Daasi (1952 film)
Daasi is a 1952 Telugu language drama film, produced by C. Lakshmi Rajyam under the Rajyam Pictures banner and directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das, while L. V. Prasad has taken care of supervision. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, S. V. Ranga Rao in the lead roles and music composed by C. R. Subburaman & Susarla Dakshina Murthy. The film was later remade in Tamil as Velaikari Magal by the same banner and director.
Plot
Ramaiah is a horse-cart driver and his wife Lakshmi works as a maid at the house of a wealthy man, Badrinath. The couple has a son, Subbadu. Badrinath, who is issueless, decides to remarry to have children and is in search of a bride. His wife Parvathamma is advised by her elder brother Ramarao to fake a pregnancy. She reluctantly agrees. As Lakshmi is pregnant again, Ramarao's idea is to show her baby as that of Parvathamma to Badrinath and dissuade him from a second marriage. Ramaiah suspects infidelity on the part of Lakshmi and sends her out of the house. She takes shelter in Parvathamma's house, delivers a baby girl and is shocked to find Parvathamma and the baby missing from there. Ramaiah remarries to Durgi, who elopes with a stage actor after throwing her stepson Subbadu into a stream. Dejected, Lakshmi, who decides to end her life by jumping into the stream, finds her son and saves him with the help of a doctor. After Durga leaves him, Ramaiah turns into a sanyasi. Years go by. Lakshmi's daughter Kamala, who is being brought up by Parvathamma, is now a young woman and is in love with Ramarao's son, Premnath. But Premnath's mother, who knows the truth, objects to her son marrying a maid's daughter. Subbadu is now Subbarao, a lawyer of repute. After the story takes a few more turns and twists from here on all ends up well. Ramaiah returns home and the family is reunited.Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Ramaiah
- C. Lakshmi Rajyam as Lakshmi
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Badrinath
- Relangi
- Kasturi Siva Rao
- Srivatsa Venkateswara Rao as Rama Rao
- Doraswamy
- Santha Kumari as Parvathamma
- Suryakantham
- T. Kanakam as Durgi
- T. D. Vasantha as Kamala
Crew
- Art: T. V. S. Sarma
- Choreography: Vempati
- Stills: Nagaraja Rao
- Story — Dialogues: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
- Lyrics: Acharya Aatreya
- Playback: P. Leela, M. L. Vasantha Kumari, Jikki, A. P. Komala, Susarla Dakshinamurthi, Pithapuram
- Music: C. R. Subburaman, Susarla Dakshinamurthi
- Editing: Manikyam
- Cinematography: M. A. Rehman, N. C. Balakrishnan
- Producer: C. Lakshmi Rajyam
- Direction Supervision: L. V. Prasad
- Screenplay — Director: C. V. Ranganatha Das
- Banner: Krishna Pictures
- Release Date: 26 November 1952
Soundtrack
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Maarajula" | Pithapuram, P. Leela | |
| 2 | "Jorse Chal Naa Raja" | Pithapuram | |
| 3 | "Kalakallade Panduga" | P. Leela, Jikki | |
| 4 | "Chitti Thalli Navvave" | P. Leela | |
| 5 | "Yedavakamma Yedavaku" | ||
| 6 | "Teeripoyendi" | ||
| 7 | "Salanga Nukkani" | ||
| 8 | "Kotta Kapuram" | ||
| 9 | "Sunna Sunna" | ||
| 10 | "Vayasu Sogasu Yuvarani" | ||
| 11 | "Naa Chinnari Baava" |
;Tamil songs
Lyrics were penned by K. D. Santhanam and K. Devanarayanan.
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
| 1 | Pagalellaam Velai Seydhe | ||
| 2 | Jaldi Jalo Joraai Raaja | ||
| 3 | Pudhumai Innaale Pugazh Thirunaale | ||
| 4 | Anbe Endhan Aaruyire Azhaadhe | M. L. Vasanthakumari | 02:31 |
| 5 | Mudindhadhe En Vaazhvu Inre | M. L. Vasanthakumari | |
| 6 | Kaatharula Venumadaa Kadavule | ||
| 7 | Aththai Veedu Sugamillai | ||
| 8 | Madhu Niraiyum Pudhiya Narumanam | ||
| 9 | Thalukku Kulukku Nadai Minukkuthu | ||
| 10 | Ambalatharase Arumarunthe |