''Bratuku Teruvu'' () is a 1953

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-language

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, produced by Kovelamudi Bhaskar Rao under the Bhaskar Productions banner and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao. It stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), known as ANR, was an Indian actor and film producer in Telugu cinema. Over his seven decade career, he became a prominent figures in the industry, and is among most influential ac ...

and

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, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film was also dubbed in

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as ''Bale Raman'' (1956), remade in Kannada as ''Badukuva Daari'' (1966), in

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as ''

Jeene Ki Raah ''Jeene Ki Raah'' () is a 1969 Hindi-language drama film produced & directed by L. V. Prasad under the Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner. The film stars Jeetendra, Tanuja and Sanjeev Kumar and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. It is a r ...

'' (1969) and later in Tamil as ''

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'' (1972).

Plot

Mohan Rao is unemployed, suffers from debt, and is the only breadwinner of his extended family. So, he lands in town for the job hunt, but it is in vain. Desperate, Mohan comprehends the world, affirms his principles so futile, and turns into a conman. Once he is acquainted with a Zamindar Balasaheb who appreciates his intelligence and offers him a job, provided he should be alone. Mohan joins the post, forging as a single. Meena Balasaheb’s daughter comes back home from abroad and endears him. Now, Mohan is in a dichotomy as the situation becomes delicate, but they cannot reveal the truth. On the double, in the village, Mohan's sister Kotamma steals his strive amount. Learning it, their mother quits along with Mohan's family in her son’s quest. Accidentally, Mohan meets them and keeps them separate. Eventually, debtors occasion Mohan's house in the village. So, Kotamma & her husband Lokabhi Ramaiah also arrive and take shelter at Bhushaiah's house, the mate of Balasaheb whom Mohan recoups. Mohan leads a dual life, daringly preventing the parties from reality. Balasaheb makes Meena's marriage proposal, to which Mohan gets attracted and decides to conceive his family. The rest of the story is about what happens.

Cast

Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), known as ANR, was an Indian actor and film producer in Telugu cinema. Over his seven decade career, he became a prominent figures in the industry, and is among most influential ac ...

as Mohan Rao *

as Meena *

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as Lalitha * S. V. Ranga Rao as Zamindar Balasaheb * Relangi as Lokabhi Ramaiah * Suryakantam as Kotamma

Soundtrack

Original Track List (Telugu)

The Music was composed by Ghantasala and the Lyrics were written by

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. The song ''Andame Aanandam'' is an evergreen blockbuster.

Bale Raman (Tamil) Songs

The music was composed by T. A. Kalyanam. Lyrics were by Kanaga Surabhi.

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s are Ghantasala,

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, P. Seenivasan, P. Leela,

Jikki Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Sinhalese, and Hindi lan ...

, A. P. Komala & Udutha Sarojini. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same. The song ''Engume Aanandham Aanandhame Jeevanin Magarandham'' is still very popular.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0263155 1953 films 1950s Telugu-language films 1950s Indian films Indian black-and-white films Telugu films remade in other languages Films scored by Ghantasala (musician) Indian drama films Films directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao 1953 drama films Films scored by C. R. Subbaraman Films scored by T. A. Kalyanam