Raithu Bidda ( Farmer's Son) is a 1939 Telugu social problem film directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. It is a social reformist film during the British Raj, at the time of battle against the Zamindari system. The British Administration banned the film in the region.Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema: www.indiancinema100.in Ironically, it was produced by one of the Zamindars of the time, Challapalli Maharaja. The film had a public re-release in 1948, after India had gained independence.How free is freedom of speech? : Postnoon
Cast Actor Character Bellary Raghava Narsi Reddy Gidugu Venkata Seethapathi The Zamindar Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao Kaasaa Subbanna P. Suri Babu Ramajogi Tanguturi Suryakumari Seetha Nellori Nagaraja Rao Tahsildar Kosaraju Raghavayya Raami Reddy S. Varalakshmi Beggar Girl M. C. Raghavan The Money Lender Vedantam Raghavayya Dancer in the Dasavatharam song
Soundtrack "Nidra Melukora Tammuda Gaadha Nidra Melukora Tammuda" - (Snger: P. Suri Babu) "Mangalamamma Maa Poojalu Gaikonumamma" - Group song "Raitu Paina Anuragamu Choopani" - (Singer: P. Suribabu) "Vayinchuma Murali Vayinchu Krishna" "Kanna Biddakai Kalavara Paduchunu Kanneeru Karchunu" - (Singer: P. Suribabu) "Ravoyi Vanamali Birabira Ravoyi" - (Singer: Tanguturi Suryakumari) "Sai Sai Idena Bharathi Nee Pere" - (Burrakatha by P. Suri Babu group) "Sukshetramulu Dayasoonulai Peedinchu" (Poem by P. Suri Babu) "Raithuke Otivvavalenanna Nee Kashta Sukhamula" - (Singers: P. Suri Babu and others) "Dasavatraramulu" - (Veedhi Natakam)
References
External links Raithu Bidda film at IMDb.