Poola Rangadu

Poola Rangadu is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jamuna, Sobhan Babu and Vijaya Nirmala, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film, loosely based on A. J. Cronin's novel Beyond This Place, was released on 24 November and became a box office success. It was remade in Tamil in 1970 as En Annan and in Hindi in 1972 as Jeet.[1][2]

This article is about the 1967 film. For the 2012 film, see Poola Rangadu (2012 film).

Poola Rangadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdurthi Subba Rao
Written byRanganayakamma (dialogues)
Screenplay byAdurthi Subba Rao
Story byMullapudi Venkata Ramana
Based onBeyond This Place
by A. J. Cronin
Produced byD. Madhusudhana Rao
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Jamuna
Sobhan Babu
Vijaya Nirmala
CinematographyP. S. Selvaraj
Edited byT. Krishna
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
Production
company
Release date
  • 24 November 1967 (1967-11-24)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Cast

Production

Producer D. Madhusudhana Rao sought to work on the adaptation of the A. J. Cronin novel Beyond This Place, on the suggestion of Gollapudi Maruti Rao. He hired Mullapudi Venkata Ramana to write the story taking a basic plot point from the novel while Ranganayakamma provided the dialogues. Prisons scenes were shot at real locations at Chanchalguda and Musheerabad Central Prisons in Hyderabad with the permission of the state government. Though the film was predominantly filmed in black-and-white, the "Nee Jilugu Paita" song sequence alone was in colour.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[3]

S. No.Song TitleLyricsSingerslength
1 "Neetiki Nilabadi Nijayiteega" Kosaraju Ghantasala 4:13
2 "Neevu Raavu Nidura Raadu" Dasaradhi P. Susheela 3:49
3 "Nee Nadumupaina Cheyi Vesi" C. Narayana Reddy Ghantasala, P. Susheela 3:50
4 "Chigurulu Vesina Kalalannee" C. Narayana Reddy P. Susheela, Mohan Raju 4:11
5 "Chillara Rallaku Mokkutu" Kosaraju Ghantasala, Chittoor V. Nagaiah 3:24
6 "Misamisalade Chinadana" C. Narayana Reddy Ghantasala, P. Susheela 3:59
7 "Siggenduke Pilla" C. Narayana Reddy Madhavapeddi Satyam, Vasantha 3:18
8 "Eyra Sinnodeyra" C. Narayana Reddy P. Susheela 3:49
9 "Burrakatha" C. Narayana Reddy Ghantasala 6:08

Release and reception

Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot, in his review dated 1 December 1967, criticised the film for its poor direction and performances.[4] The film ran for more than 100 days in 11 centres in Andhra Pradesh.[5]

Awards

References
  1. APK (11 October 2007). "Poolarangadu (1967)". CineGoer. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  2. Narasimham, M. L. (6 July 2018). "Poola Rangadu (1967)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. "Poolarangadu (1967)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. Gopalrao, Griddaluru (1 December 1967). "అభిప్రాయం: పూల రంగడు" [Opinion: Poola Rangadu] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. Ram (14 January 2007). "Sobhanbabu's 100 Days Films List". CineGoer. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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