''Dr. Anand'' is a 1966 Indian

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

, produced by D. Venkatapathi Reddy under the Ravindra Art Productions banner and directed by

V. Madhusudhana Rao Veeramachaneni Madhusudhana Rao (14 June 1923 – 11 January 2012) was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is popularly known as 'Victory' Madhusudhana Rao. He directed nea ...

. It stars

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 ...

Anjali Devi Anjali Devi (; 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an Indian actress, model and producer in Telugu and Tamil films. She was well known for her role as the Devi Sita in '' Lava Kusa'' as well as for the title roles in movies like Chenchu ...

, Kanchana with music composed by

K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician who won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Music Direction in (1967) for '' Kandan Karunai''. ...

Plot

Dr. Anand is highly esteemed and lives with his wife, Madhavi & two kids. Tragically, Madhavi has cancer, but Anand, with no courage, treats her and is occupied with the hospital. Hence, Madhavi insists on re-nuptial, which he denies. Once, he walks to the dance consort of famous Vijaya when an accident victimizes her to a leg fracture, and Anand admits her. She gets emotionally imbalanced and suffers from panic attacks when Anand boosts her willpower and gives moral support, and the two are fascinated. As a result, rumors spread when Anand drives Vijaya away but cannot abscond from her memories as passionately. Hence, Anand proceeds, amid, he lifts to a heart patient, his doppelganger, who dies. Exploiting it, Anand swaps with him and declares his death. After that, he approaches Vijaya, and they have a delightful conversation; his game breaks out when Vijaya loathes him, and he quits. Deactivated, Anand meets with an accident that damages his face. After recovery, he is aware of the inauguration of his statue at the hospital as a tribute hospital and lands therein. However, all fail to detect him. Following, he visits his house, where Madhavi's health is deteriorating. Thus, introduced as his friend, he starts medicating Madhavi and nurturing the infants. As of now, Anand, accused of a homicide of his own, has been apprehended and convicted in court. At last, Vijaya arrives and proves his actuality. Finally, the movie ends with Vijaya uniting Anand with his family and dedicating her life to an orphanage in Anand's name.

Cast

as Dr. Anand *

as Madhavi * Kanchana as Vijaya *

V. Nagayya Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma (28 March 1904 – 30 December 1973), popularly known as Chittoor Nagayya, was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. Nagayya wa ...

as Justice Dharma Rao *

Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy (1 October 1921 – 11 November 1974) was an Indian character actor, comedian and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning 24 years, he acted in more than 200 movies. Ramana Reddy and Relang ...

as Dr. Mrutyunjaya Rao *

Padmanabham Padmanabham mandal is one of the 46 mandals in Visakhapatnam District in India. It is under the administration of Bhemunipatnam revenue division and the headquarters is located at Padmanabham. The Mandal is bounded by Bheemunipatnam, Anandapu ...

as Chalapathi Rao * Raja Babu as Nookalu * Chadalavada as Kotayya *

Rama Prabha Rama Prabha is an Indian actress who performs in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She has acted in more than 1,400 films and is credited as a character artist who shared screen space with superstars across most generations of South Indian Cin ...

as Mathi * ''Baby'' Padmini as Baby *''Master'' Adinarayana Rao as Babu

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released by Audio Company.

References

External links

* {{V. Madhusudhana Rao Indian drama films Films directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan 1960s Telugu-language films