesan, is a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Her strong faith impresses Lord Vishnu and he decides to help her with her problems.
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Chintamani
1961
Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)
0/0
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Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)
1960
Bhatti Vikramarka
0/0
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Bhatti Vikramarka
1960
Nammina Bantu
0/0
Film starring Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savitri and S.V. Ranga Rao
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Nammina Bantu
1972
Pandanti Kapuram
10/1
Pandanti Kapuram is a 1972 Telugu, family drama film.
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Pandanti Kapuram
1963
Naanum Oru Penn
6/1
The plot revolves around the dark complexioned and uneducated girl and how she convinces everyone that more than appearance and education, it is the c...
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Naanum Oru Penn
1960
Mahakavi Kalidasu
0/0
1960 Telugu biographical film based on the life of the great Sanskrit poet Kalidas.
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Mahakavi Kalidasu
1970
Desamante Manushuloi
0/0
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Desamante Manushuloi
1955
Golden Baby
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Kotayya (Ranga Rao) is a kind man. He marries Rami. She succumbs to pressure from Gopala Swamy and elopes with him, leaving her husband. Rami and Gopa...
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Golden Baby
1959
Pelli Naati Pramanalu
0/0
Bheemasena Rao (SV Rangarao) is a dignified and respectful man. His son (R. Nageswara Rao) works in Military services. His daughter is Rukmini (Jamuna...
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Pelli Naati Pramanalu
1963
Narthanasala
7/3
This film deals with the Virata Parvam (Book of Virata) of the epic Mahabharatam dictated by Vyasa Maharshi.
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Narthanasala
1961
Velugu Needalu
0/0
The life of 2 friends suguna (Savitri) and chandram (Nageshwara Rao) is potrayed as they and people around them swing between happiness and misery ( d...
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Velugu Needalu
1955
Missamma
7.6/5
Rao and Mary, unemployed college graduates from Madras, act as if they are a married couple to get jobs as schoolteachers in the small village of Appa...
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Missamma
1953
Devadasu
5/3
Landlord Narayan Rao's son Devdasu and Parvathi, their poor neighbour's daughter, fall in love. But Devadas's family does not approve of the relations...
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Devadasu
1968
Lakshmi Nivasam
10/1
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Lakshmi Nivasam
Sampoorna Ramayanam
0/0
This film depicts the complete life of Sri Rama.
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Sampoorna Ramayanam
1964
Battle of Bobbili
0/0
The story of this film revolves around the ' Battle of Bobbili ' fought between the Bobbili and the Vijayanagaram kingdoms in 1757.
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Battle of Bobbili
1964
Ramudu Bheemudu
6/1
Ramudu and Bheemudu are look-alikes who are both fed up of their respective lives. They incidentally end up taking each other's place in their homes,...
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Ramudu Bheemudu
1969
Sivandha Mann
6/1
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Sivandha Mann
1960
Vidivelli
0/0
Chandru (Sivaji Ganesan) has a sister (Rajam) who is married to a handsome Ravi (Balaji). But her in-laws insist on a diamond necklace, without which...
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Vidivelli
1959
Manjal Mahimai
0/0
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Manjal Mahimai
1965
Vazhkai Padagu
0/0
A young attractive and unemployed woman Seetha(Devika) taking up stage acting as a career. A wealthy man Kannabiran(K. Balaji) is after her, and uses...
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Vazhkai Padagu
1965
Pandava Vanavasamu
6.5/2
After the Pandavas are forcefully exiled by their enemies, they must get together and fight back in order to reclaim their land.
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Pandava Vanavasamu
1958
Bhookailas
8/1
The story is based on the Sthala Purana of Gokarna Kshetram in Karnataka
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Bhookailas
1968
Chinnari Papalu
0/0
It tells the story of a rich man falling in love with a tribal girl, and how the pair face challenges in life when they separate.
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Chinnari Papalu
1972
Raja
0/0
Conflict arises between two brothers after the death of their father and unknowingly they become rivals.
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Raja
1967
Bhaktha Prahlada
0/0
Prahlada, Lord Vishnu's staunch devotee, is born to Hiranyakashipu (S.V. Ranga Rao) his father. Hiranyakashipu is determined to dissuade his son from...
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Bhaktha Prahlada
1960
Naan Kanda Swargam
0/0
Naan Kanda Sorgam (transl. My Heaven) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language comic fantasy film directed and produced by C. Pullaiah. The film stars K. A. Th...
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Naan Kanda Swargam
1953
Chandirani
0/0
When Prachandudu kills Chandirani's mother and imprisons her father who is a king, she decides to eliminate him to avenge her mother's death and to sa...
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Chandirani
1959
Bala Nagamma
7/1
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Bala Nagamma
1975
Yashoda Krishna
0/0
Chronicles the birth and childhood of Krishna, who is prophesied to be the death of his tyrannical uncle Kans. Also tells the story of Krishna's subse...
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Yashoda Krishna
1961
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
7/2
Chidambaram Pillai, a revolutionary leader, starts the first shipping company in India. With the help of this company, he fights against the monopoly...
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Kappalottiya Thamizhan
1958
Annaiyin Aanai
0/0
Ganesh's father is falsely accused of a crime and murdered in prison. Years later, his mother asks him to exact revenge against the culprit.
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Annaiyin Aanai
1961
Kumudham
0/0
Kumaran, who is married to Kumudha, takes the blame for a murder he did not commit. Convinced of his innocence, his former lover sets out to unearth t...
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Kumudham
1962
Saradha
0/0
Saradha, a wealthy woman, marries an ordinary professor against the wishes of her father. Her dream of leading a happily married life is shattered whe...
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Saradha
1962
Annai
0/0
Savithri, who does not have any kids with her husband, decides to adopt her sister's child. Things take a turn when her sister meets her child after m...
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Annai
1953
Poongothai
0/0
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Poongothai
1957
Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
0/0
Alladin throws away a magic lamp after an evil magician fools him into finding it. Years later, when Alladin learns the full extent of its powers, he...
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Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
1971
Dasara Bullodu
0/0
Both Radha and Nirmala love a young man named Gopi. But Nirmala's father wants to make Gopi marry Nirmala in order to grab his property. But she reali...
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Dasara Bullodu
1967
Chadarangam
0/0
Chadarangam was the winner of the Best Telugu Film award at the 15th Filmfare Awards South ceremony.
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Chadarangam
1952
Pelli Chesi Choodu
0/0
A satirical comedy that deals with the negative effects of the Indian dowry system, through the marital life of Venkata Ramana and Ammadu.The film was...
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Pelli Chesi Choodu
1972
Papam Pasivadu
0/0
Venugopal and Janaki realise that their son has tuberculosis and send him by plane to Europe for better treatment. However, the plane crashes, and the...
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