Ramudu Bheemudu
| Ramudu Bheemudu | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Tapi Chanakya |
| Produced by | D. Rama Naidu |
| Written by | D. V. Narasa Raju |
| Starring |
N.T. Rama Rao Jamuna L. Vijayalakshmi Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Girija S.V.Ranga Rao Rajanala Ramana Reddy Suryakantham |
| Music by | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
| Cinematography | Annayya |
| Edited by | Marthand |
Production company | |
Release dates | 21 May 1964 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹ 2 Crores |
Ramudu Bheemudu is a 1964 Telugu film directed by Tapi Chanakya. It was the first movie of D. Rama Naidu as a producer. N.T. Rama Rao played the dual role as "Ramudu" and "Bheemudu". It was remade into Tamil as Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) With M. G. R, into Hindi as Ram Aur Shyam (1967) starring Dilip Kumar, Malayalam as Ajayanum Vijayanum (1976) with Prem Nazir and in Kannada as Mojugara Sogasugara (1995) with Vishnuvardhan.
Plot
Ramudu (N.T. Rama Rao) is an innocent young man in the guardianship of his uncle Panakala Rao (Rajanala), who is both crooked and wicked. The uncle is ready to usurp his property, and is just waiting for an appropriate opportunity. Ramudu is made to attend to all the domestic chores; unable to bear the torture, he runs away from home.
Bheemudu (N.T. Rama Rao) is interested in staging plays which his mother strongly disapproves. After he comes back home from a stage play, he is taken to task by his mother. In order to escape the wrath of his mother, Bheemudu flees his home and lands in the nearby city.
Both of them enter the same hotel and unexpectedly interchange their places. Thus Ramudu, entering the house of Bheemudu, falls in love with Santhi (L. Vijayalakshmi); Bheemudu, who now takes the place of Ramudu, falls in love with Leela (Jamuna). Bheemudu, who is in the place of Ramudu, now understands that he has to bring Panakala Rao to senses so that the property that really belongs to Ramudu, should be restored to him. Ramudu, now in the role of Bheemudu, starts enjoying the love and affection of the new family members. However, Panakala Rao comes to know of this change of places and attempts to take advantage of this situation. At the end Ramudu and Bheemudu turn out to be twins who got separated during the Godavari Pushkarams. All ends well in the film with Ramudu marrying Santhi and Bheemudu with Leela.
Soundtrack
The music and the background score of the movie was composed by Pendyala Nageshwara Rao.
- "Desammu Maarindoy Kaalammu Maarindoy" (written by Kosaraju Raghavaiah).
- "Undile Manchi Kaalam Mundu Mundunaa" (written by Srirangam Srinivasa Rao).
- "Thelisindile Thelisindile Nelaraja Neeroopu Thelisindile" (written by Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela).
- "Ade Ade Naaku Antu Teliyakunnadi" (written by Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela).
- "Saradaa Saradaa Cigarettu" (written by Kosaraju).
- "Thaguna Idi Mama" (written by Kosaraju).
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| N. T. Rama Rao | Ramudu/Bheemudu (Lakshmanudu) (Dual role) |
| Jamuna | Leela |
| S. V. Ranga Rao | Ranganatham |
| Girija | Kamala |
| Relangi Venkataramaiah | Jayaram |
| Ramana Reddy | Sarabhaiah |
| Suryakantham | Sundaramma |
| Rajanala | Panakala Rao |
| L. Vijayalakshmi | Shanta |
| Santha Kumari |