Thalla? Pellama? ( Mother? Wife?) is a 1970 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by N. T. Rama Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Chandrakala, and Master Harikrishna, with music composed by T. V. Raju. It was produced by N. Trivikrama Rao under the NAT and Ramakrishna Cine Studios banners. The film was remade in Hindi as Bidaai (1974), and in Tamil as Piriya Vidai (1975).
Plot The story begins in a village where a wise woman named Ramanamma raises her two sons, Prabhakar and Sudhakar. Soon after the wedding, Prabhakar acquires a job but then quits, neglecting his family. Ramanamma strives hard to civilise Sudhakar.
Years later, Sudhakar enters college and confronts the dirty politics of a moneybag, Rao Bahadur Nambitonda. Therein, his daughter Padma adores Sudhakar's ideals and loves him. Padma knits Sudhakar without her father's acceptance; however, she cannot acclimate to poverty nor her husband's priority toward his mother. Hence, she detaches him from his mother, which Ramanamma also insists on. This causes Sudhakar to forge as a gambler and drunkard. His nephew Krishna learns about his grandmother and decides to live with her. Ramanamma, on her deathbed, is overjoyed to see Krishna.
Later, Padma becomes pregnant and gives birth to a boy, but Sudhakar takes the baby away from the mother. Thus, Rao Bahadur files a case where Sudhakar proclaims that it is a play to convey genuine motherly affection when Padma pleads for pardon. After Ramanamma dies, they now live in her place, including the now-bankrupt Prabhakar.
Cast
N. T. Rama Rao as Sudhakar Chandrakala as Padma Master Harikrishna as Krishna V. Nagayya Relangi as Rao Bahadoor Nambitonda Ramana Reddy Nagabhushanam as Prabhakar Satyanarayana Prabhakar Reddy Mukkamala Tyagaraju Raavi Kondala Rao K. V. Chalam Sarathi Arja Janardana Rao Jagga Rao Devika Santha Kumari as Ramanamma Chaya Devi Lakshmi Kanthamma Vijaya Lalitha as item number Jyothi Lakshmi as item number
Soundtrack Music was composed by T. V. Raju. S. No.Song title Lyrics Singers length1"Telugu Jaathi Manadi"C. Narayana ReddyGhantasala4:272"O Bangaru Gutiloni"C. Narayana ReddyGhantasala, P. Susheela3:333"Thaagithe Thappemundee"C. Narayana ReddyGhantasala5:304"Brahmam Thaatha"KosarajuP. Susheela5:485"Nuvvu Navvu Thunnavu"C. Narayana ReddyMohammed Rafi, S. Janaki9:276"Kaalam Ee Kaalam"C. Narayana ReddyL. R. Eswari3:207"Krishnaiah Krishnaiah"C. Narayana ReddySantha Kumari5:56
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