''Raitu Kutumbam'' () is a 1972 Indian

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directed by

T. Rama Rao Tatineni Rama Rao (1938 – 20 April 2022) was an Indian filmmaker. He directed 75 Hindi and Telugu feature films between 1966 and 2000. Career Rao started his work in the film industry in the late 1950s as the assistant director of his cousi ...

. 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 Kanchana, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.

Plot

The film begins in a village with a joint family. Its elder son Joogaiah is a vagabond, and his wife Annapurna is a benevolent rearing the two infant brothers-in-law Ramu & Madhu as equal to her daughter Lakshmi. She strives hard for survival by cultivating the leftover land. Spotting the older one, Ramu aids his sister-in-law by quitting his education. Years roll by, and Ramu toils and molds brother Madhu as a Police officer. Besides, Joogaiah continues his vices, whose lavish expenses devour the strivings of Ramu. Paanakaalu is a cruel moneylender in the same village whose only daughter, Radha, falls for Ramu. Meanwhile, Madhu marries a modern girl, Geeta, the daughter of millionaire Venu Gopal Rao, who can't abide being penniless and shifts to the city. Parallelly, Lakshmi loves their distant relative Lokeswara Rao/Lokam, and Ramu wants to knit them. But Lokam's mother, Bhoolokamma, a shrew, demands Rs. 10.000 as dowry. Though it is not affordable, Ramu's words are for the couple's happiness. Now, Ramu seeks help from Madhu, who requests Geeta when she insults him. Ramu consoles Madhu and returns. In that critical situation, Ramu raises funds by selling the property to Paanakaalu. During the marriage, Joogaiah steals the amount. Knowing it, unscrupulous Bhoolokamma calls off the marriage despite tying the knot. Madhu is also absent from the venue as he meets with an accident. Eventually, Paanakaalu learns about the love affair of Ramu & Radha, so he intrigues him by auctioning their property. Now Ramu moves to the city with his family, where Lokam supports him in getting a taxi, and he toils to collect the dowry amount. After recovery, Madhu visits the village, where he is aware of the misfortune and searches for his family. Meanwhile, Lokam plays a drama with the help of Ramu and rectifies his mother. At present, Madhu finds the whereabouts of his family and decides to take care of them, but Geeta refuses. Humiliated, Madhu quits and stays along with Ramu. After some time, at a party, a guy, Sudhakar, tries to molest Geeta when Ramu saves her, which makes her realize the mistake and plead for a pardon from Madhu. Simultaneously, Paanakaalu fixes a match for Radha, so she escapes and reaches Ramu. Paanakaalu follows her and tries to take her against her will when Ramu shields her, claiming her as his fiancé. On his way back, Paanakaalu spots Joogaiah, who has been troubled by debtors. Here, Paanakaalu plots to relieve Ramu and bribe him to kill him without knowing the reality. That night, Joogaiah seeks to slay Ramu; between the combat, they recognize each other when Joogaiah repents and reforms himself. Frustrated, Paanakaalu kidnaps Ramu's family. At last, Ramu rescues them and sees the end of Paanakaalu. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Radha.

Cast

as Ramu * Kanchana as Radha *

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as Madhu *

Krishnam Raju Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also th ...

as Sudhakar (Guest) *

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 Ramu's father * Satyanarayana as Joogaiah *

Dhulipala Dhulipala Sitarama Sastry (24 September 1921 – 13 April 2007), known mononymously by the surname Dhulipala, was an Indian actor and thespian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was noted for playing mythological roles, p ...

as Panakaalu *

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as Lokeswara Rao / Lokam *

Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao (born Rangavajhula Ranga Rao; – 27 June 2005) was an Indian character actor who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre, theatre. He appeared in about 450 films over a career spanning four decades, majority of which w ...

as Sambhaiah *G.V.Subba Rao as Venu Gopal Rao *

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 ...

as Annapurna * Suryakantham as Bhulokamma *

Geetanjali __NOTOC__ ''Gitanjali'' () is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, for its English translation, '' Song Offerings'', making him the first non-European and the fi ...

as Geetha *

Vijaya Lalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saa ...

as Dancer *Anitha as Lakshmi *Master Aadinarayana Rao as Young Ramu *Master Yerramilli Srinivas as Young Madhu

Soundtrack

Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.

References

External links

* {{T. Rama Rao 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films 1972 drama films 1972 films Films directed by T. Rama Rao Films scored by T. Chalapathi Rao Indian drama films