''Monagallaku Monagadu'' () is a 1966 Indian

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-language

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film directed by S. D. Lal and produced by Rama Sundaram. It is a remake of the

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film '' Ustadon Ke Ustad'' (1963) and its

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version ''

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'' (1965). The film stars S. V. Ranga Rao, Haranath, Prabhakara Reddy,

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, Krishna Kumari and G. Rathna. It was released on 14 January 1966, and became a commercial success.

Plot

Ramesh, an engineer, impresses Madhava Rao, a businessman, with his plan to build a factory. Madhava Rao's daughter Geetha falls in love with Ramesh. Partners in crime Bhujangam and Mala loot a bank. With some of the looted money, Mala travels in a bus in which Ramesh also happens to be seated. Their suitcases get interchanged, and Ramesh, now suspected of committing the bank robbery, is arrested. To avoid his own arrest, the actual culprit, Bhujangam hires Kathula Rathaiah, an assassin, to kill Ramesh. Geetha had earlier saved Rathaiah, who has since considered her his sister. After learning of her love for Ramesh, he promises to help Ramesh to clear his name. After a few disguises by both Ramesh and Rathaiah and many more incidents, Bhujangam and Mala are brought to justice.

Cast

* S. V. Ranga Rao as Kathula Rathaiah * Haranath as Ramesh *

Prabhakar Reddy Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy (1935–1997) was an Indian film character actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He acted in over 472 films over three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films, including '' Karthika Deepam''. Dr. M ...

as Bhujangam *

as Madhava Rao * Krishna Kumari as Geetha * G. Rathna as Mala *

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as a

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dancer *

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* Chalam

Production

After the commercial success of ''

'', the

remake of the

film '' Ustadon Ke Ustad'' (1963), its producer Rama Sundaram decided to remake the film in

under the same banner,

Modern Theatres Modern Theaters Ltd was an Indian film studio in Salem, Tamil Nadu started by T. R. Sundaram Mudaliar in 1935. The studio produced over more than 150 films until 1982 in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Sinhalese and even English ...

. S. D. Lal was signed on to direct the remake, titled ''Monagallaku Monagadu'', and his brother S. S. Lal was signed as cinematographer, while Pinisetty wrote the dialogues. L. Balu worked as editor.

, who made a guest appearance as a

dancer in ''Vallavanukku Vallavan'', was chosen to reprise the role in ''Monagallaku Monagadu''.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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. The song "Nenunnadi Neelone" is based on "Sau Baar Janam Lenge" from ''Ustadon Ke Ustad''.

Release and reception

''Monagallaku Monagadu'' was released on 14 January 1966, and became a commercial success.

References

External links

* * Watch movie online a
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{{Modern Theatres 1960s action thriller films 1960s Telugu-language films 1960s Indian films Films about organised crime in India Indian action thriller films Indian black-and-white films Telugu remakes of Hindi films Films directed by S. D. Lal