| Thalla? Pellama? | |
| Producer: | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Director: | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Starring: | N. T. Rama Rao Chandrakala Master Harikrishna |
| Music: | T. V. Raju |
| Cinematography: | J. Satyanarayana |
| Editing: | G. D. Joshi |
| Studio: | NAT & Ramakrishna Cine Studios |
| Runtime: | 181 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Thalla? Pellama? is a 1970 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by N. T. Rama Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Chandrakala and Master Harikrishna, with music composed by T. V. Raju. It is 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).[1] [2]
The film begins in a village where a wise woman, Ramanamma, raises her two sons, Prabhakar & Sudhakar. Soon after the wedding, Prabhakar acquires a job and quits, neglecting his family. However, Ramanamma strives hard to civilize Sudhakar. Years roll by, and Sudhakar, a meritorious, joins the college and confronts the dirty politics of a moneybag, Rao Bahadur Nambitonda. Therein, his daughter Padma adores Sudhakar's ideals and loves him. Besides, Prabhakar has an extravagant life in false prestige and bribes, but his benevolent wife Lakshmi turns it. The couple possesses a genuine boy, Krishna, who is moral. Padma knits Sudhakar without her father’s acceptance. However, she cannot acclimate to poverty and her husband’s priority toward his mother. Hence, she detaches him from his mother, which Ramanamma also insists on. Now, Sudhakar wants to teach Padma a lesson, so he forges as a gambler & drunkard. Krishna learns about his grandmother and moves for her. Till then, Ramanamma is on her deathbed, who is with joy to see her grandson, and he serves her. As the clock runs, Padma becomes pregnant and gives birth to a boy, but Sudhakar splits the baby from the mother. Thus, Rao Bahadur files a case where Sudhakar proclaims it is a play to convey genuine motherly affection when Padma pleads for pardon. At last, they move to Ramanamma, including Prabhakar, who went bankrupt. Finally, the movie ends with Ramanamma happily departing in her children's hands.
Music was composed by T. V. Raju.[3]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Telugu Jaathi Manadi" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 4:27 | |
| 2 | "O Bangaru Gutiloni" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:33 | |
| 3 | "Thaagithe Thappemundee" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 5:30 | |
| 4 | "Brahmam Thaatha" | Kosaraju | P. Susheela | 5:48 | |
| 5 | "Nuvvu Navvu Thunnavu" | C. Narayana Reddy | Mohammed Rafi, S. Janaki | 9:27 | |
| 6 | "Kaalam Ee Kaalam" | C. Narayana Reddy | L. R. Eswari | 3:20 | |
| 7 | "Krishnaiah Krishnaiah" | C. Narayana Reddy | Santha Kumari | 5:56 |