Velugu Needalu
Velugu Needalu is a 1961 Telugu language film produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Annapurna Pictures banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. The film has received the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu.
The film was simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Thooya Ullam.
Plot
Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah owns a printing press and a magazine. Vengalappa works for him. Venkataramaiah and his wife Kanaka Durgamma adopt a girl Suguna. After she gives birth to a child Varalakshmi, Kanaka Durgamma's affection towards Suguna diminishes and she throws her out. Vengalappa and his wife Santhamma raise her. Suguna joins M.B.B.S. Chandra Shekar, nephew of Vengalappa, who is also a student of the same college and they fall in love. Suguna gives tuition to Subhadramma's son. Subhadramma's brother Dr. Raghunath returns from London. Chandram is a chain-smoker, afflicted with tuberculosis. Heeding to Chandram's words, Suguna marries Raghu. Chandram is admitted to the Union Mission Sanatorium in Madanapalle and is cured. Raghu meets with a fatal accident on his way to receive Chandram. Bowing to Suguna's wish, Chandram marries Varalakshmi and steers the press and the magazine towards profit. Kanaka Durgamma sows suspicion in Varalakshmi about Suguna and Chandram's relationship. Chandram joins the workers in their fight for the bonus. Venkataramaiah brings in new workers. While trying to stop the fight between them, Varalakshmi is grievously injured. Suguna saves her. The shadows are a thing of the past in their family.Cast
The Tamil cast list is adapted from the book Thiraikalanjiyam Part2;Telugu
- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Chandram
- Savitri as Suguna
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah
- Jaggayya as Dr. Raghunath
- Relangi as Vengalappa
- Padmanabham as Medical Student
- Peketi Sivaram as Sivaram
- Suryakantham as Kanaka Durgamma
- Girija as Varalakshmi
- Rajasulochana as Special appearance in song Padavoyi Bharateeyuda
- E. V. Saroja as Special appearance in song Sariganchu Cheerakatti
- Sandhya as Subhadramma
- T. G. Kamala Devi as Santhamma
- Surabhi Kamalabai
- Mohana as Nurse
- Nagarjuna Akkineni as infant Raghu
;Male cast
- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
- S. V. Ranga Rao
- K. A. Thangavelu
- K. Balaji
- Natarajan
- Nagarathinam
- Mani
- Dharmaraj
;Female cast
- Savitri
- E. V. Saroja
- M. S. Sundari Bai
- Sandhya
- Surabhi Kamalabai
- T. G. Kamaladevi
- Baby Sasikala
- Mohana
- Rajeswari
Crew
- Art: G.V.Subba Rao
- Choreography: P.S.Gopalakrishnan, A.K.Chopra.
- Dialogues: Acharya Atreya
- Lyrics: Sri Sri, Kosaraju
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, Madhavapeddi Satyam
- Music: Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Editing: M. S. Mani
- Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
- Associate Director: K. Viswanath
- Producer: D. Madhusudhana Rao
- Screenplay — Director: Adurthi Subba Rao
- Banner: Annapurna Pictures
- Release Date: 5 January 1961
Production
Soundtrack
Music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. Music released on Audio Company.| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Haayi Haayigaa Jaabilli" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:20 |
| 2 | "Paadavoyi Bharatheeyuda" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 5:55 |
| 3 | "Challani Vennela" | Sri Sri | P. Susheela, Jikki | 2:56 |
| 4 | "Oh Rangayo Poola Rangayo" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:32 |
| 5 | "Kala Kaanidi" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala | 3:57 |
| 6 | "Sariganchu Cheerakatti" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:57 |
| 7 | "Bhale Bhale" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, Madhavapeddi Satyam | 4:09 |
| 8 | "Chitti Potti Chinnari" | Sri Sri | P. Susheela, Swarnalatha | 3:06 |
| 9 | "Siva Govinda Govinda" | Kosaraju | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 3:23 |