Sabhash Ramudu


Sabash Ramudu is a 1959 Telugu drama film, produced by Sundarlal Nahata, T. Aswathanarayana under the Rajshree Productions banner and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Devika in the lead roles and music composed by Ghantasala. The film is a remake of the Hindi film Bada Bhai. The film was recorded as a Blockbuster at the box office. The film was dubbed in Tamil language with the title Sabash Ramu.

Plot

Ramu leaves his village after he lost his property in a devastating flood. He finds a job as a rickshaw puller in Hyderabad. He settles down there with his wife Lakshmi, child Radha and his younger brother Mohan, who is a college student. Mareesu is a pickpocket and Mallika is a petty shop owner. Mareesu falls in love with Mallika. Bhupathi is the leader of the robber gang. He also runs a nightclub where Jayasri performs dances. She helps Bhupathy in his robberies. Ramu comes to know the hideout of the robber gang. An associate of Bhupathy shoots at Ramu. The shot injures Ramu in the leg. Mohan is in love with Rani, who is the daughter of Police Commissioner Narayana Rao. He approves of their marriage and also gets a job for Mohan as a Police Inspector. However, Narayana Rao's son Kumar, who is also a Police Inspector does not like this. He is attracted to Jayasri and falls into bad company with Bhupathy. Bhupathi kills Jayasri and implicates Ramu in the murder. He also kidnaps Mallika, Mareesu, Kumar, Mohan and Rani and holds them captive. Ramu escapes his custody. He informs the police and all are rescued by the police. Mohan and Rani get married.

Cast

The list was adapted from the film's review article in The Hindu.
;Male cast
;Female cast
Music was composed by Ghantasala for both language versions. The song "Jayammu Nischayammura" is inspired by the song "Kadam Badhaye Ja Nazar" from the 1957 film Bada Bhai, sung by Mohammed Rafi.
;Telugu
Lyrics were penned by Kosaraju, Sri Sri and Sadasivabrahmam.
;Tamil
Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthi wrote the lyrics.

Production

The story was based on a Hindi film Bada Bhai produced and directed by K. Amarnath and released in 1957. Sundarlal Nahata and T. Aswathanarayana, owners of Rajshri Productions bought the rights to remake the film in Telugu. Alterations were made in the story to appeal to the regional audiences. C. S. Rao directed the film while Sadasivabrahmam wrote the story and Telugu dialogues.

Release

Sabash Ramudu and its Tamil-dubbed version Sabash Ramu were released on 10 September 1959.