| Santha | |
| Story: | Santhikala Films Unit |
| Screenplay: | Manapuram Appa Rao |
| Producer: | M. R. Jayaram |
| Director: | Manapuram Appa Rao |
| Starring: | N. T. Rama Rao Anjali Devi |
| Music: | Ramesh Naidu |
| Cinematography: | Kamal Ghosh |
| Editing: | M. Sundaram |
| Studio: | Santhikala Films |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Santha is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by M. R. Jayaram under the Santhikala Films banner and directed by Manapuram Appa Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by Ramesh Naidu.[1]
Shanta is a naïve girl lusted by a landlord, Rangaiah, who attempts to molest her. Whereat, her father dies, and she absconds, but a mobster, Dayanidhi, clutches her and skips from him. Amid this, an Advocate, Srinivas, a widower, acquaints and shelters her. Hereupon, his son Kumar assumed Shanta was his mother, and she reciprocated with doting affection. Following, Srinivas endears Shanta and knits her, and the two are blessed with a son, Venu. On occasion, Shanta is terrified of viewing Dayanidhi as Srinivas's friend but quiets. Next, Dayanidhi cabals will slay Srinivas via maid Rajyam by poisoning. Tragically, Kumar dies, which incriminates Shanta when fierce Srinivas expels her. Dayanidhi is about to snatch Shanta, who escapes and seeks to kill herself. Then, she hears the baby cry and spots Shyamala, whom Dayanidhi victimizes. Before dying, she entrusts the baby's responsibility to Shanta and fosters her as Saroja. Once, Srinivas spots them and suspects Shanta's chastity. Years roll by, and destiny makes Venu & Saroja collegians, and they crush. Srinivas denies it by looking at Shanta, who begs him to state the fact, but in vain. The rest of the story is about how the truth comes forward and how the family is reunited.
| Santha | |
| Type: | film |
| Artist: | Ramesh Naidu |
| Released: | 1961 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Producer: | Ramesh Naidu |
Music composed by Ramesh Naidu.[2]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gaalikegunu" | Aarudhra | P. Susheela | ||
| 2 | "Jo Jo Naa Raja" | Samudrala Jr. | P. Susheela | 3:05 | |
| 3 | "Yelano Yenduko" | Samudrala Jr. | P. Susheela | ||
| 4 | "Attu Attu" | Kosaraju | Pithapuram, Swarnalatha | 3:07 | |
| 5 | "Naa Papaphalamo" | Samudrala Jr. | P. Susheela | ||
| 6 | "Kalalalo Kavitha Latha" | Samudrala Jr. | P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki | 6:15 | |
| 7 | "O Paluvannela Pavurama" | Samudrala Jr. | P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki |