Raithu Bidda (transl. Farmer's Son) is a 1939 Telugu social problem film directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. It is a social reformist film during the British Raj era, at the time of battle against the Zamindari system. The British Administration banned the film in the region.[2] Ironically, it was produced by one of the Zamindars of the time, Challapalli Maharaja. The film had a public re-release in 1948.[3]

Raithu Bidda
Directed byGudavalli Ramabrahmam
Written byTripuraneni Gopichand,
Malladi Viswanatha Kaviraju,
Gudavalli Ramabrahmam,
Tapi Dharma Rao
Produced byChallapalli Maharaja
StarringBellary Raghava
Gidugu Venkata Seethapathi Rao
Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao
P. Suri Babu
Tanguturi Suryakumari
S. Varalakshmi
Vedantam Raghavayya
M. C. Raghavan
Vangara
CinematographySailen Bose
Music byBhimavarapu Narasimha Rao
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Release date
  • 27 August 1939 (1939-08-27)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Cast

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Actor Character
Bellary Raghava Narsi Reddy
Gidugu Venkata Seethapathi The Zamindar
Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao Kaasaa Subbanna
P. Suri Babu Ramajogi
Tanguturi Suryakumari Seetha
Nellori Nagaraja Rao Tahsildar
Kosaraju Raghavayya Raami Reddy
S. Varalakshmi Beggar Girl
M. C. Raghavan The Money Lender
Vedantam Raghavayya Dancer in the Dasavatharam song

Soundtrack

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  1. "Nidra Melukora Tammuda Gaadha Nidra Melukora Tammuda" - (Snger: P. Suri Babu)
  2. "Mangalamamma Maa Poojalu Gaikonumamma" - Group song
  3. "Raitu Paina Anuragamu Choopani" - (Singer: P. Suribabu)
  4. "Vayinchuma Murali Vayinchu Krishna"
  5. "Kanna Biddakai Kalavara Paduchunu Kanneeru Karchunu" - (Singer: P. Suribabu)
  6. "Ravoyi Vanamali Birabira Ravoyi" - (Singer: Tanguturi Suryakumari)
  7. "Sai Sai Idena Bharathi Nee Pere" - (Burrakatha by P. Suri Babu group)
  8. "Sukshetramulu Dayasoonulai Peedinchu" (Poem by P. Suri Babu)
  9. "Raithuke Otivvavalenanna Nee Kashta Sukhamula" - (Singers: P. Suri Babu and others)
  10. "Dasavatraramulu" - (Veedhi Natakam)

References

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  1. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (16 April 2011). "Blast From The Past - Rythubidda (1939)". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema: www.indiancinema100.in Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ How free is freedom of speech? : Postnoon
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