Desoddharakulu
Desoddharakulu is a 1973 Telugu drama film, produced by U. Viswaswara Rao under the Deepthi International banner and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri in the lead roles, and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
Plot
The film begins with Sri Varada Sri Krishna Yachendra, Zamindar of Mangalapuram. According to his will, his house is given to his Diwanji and all his immovable assets to charity organizations and jewelry to the temple and hands over the running of trust to Diwanji. Bhadrachalam temple trustee Dharma Rao, while taking the jewelry, met with an accident and jewelry disappears. Twenty years roll by, Prabhakar Rao, who was an inspector at the time of the crime, is now police commissioner. Diwan Raja Bhushnam becomes a big industrialist and jeep driver Tata Rao as his general manager. Trustee Dharma Rao has two sons, Raja Rao and Gopal Rao. Gopal Rao mysteriously meets Radha, daughter of Prabhakar Rao and they fall in love. Elders also agree for their marriage. Once in a party arranged by Praja Bhandhu Rajabhushnam, Raja Rao behaves against Raja Bhushnam and he is sent to jail. Gopal Rao wants to find out the reason for the injustice done to his brother Raja Rao. He meets Raja Bhushnam and he says that his father had stolen jewelry belonging to the temple and committed suicide. To know the truth, Gopal Rao goes to the commissioner. The rest of the story is how Gopal Rao catches the real culprits and proves his father's innocence.Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Gopal Rao
- Vanisri as Radha
- Nagabhushanam as Raja Bhushnam
- Satyanarayana
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Ganapathi
- Padmanabham
- Prabhakar Reddy as Commissioner Prabhakar Rao
- Mikkilineni as Raja Rao
- Dhulipala
- Rajanala as Tata Rao
- Mukkamala
- Tyagaraju
- Savitri
- Raja Sulochana
- Shubha
Crew
- Art: S. Krishna Rao
- Choreography: Tangappa, Mahalingam, Raju
- Dialogues: Tripuraneni Maharadhi, Modukuri Johnson
- Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Acharya Aatreya, Aarudhra, Sri Sri, U. Visweswara Rao, Modukuri Johnson
- Playback: Ghantasala, SP Balu, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, L. R. Eswari
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Story: Viswa Shanti Unit
- Editing: R. Hanumantha Rao
- Cinematography: G. K. Ramu
- Producer: U. Visweswara Rao
- Screenplay – Director: C. S. Rao
- Banner: Deepthi International
- Release Date: 29 March 1973
Soundtrack
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Mabbulu Rendu" | Acharya Aatreya | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:17 |
| 2 | "Madi Madi Suchi Suchi" | Sri Sri | S. Janaki | 3:57 |
| 3 | "Aa Yedo Tapam" | Aarudhra | L. R. Eswari | 3:34 |
| 4 | "Swagathm Dora Suswagatam" | Modukuri Johnson | P. Susheela | 4:11 |
| 5 | "Korukunna Doragaru" | Acharya Aatreya | P. Susheela | 4:00 |
| 6 | "Ee Veenaku Sruthi Ledu" | Acharya Aatreya | P. Susheela | 4:05 |
| 7 | "Aakalayyi Annamadigithe" | U. Visweswara Rao | SP Balu | 4:32 |
| 8 | "Idikadu Maa Sanskruthi" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:27 |