Bhale Mastaru
Bhale Mastaru (transl. Bravo Teacher) is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by C. S. Raju under the Vijayagiri Dhwaja Productions banner and directed by S. D. Lal. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi and Kanchana, with music composed by T. V. Raju. The film is remake of the Hindi movie Professor (1962).[1]
| Bhale Mastaru | |
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| Directed by | S. D. Lal |
| Produced by | C. S. Raju |
| Written by | Bhamidipati Radhakrishna (dialogues) |
| Based on | Professor (1962) |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Anjali Devi Kanchana |
| Music by | T. V. Raju |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasad |
| Edited by | B. Gopal Rao |
Production company | Vijayagiri Dhwaja Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 173 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Madhu (N. T. Rama Rao) an unemployed educated guy, his mother (Santhi Kumari) suffers from TB and requires immediate treatment. Once he sees an advertisement for a teacher's job at a lady Zamindar's house, but they require a person above 50 years. Madhu wants to save his ailing mother, so, he changes his attire as an old man by the name of Prof. Madhusudan Rao and reaches their palace. Zamindar Seetadevi (Anjali Devi) an unmarried aged woman, who is a lady Hitler, is the guardian of her expired brother's five naughty children Vijaya (Kanchana), Vimala (Sheela), Buchi Babu (Raja Babu) and other small kids. Seetadevi employs Madhu when all these mischievous tries to send him away, but he manages to retain the job. Once Madhu meets Vijaya without disguise, they start liking each other and introduces himself as the Professor's nephew. He also praises Seetadevi in the old avatar to get her appreciation, so, she too starts loving him and decides to marry him. Now Madhu is sandwiched. After some time, Madhu reveals the truth to Vijaya and she understands him. Meanwhile, younger girl Vimala has been cheated by a guy Giri (Krishnam Raju) and she tries to commit suicide by jumping into the river, to protect her, Madhu too jumps in the old attire when Seetadevi realizes Madhu's cheating. Furious Seetadevi feels that Madhu is the person who cheated Vimala and tries to shoot him when Madhu's mother obstructs the way and gets wounded. Here Vijaya and the remaining children revolt saying her a demon, which hurts her a lot. Meanwhile, Vimala recovers and tells about Giri. Madhu brings him and proves his innocence. At last, Seetadevi decides to leave the house but Madhu changes her intention and everybody says sorry. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madhu & Vijaya.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Madhu
- Anjali Devi as Seeta Devi
- Kanchana as Vijaya
- Krishnam Raju as Giri
- Raja Babu as Buchi Babu
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Prabhakar Reddy
- Mikkilineni
- Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah
- Santha Kumari
- Rama Prabha as Kasulu
- Sheela as Vimala
Soundtrack
| Bhale Mastaru | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1969 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 24:49 |
| Label | EMI Columbia |
| Producer | T. V. Raju |
Music was composed by T. V. Raju.[2]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Naalo Yemayano" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari | 3:41 |
| 2 | "Ringu Masteru" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala, L. R. Eswari | 3:41 |
| 3 | "Adhigo Chinnadhi" | Dasaradhi | A.L.Raghavan | 2:50 |
| 4 | "Hello Madam" | Dasaradhi | Ghantasala | 3:10 |
| 5 | "Vundani Vundani" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:26 |
| 6 | "Neeve Nanai" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:23 |
| 7 | "Ye Daari Godari" | Kosaraju | Pithapuram, L. R. Eswari | 3:38 |
| 8 | "1 2 3 Twist dance le" | Kosaraju | L. R. Eswari | 4:01 |
References
- Manikyeswari, C. V. R. (16 March 2019). "ఫ్లాష్ బ్యాక్ @ 50 – భలే మాస్టారు" [Flash Back @ 50 – Bhale Mastaru]. Andhra Bhoomi (in Telugu). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Bhale Mastaru (1969)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 29 December 2020.