''Bhale Rangadu'' is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language

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, produced by N. N. Bhatt and directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Released on 14 August 1969, the film was a critical and commercial success.

Plot

Ranga, a jovial idler, lives with his sister Lachamma & niece Ganga. He believes the chatter of an astrologer who predicts that a wealthy woman will bestow him with Rs.30 Lakhs worth of property. Meanwhile, Zamindar Raja Shekaram is a millionaire whose sole heir is his granddaughter Radha. Once, Radha becomes acquainted with Ranga in an accident when she starts taking a liking to him. Meanwhile, Zamindar's malicious Diwanji ploys to knit Radha with his imbecile son Papai when he is mortified. Keeping the grudge, Diwanji incriminates Zamindar as a homicide of his servant Narasaiah, which makes him lose consciousness. Just as Diwanji intimidates Radha to wed Papai above, she is surrounded by several relatives who plot to usurp her wealth. During that plight, Ranga consoles her and makes a game plan. Soon, he civilizes, with Radha's help, and arrives as Zamindar's friend's grandson, who starts teasing the black guards. Later, Radha falls for Ranga; Papai & Ganga are infatuated, and he, too, teams up with them. Parallelly, Ranga makes Zamindar normal and uncovers the truth of Narasaiah's existence in the clutches of Diwanji. At last, Ranga ceases the traitors. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ranga & Radha.

Cast

* Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Ranga * Vanisri as Radha * Gummadi as Diwanji * Satyanarayana as Seshu *

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as Astrologer * Dhulipala as Narasaiah * Nagabhushanam as Zamindar Raja Shekaram * Padmanabham as Papai * Raavi Kondala Rao as R. K. Rao *

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as Gumastha Rajanna *K. V. Chalam as Andalamma's son * Potti Prasad as Subbai *Bheema Raju as Jaggadu * Suryakantham as Andalamma * Vijaya Lalitha as Ganga *Pushpa Kumari as Lachamma * Sarathi as Ranga's secretary in the dream sequence

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

Reception

Vijaya of '' Visalaandhra'' in her review dated 17 August 1969 called ''Bhale Rangadu'' an "entertaining film," whilst appreciating the performances of Nageswara Rao and Vanisri.

References

External links

* {{T. Rama Rao 1969 drama films 1969 films Films directed by T. Rama Rao Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian drama films