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Maa Babu (transl. Our Boy) is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. It is a remake of the Hindi film Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959).[1]
| Maa Babu | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | T. Prakash Rao |
| Written by | Samudrala Jr (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | T. Prakash Rao |
| Based on | Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan by Dhruva Chatterjee |
| Produced by | D. V. S. Raju |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
| Music by | T. Chalapathi Rao |
Production company | Pragathi Art Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
Dr. Anand is a well-known rectitude, and his wife dies giving birth to a baby boy. Parallelly, a widowed pregnant lady, Ratna Devi, has a miscarriage. Since Anand promised her to protect the child, he gives his own to her, hiding the truth. After that, grief-stricken, Anand becomes a wanderer and returns after a few years. Due to affection for his son, he starts being frequent in their life, which does not augur well with Ratna Devi's mother-in-law and sister-in-law, who makes her life miserable by attributing illicit relations and forcibly stopping Anand. Shortly after that, Anand knits a nurse, Maya, a spendthrift, does not get with Anand. Eventually, Anand's dad passes away, and 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 hand over the child to Maya, but the depressed child is not able to stay therein and flies. At Present, everybody is in hunt of him, and in that chaos, Maya dies in an accident. Finally, the movie ends with Anand retrieving the child to Ratna Devi and continuing his journey on official duty by dedicating his life to the hospital.
Cast edit
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Dr. Anand
- Savitri as Ratnadevi
- M. N. Rajam as Maya
- Gummadi as Dr. Ashok
- Relangi
- Ramana Reddy
- V. Nagayya
- Mikkilineni
- C.S.R
- Chadalavada as Ramu
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Kannamba
- Honey Irani
- M. Saroja
- Nalla Ramamurthy
Soundtrack edit
Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.[2]
| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | K. Jamuna Rani | 4:09 |
| 6 | "Edamma Nee Raju" | Samudrala Jr | P. Leela | 4:16 |
| 7 | "Srimathigaru" | Kosaraju | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 2:06 |
References edit
- ^ "Maa Babu". The Indian Express. 1 January 1961. p. 3.
- ^ "Maa Babu (1960)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
