Aada Pettanam

1958 film

6 August 1958 (1958-08-06)

Running time

169 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Aada Pettanam (Telugu: ఆడపెత్తనం; transl. Women's Authority) is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by M. Narayana Swamy and M. Venkata Ramadasu and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.^[1] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and music jointly composed by S. Rajeswara Rao & Master Venu.^[2] Anisetty was announced as the director initially, but Adurthi Subba Rao took over later.^[3]

Plot

The film begins in a village where a couple, Ganapathi & Rangamma, have two children, Krishna & Swarajyam. Since Krishna is the first wife's progeny, virago Rangamma scorns him. Krishna falls for his childhood friend Radha, the daughter of schoolteacher Ramaiah. Upon learning of this, Ramaiah moves forward with the proposal, but Rangamma seeks Rs.10,000 in dowry. So, Ramaiah approaches a spiteful loan shark President Kondaiah, who tyrannizes the villagers. Ramaiah mortgages his property and acquires the amount. However, Kondaiah entices Radha, so he steals the amount, and the marriage is called off. During that plight, Ramaiah agrees to knit Radha with Kondaiah when Radha attempts suicide. Krishna rescues and espouses her. As a result, he quits the house. Parallelly, Lokhanadham, a stage artist, traps Rangamma, intrudes into their home, and weds Swarajyam. Ramaiah passes away, and Kondaiah seizes his property. Krishna establishes a school and cooperative Bank in the village and ameliorates the lifestyles of the destitute, which irks Kondaiah. Eventually, Ganapathi turns terminally ill when Rangamma grabs the totality by Lokhanadham’s ruse. After the death of Ganapathi, Rangamma expels Krishna when Lokhanadham forges and pawns the property to Kondaiah. Kondaiah occupies it when Rangamma bars him, but she is forsaken. Krishna & Radha aid her, drive the black guards, and reform Lokhanadham. At last, Rangamma realizes the virtue of the two. Finally, the movie ends happily with the family’s union.

Cast

Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Krishna
Anjali Devi as Radha
Relangi as Lokanadham
Gummadi as President Kondaiah
Chadalavada as Ganapathi
Allu Ramalingaiah as Peraiah
Perumallu as Ramaiah
Balakrishna as Srungaram
Kannamba as Rangamma
Raja Sulochana as Kalavathi
Chhaya Devi as Machamma
Suryakala as Swarajyam

Crew

Art: Thota
Choreography: A. K. Chopra, Venu Gopal
Lyrics: Samudrala Sr., Sri Sri, Kosaraju, Arudra, Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry
Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, Madhavapeddi Satyam, Pithapuram, P. Leela, Swarnalatha
Music: S. Rajeswara Rao, Master Venu
Story — Dialogues : Pinisetti Srirama Murthy
Editing: M. Babu
Cinematography: T. S. Ajith Kumar
Producer: M. Narayana Swamy, M. Venkata Ramadasu
Screenplay — Director: Adurthi Subba Rao
Banner: Prabha Productions
Release Date: 6 August 1958

Soundtrack

Aada Pettanam
Film score by S. Rajeswara Rao Master Venu
Released	1958
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	26:48
Producer	S. Rajeswara Rao Master Venu

Music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao & Master Venu. Music was released on Audio Company.

S. No.	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	"Padaraa Padaraa Chal Beta"	Kosaraju	Ghantasala	3:44
2	"Priyuda Biraana"	Arudra	P. Susheela	4:00
3	"Pasidi Merugulaa"	Sri Sri	Ghantasala, P. Susheela	4:34
4	"Nee Korake Nee Korake"	Kosaraju	Ghantasala, Jikki	3:40
5	"Kaavu Kaavumanu Kakaiah"	Kosaraju	Ghantasala, P. Susheela	3:20
6	"Valape Chalu Thalape Chalu"	Samudrala Sr	P. Leela	3:05
7	"Om Namashivaya"	Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry	Pithapuram,P. Susheela	4:25