Maa Babu
Maa Babu (transl. Our Boy) is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by D. V. S. Raju under the Pragathi Art Productions banner and directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. The film is a remake of the Hindi film Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959).[1]
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| Directed by | Tatineni Prakash Rao |
| Produced by | D. V. S. Raju |
| Written by | Samudrala Jr (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Tatineni Prakash Rao |
| Story by | Dhruva Chatterjee |
| Based on | Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959) |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri |
| Music by | T. Chalapathi Rao |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
Production company | Pragathi Art Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Dr. Anand (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is a well known respectable doctor in the society, his wife dies on the operating table, giving birth to a baby boy. At the same time, a widowed pregnant lady Ratna Devi (Savitri) has a miscarriage, as Anand promised her to protect the child, he gives his son to Ratna Devi hiding the truth. After that, grief-stricken, Anand becomes a wanderer and returns after four years. Due to affection for his son, he starts being a frequent visitor in their life which does not augur well with Ratna Devi's mother-in-law (Kannamba) and sister-in-law (M. Saroja) who make her life miserable by attributing illicit relation between them and forcibly stops Anand. Shortly thereafter, Anand marries a nurse, Maya (M. N. Rajam) who is a spendthrift, does not get along with Anand, and he finds out that she cannot conceive. Eventually, Anand's dad passes away, he leaves considerable wealth to Anand's child, including a monthly allowance of Rs.10,000. At that time, Maya learns the birth secret of Anand's child, so, she files a case in the court and wins. Therefore, Ratna Devi has to hands over the child to Maya, but the depressed child is not able to stay with Maya and runs away from home. At Present, everybody is in search of the child, in that bedlam, Maya dies in an accident. Finally, the movie ends, Anand giving back the child to Ratna Devi and continues his journey on official duty by dedicating his life to the hospital.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Dr. Anand
- Savitri as Ratnadevi
- M. N. Rajam as Maya
- Gummadi as Dr. Ashok
- Relangi
- Ramana Reddy
- Chittor V. Nagaiah
- Mikkilineni
- C.S.R
- Chadalavada as Ramu
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Kannamba
- Honey Irani
- M. Saroja
Crew
- Art: Kaladhar
- Choreography: Heeralal, Gopala Krishnan
- Dialogues: Samudrala Jr
- Lyrics: Samudrala Jr, Kosaraju, Sri Sri
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, P. Leela, Jamuna Rani, Madhavapeddi Satyam
- Music: T. Chalapathi Rao
- Story: Dhruva Chatterjee
- Editing: N. M. Shankar
- Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh
- Producer: D. V. S. Raju
- Screenplay - Director: Tatineni Prakash Rao
- Banner: Pragathi Art Productions
- Release Date: 22 December 1960
Soundtrack
| Maa Babu | |
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| Released | 1960 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 29:29 |
| Producer | T. Chalapathi Rao |
Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released on Audio Company.
| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Enta Kalam Enthadooram" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala | 4:51 |
| 2 | "Babu Nidura Po" | Samudrala Jr | P. Susheela | 4:34 |
| 3 | "Chell Chell" | Samudrala Jr | P. Susheela | 4:23 |
| 4 | "O Daarinapoye Chinnavada" | Samudrala Jr | Ghantasala, S. Janaki | 5:10 |
| 5 | "Virese Jhum Jhum" | Samudrala Jr | Jamuna Rani | 4:09 |
| 6 | "Edamma Nee Raju" | Samudrala Jr | P. Leela | 4:16 |
| 7 | "Srimathigaru" | Kosaraju | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 2:06 |
References
- "Maa Babu". The Indian Express. 1 January 1961. p. 3.