''Bhale Ammayilu'' () is a 1957 Indian

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written and directed by

Vedantam Raghavayya Vedantam Raghavayya (8 June 1919 –19,October 1971) was an Indian film director, dance choreographer, and actor known for his work in Telugu and Tamil cinema. An accomplished Kuchipudi dancer, he was honoured with the title "Bharata Kala Prapur ...

. It stars

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, Girija, and

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, philanthropist, and politician who served as the Chief Minister o ...

. Music was jointly composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and S. Hanumantha Rao. The film was simultaneously made in

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Iru Sagodharigal ''Iru Sagodharigal'' () is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Vedantam Raghavayya. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savithri. It was released on 23 August 1957. The film was simultaneously made into Telugu as '' Bhale Ammayilu ...

''.

Plot

The film begins with siblings Saroja & Girija, whose mother, Jayalakshmi, molds them as classical dancers by a mentor, Venkatramayya. After her death, Saroja strives hard as a maid at affluent Venkatadri to civilize Girija. Venkatadri lives with his shrew wife Mangamma, son Dr. Anand and daughter Rekha. Anand is the progeny of the first, and his stepmother scorns him. Now Girija moves to her graduation, where a sting Seshagiri Rao / Mr. Rao snares her. Parallelly, Venkatramayya lashes out in various trades and lottery tickets, quartering at his mate Zamindar Subramanyam, the brother-in-law to Venkatadri and foster of Rao. Once Saroja moves to Girija, spotting her romance with Rao, she rebukes, is mortified, and backs as forlorn. Anand endears Saroja, determining Mangamma necks her, but he declares to knit her. Consequently, Girija conceives when Rao boots her and approaches her sister as betrayed. So, Saroja decides to straighten out her sister's life and proceeds. After a while, Girija gives birth to a baby boy, and Anand, with a quest, nears Saroja, who misconstrues her fidelity in beholding the child. Meanwhile, Venkatramayya wins of the lottery, comes across Saroja & Girija, and detects Rao. Ergo starts gameplay by residing in Girija at Subramanyam with the baby. Plus, Venkatramayya, in disguise, with Saroja as a tycoon, entices Rao. During that time, they know that Rao's alliance is fixed with Rekha when Saroja splits them. Rekha notifies Subramanyam, who makes wedding arrangements for Rao & Rekha. Rao is startled to view Girija therein, who pleads with him not to be biased. Overhearing it, Subramanyam locks Girija and is mindful of nuptial Saroja & Venkatramayya rushes. Amid, they meet with an accident, but Anand secures them when he perceives the actuality via Venkatramayya and pardons Saroja. By the time they reach the venue, it is too late. At last, as a flabbergast, Subramanyam swaps Girija with a bride and makes Rao reform. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Anand & Saroja.

Cast

as Saroja * Girija as Girija *

as Anand *

Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1926 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as ''Kanchu Kantam Ja ...

as Seshagiri Rao / Mr. Rao * Relangi as Venkatramayya * C.S.R as Subramanyam *Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Venkatadri *

Balakrishna Bala Krishna (). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship already flourished in and around Mathura several centuries before Christ. A second important element is ...

as Neelaiah *

Peketi Sivaram Peketi Sivaram (8 October 1918 – 30 December 2006) was an Indian actor and film director. Career Peketi Sivaram acted in many Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films, receiving recognition for the character Bhagavan in '' Devadasu'' (1953). He dir ...

as Mohan *

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as Mangamma *

Hemalatha Hemalatha, often credited as Hema, is an Indian actress and dancer who works in Tamil cinema. She is acclaimed for her roles in the popular soap opera '' Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' on STAR Vijay and in the drama serial on Sun TV '' Thendral''. ...

as Jayalakshmamma *Suryakala as Rathamma *T. Ammaji as Rekha *Baby Sasikala as Sumitra

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and S. Hanumantha Rao.

References

External links

* * {{Vedantam Raghavayya 1950s Indian films 1950s Telugu-language films 1957 drama films 1957 films Films about sisters Films directed by Vedantam Raghavayya Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao Indian drama films Telugu-language drama films