''Raithu Bidda'' (''

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

:'' Farmer of Common Origins) ( ''Telugu'': రైతు బిడ్డ, lit. Farmer-Son of the Soil) is a 1939

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

social problem film A social problem film is a narrative film that integrates a larger social conflict into the individual conflict between its characters. In the context of the United States and of Hollywood, the genre is defined by fictionalized depictions of soci ...

directed by

Gudavalli Ramabrahmam Gudavalli Ramabrahmam was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing critically acclaimed social problem films like ''Mala Pilla'' (1938) and ''Raithu Bidda'' (1939). At a time w ...

. It is a social reformist film during the period of

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

, at the time of battle against Zamindari system. The film was banned by the British Administration in the region. Ironically it was produced by one of the Zamindars of the time, '' Challapalli Maharaja''. The film had a public re-release in 1948.How free is freedom of speech? : Postnoon
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The Cast

Soundtrack

# "Nidra Melukora Tammuda Gaadha Nidra Melukora Tammuda" - (Snger:

P. Suri Babu P. Suri Babu, or Puvvula Suri Babu (Telugu: పువ్వుల సూరిబాబు) (22 February 1915 – 12 February 1968), was an Indian actor and singer on stage and cinema. He had a peculiar bold voice and was called Kanchu Kantham ...

) # "Mangalamamma Maa Poojalu Gaikonumamma" - Group song # "Raitu Paina Anuragamu Choopani" - (Singer: P. Suribabu) # "Vayinchuma Murali Vayinchu Krishna" # "Kanna Biddakai Kalavara Paduchunu Kanneeru Karchunu" - (Singer: P. Suribabu) # "Ravoyi Vanamali Birabira Ravoyi" - (Singer: Tanguturi Suryakumari) # "Sai Sai Idena Bharathi Nee Pere" - (Burrakatha by P. Suri Babu group) # "Sukshetramulu Dayasoonulai Peedinchu" (Poem by P. Suri Babu) # "Raithuke Otivvavalenanna Nee Kashta Sukhamula" - (Singers: P. Suri Babu and others) # "Dasavatraramulu" - (Veedhi Natakam)

References

External links

Raithu Bidda film at IMDb.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raithu Bidda (1939 Film) 1939 films 1930s Telugu-language films Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films 1939 drama films