Raithu Bidda (English: Farmer of Common Origins) (Telugu: రైతు బిడ్డ, lit. Farmer-Son of the Soil) is a 1939 Telugu social problem film directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. It is a social reformist film during the period of British India, at the time of battle against Zamindari system. The film was banned by the British Administration in the region.[2] Ironically it was produced by one of the Zamindars of the time, Challapalli Maharaja. The film had a public re-release in 1948.[3]
Raithu Bidda | |
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Directed by | Gudavalli Ramabrahmam |
Written by | Tripuraneni Gopichand, Malladi Viswanatha Kaviraju, Gudavalli Ramabrahmam, Tapi Dharma Rao |
Produced by | Challapalli Maharaja |
Starring | Bellary Raghava Gidugu Venkata Seethapathi Rao Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao P. Suri Babu Tanguturi Suryakumari S. Varalakshmi Vedantam Raghavayya M. C. Raghavan Vangara |
Cinematography | Sailen Bose |
Music by | Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao |
Production company | Sarathi Films |
Release date | 27 August 1939[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Actor | Character |
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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 |
Padmavati Devi | |
Sundaramma | |
Vangara Venkata Subbayya | |
Cherukupalli Ellapragada Nehru | |
Malladi Viswanatha Kaviraju |