Santosham (1955 film)

Santosham (transl. Happiness) is a 1955 Telugu-language drama film, produced by M. Somasundaram under the Jupiter Pictures Ltd. banner[3] and directed by C. P. Deekshith.[4] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Jamuna [5] and music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[6] The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Velaikkaari (1949) and it was simultaneously made as the Hindi movie Naya Aadmi (1956).[7]

Santosham
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	C. P. Deekshith
Produced by	M. Somasundaram
Written by	Samudrala Sr Samudrala Jr (screenplay / dialogues)
Story by	C. N. Annadurai
Based on	Velaikkaari (1949)
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Anjali Devi Jamuna
Music by	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography	P. Rama Swamy
Edited by	L. S. Ramachandran
Production company	Jupiter Pictures[1]
Release date	24 December 1955 [2]
Running time	159 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

Zamindar Dayanidhi (R. Nagendra Rao) a deceitful vicious miser whose profession is to take advantage of the destitute by giving loans and taking the authority on them. Unable to repay the money he has borrowed from Zamindar for his son Anand's (N.T.Rama Rao) higher studies, Sundaraiah (Vadlamani Viswanathan) commits suicide. A depressed Anand makes an aborted bid to kill the Zamindar and on the same night, he along with his friend Madan Mohan (Jaggaiah) stumble upon the corpse of an England-returned rich young man Paramanand (again N. T. Rama Rao), who resembles Anand. On Mohan's advice, Anand takes his place. The dead man's blind mother (Kakinada Rajaratnam) believes that Anand is her son and performs his marriage with Dayanidhi's class-conscious daughter Sarasa (Jamuna). Dayanidhi objects to his son Murthy (Ramasarma) marrying their servant-maid Amrutham (Anjali Devi) and tries to kill her by torching her hut. How Anand saves Amrutham, tames Sarasa and brings in a change of heart in Dayanidhi forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Anand & Paramanand (dual role)
• Anjali Devi as Amrutham
• Jamuna as Sarasa
• Jaggayya as Mohan
• R. Nagendra Rao as Dayanidhi
• Relangi as Parvathalu
• Vangara as Pullayya
• Vadlamani Viswanatham as Sundarayya
• Rama Sharma as Murthy
• K.V.S. Sharma as Public Prosecutor
• Rajasulochana as Santhi Kumar
• Rajaratnam as Radhabai
• Kamalabai as Gangaratnam
• Ragini as Dancer
• Helen as Dancer

Soundtrack

Santosham
Film score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Released	1955
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	H.M.V.Audio
Producer	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy

Music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr-Samudrala Jr.. Music released by H.M.V. Audio Company.

S. No.	Song Title	Singers	length
1	"Navvavoi Raja"	P. Susheela
2	"Nilupara"	Venkatesh	2:45
3	"Etula Brathukanu"	Ghantasala	2:15
4	"Yamuna Thatakam"	K. Rani
5	"Gaalivalle Thelipo"
6	"Rupai Kasulone"	P.Susheela	3:29
7	"Dhanamu Mulamura"	Ghantasala, Pithapuram	4:45
8	"Teeyani Eenati Reyi"	P.Susheela, Venkatesh	2:24
9	"Chinnaridanara"	Jikki	2:03
10	"Vunnaru Vunnaru"	Jikki	2:45

References

1. "Santosham (Overview)". IMDb.
2. "Santosham (Release Date)". Spicy Onion.
3. "Santosham (Banner)". Chitr.com.
4. "Santosham (Direction)". Filmiclub.
5. "Santosham (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
6. "Santosham (Preview)". Know Your Films.
7. "Santosham (Review)". The Hindu.

External links

• Santosham at IMDb