Bhale Rangadu

Bhale Rangadu is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by N. N. Bhatt and directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[1] Released on 14 August 1969, the film was a critical and commercial success.^[2]

Bhale Rangadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. Rama Rao
Written by	Gollapudi Maruthi Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	T. Rama Rao
Story by	Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
Produced by	N. N. Bhatt
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisri
Cinematography	K. S. Ramakrishna
Edited by	J. Krishna Swamy Balu
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Sri Vijaya Bhatt Productions
Distributed by	Rajasri Films
Release date	14 August 1969 (1969-08-14)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

Ranga, a jovial idler, lives with his sister Lachamma & niece Ganga. He believes the chatter of an astrologer who predicts that a wealthy woman will bestow him with Rs.30 Lakhs worth of property. Meanwhile, Zamindar Raja Shekaram is a millionaire whose sole heir is his granddaughter Radha. Once, Radha becomes acquainted with Ranga in an accident when she starts taking a liking to him. Meanwhile, Zamindar's malicious Diwanji ploys to knit Radha with his imbecile son Papai when he is mortified. Keeping the grudge, Diwanji incriminates Zamindar as a homicide of his servant Narasaiah, which makes him lose consciousness. Just as Diwanji intimidates Radha to wed Papai above, she is surrounded by several relatives who plot to usurp her wealth. During that plight, Ranga consoles her and makes a game plan. Soon, he civilizes, with Radha's help, and arrives as Zamindar's friend's grandson, who starts teasing the black guards. Later, Radha falls for Ranga; Papai & Ganga are infatuated, and he, too, teams up with them. Parallelly, Ranga makes Zamindar normal and uncovers the truth of Narasaiah's existence in the clutches of Diwanji. At last, Ranga ceases the traitors. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ranga & Radha.

Cast

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Ranga
• Vanisri as Radha
• Gummadi as Diwanji
• Satyanarayana as Seshu
• Allu Ramalingaiah as Astrologer
• Dhulipala as Narasaiah
• Nagabhushanam as Zamindar Raja Shekaram
• Padmanabham as Papai
• Raavi Kondala Rao as R. K. Rao
• Sakshi Ranga Rao as Gumastha Rajanna
• K. V. Chalam as Andalamma's son
• Potti Prasad as Subbai
• Bheema Raju as Jaggadu
• Suryakantham as Andalamma
• Vijaya Lalitha as Ganga
• Pushpa Kumari as Lachamma
• Sarathi as Ranga's secretary in the dream sequence

Soundtrack

Bhale Rangadu
Film score by K. V. Mahadevan
Released	1969
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	28:39
Producer	K. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan chronology
Adrushtavanthalu (1969) Bhale Rangadu (1969) Buddhimantudu (1969)

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[3][4]

S. No.	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	"Ninna Naadhe Repu Naadhe"	Dasaradhi	Ghantasala	3:45
2	"Palukaleni Mouna Geethi"	C.Narayana Reddy	Ghantasala, P. Susheela	4:38
3	"Merisi Poye"	Aarudhra	P. Susheela	4:25
4	"Pagati Kalalu"	Kosaraju	Ghantasala, L. R. Eeswari	4:14
5	"Abbabba Chali"	Kosaraju	Pithapuram, L. R. Eeswari	3:46
6	"Hip Hip Hurray"	Aarudra	Ghantasala, P. Susheela	4:19
7	"Paisa Paisa Paisa"	Aarudhra	Ghantasala	3:32

Reception

Vijaya of Visalaandhra in her review dated 17 August 1969 called Bhale Rangadu an "entertaining film," whilst appreciating the performances of Nageswara Rao and Vanisri.^[5]