Anna Thammudu (1958 film)

Anna Thammudu
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Directed by	C. S. Rao
Written by	Pinishetty (dialogues)
Produced by	Kadaru Venkateswara Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Sowcar Janaki Jaggayya
Cinematography	Shanmugam
Edited by	Umanath
Music by	Ashwatthama
Production company	Sri Raja Rajeswari Film Company[1]
Release date	15 February 1958 (1958-02-15)
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Anna Thammudu (transl. Elder Brother and Younger Brother) is a 1958 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Kadaru Venkateswara Rao under the Sri Raja Rajeswari Film Company banner^[2] and directed by C. S. Rao.^[3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jaggayya, Sowcar Janaki and music composed by Ashwatthama.

The film begins with a wealthy Madhav Rao, who lives with his pregnant wife Shantamma and son Ravi. He is on odd terms with his debauchery sibling, Nageswara Rao, who loathes his brother for sentencing him to prison in the past. He returns home when Madhav Rao is ailing, sneakily slaughters him, and usurps the property by deceiving Shantamma. He sneaks in his girlfriend Vajram and associate Brahmandam into the house. Upon knowing Shantamma is pregnant, he ploys to slay her and Ravi to eliminate heirs to Madhava Rao's property. Shantamma absconds and when she faints, a thief lifts Ravi and he is secured by a couple. After bestirring, Shantamma is forlorn as Ravi is misled when a church father, Joseph, guards her where she delivers the second son Rajendra. Ranganna, a stanch of Madhav Rao, is in quest of his lords and detects Ravi at his sister's residence. Meanwhile, Nageswara Rao senses Shantamma's existence and wiles to wipe her out when she is unexpectedly incriminated as homicide and is sentenced. Now, Father Joseph joins Rajendra in Madras boarding school.

Years pass, Ranganna raises Ravi with his niece Padma, and Rajendra becomes a solicitor. Ravi dotes on Padma as a sibling. Nageswara Rao also resides in Madras with Vajram. After acquitting, Shantamma too lands therein, and being unbeknownst, Rajendra shelters her as his mother. Rajendra loves Rani, the daughter of Nageswara Rao's clerk, Purushottama Rao. One day, Nageswara Rao traps and tries to molest Padma, and she jumps from the balcony to save herself, resulting in her death. Before breathing her last, she divulges the fact to Ravi. Ravi intrudes into Nageswara Rao's house and attempts to kill him. During the fight, Nageswara Rao accidentally kills Vajram and incriminates Ravi in the murder. After being arrested, Ravi escapes from prison and hides from the police.

Nageswara Rao lusts after Rani and ruses to splice her by trying to strike a deal with Purushottama Rao to give his daughter's hand in marriage. However, Rajendra saves his honor and Purushottama Rao performs Rani's marriage with Rajendra upon realizing their love affair. Ravi returns and tries to kill Nageswara Rao again but flees when the police arrive. The police shoot him, and he lands at Rajendra's residence, where Shantamma saves him from the police and thus frustrates Rajendra. Nageswara Rao lures Rani to his house under the pretense of Rajendra being ill, but Ravi comes to her rescue. Ranganna arrives at the same time and tries to kill Nageswara Rao; when Ranganna is injured, Ravi finally kills Nageswara Rao. Ranganna discloses that Ravi is Shantamma's elder son, and they reunite, after which Ravi is arrested. Ravi is produced before the judiciary, and Rajendra is the judge. The night before the final court hearing, Father Joseph arrives, recognizes Shantamma, and unites Rajendra with his mother. Despite knowing Ravi is his elder brother, Rajendra stands for piety and sentences him to life in prison. Finally, the movie ends with Ravi proceeding to jail, appreciating Rajendra.

• N. T. Rama Rao as Ravi
• Sowcar Janaki as Rani
• Jaggayya as Rajendra
• Relangi as Uppalanaiadu
• R. Nageswara Rao as Inspector
• Mikkilineni as Purushothama Rao
• Mukkamala as Nageswara Rao
• Chadalavada as Brahmandam
• Padmanabham as Cook
• K. V. S. Sarma as Father Joseph
• A. V. Subba Rao as Madhava Rao
• Rajasulochana as Vajram
• Girija as Padma
• Malathi as Shantamma
• Ch. Prabhavathi as Kamakshi
• Kamala as Chenchulakshmi
• Nalla Ramamurthy

Music composed by G. Ashwatthama. Music released on Audio Company.

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