''Eedu Jodu'' () is a 1963 Indian

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-language film produced and directed by K. B. Tilak. The film stars

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, Jamuna, Gummadi, Chalam and

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. It was released on 17 May 1963 and became a commercial success. The director remade the film in Hindi in 1971 as '' Kangan''.

Plot

Cast

as Venu * Jamuna as Santha * Gummadi as Lakshmipathy * Chalam as Anji *

as Sobha * T. V. Ramana Reddy as Chalapati * Chadalavada as Rangamma's husband * K. V. S. Sharma as Lakshmipathy's guru * Suryakantham as Rangamma *

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as Sundaramma * Malathi as Parvathamma *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, he was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he rec ...

as Ramalingachari

Production

''Eedu Jodu'' was produced and directed by K. B. Tilak under Anupama Films, and written by S. R. Pinisetty. Cinematography was handled by V. V. Ram Chowdary, and editing by C. H. Venkateswara Rao. The film was the debut of

, who played Sobha, in

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. While some scenes were shot at Narasu Studios and Prasad Productions, ''Eedu Jodu'' was predominantly filmed in a bungalow owned by Tilak's friend, Ch. Subbarao in

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. The song "Idhemi Lahiri Idhemi Gaaradi" was filmed at

Mahabalipuram Mamallapuram (also known as Mahabalipuram), is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, best known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of 7th- and 8th-century Hindu Group of ...

, and K. S. Prakash Rao directed the song "Pancharu Pancharu Pancharu" at Tilak's request as Tilak had other commitments. When Tilak contracted fever, he asked his friend Pratibha Sastri to direct a scene picturised on Venu (

) and Santha ( Jamuna) to avoid production delays; Sastri agreed, and completed a day's work. A scene where Lakshmipathy ( Gummadi) asks Santha to remove her ''

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'' was found to be objectionable by G. P. Sastry of the

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, so it was removed and replaced with a divorce scene.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Pendyala, and the lyrics were written by

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Release and reception

''Eedu Jodu'' was released on 17 May 1963, and became a commercial success. The film was remade in

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as '' Kangan'' (1971), with Tilak again directing.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=7284340 1960s Telugu-language films 1960s Indian films Films directed by K. B. Tilak Telugu films remade in other languages