Bangaru Papa
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| Directed by | B. N. Reddi |
| Written by |
B. N. Reddi Palagummi Padmaraju |
| Starring |
S. V. Ranga Rao Kongara Jaggaiah Krishna Kumari Hemalatha Jamuna Ramana Reddy |
| Music by | Addepalli Rama Rao |
| Cinematography | B. N. Konda Reddy |
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Release date
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19 March 1955 |
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Running time
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183 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Bangaru Papa (English title: Golden Baby; Telugu: బంగారు పాప) is a 1955 Telugu film directed by B. N. Reddi. It is based on the 1861 English novel Silas Marner by George Eliot. B. N. Reddi personally considered it as his best cinematic work. It showcased the acting skills of S. V. Ranga Rao. This film introduced the famous writer Palagummi Padmaraju to the cine-world.
Kotayya (Ranga Rao) is a kind man. He marries Rami. She succumbs to pressure from Gopala Swamy and elopes with him, leaving her husband. Rami and Gopala successfully plan and send Kotayya to jail. After returning from jail, Kotayya becomes a rowdy drunkard. He plans to take revenge and kill Gopala Swamy.
During the fateful night when he prepares to implement his plan, he hears a little child's cries. His humanity overtakes his thirst for revenge. He takes the child, a girl named Papa, under his wings. Papa is the daughter of Manohar (Jaggaiah) and Santa (Jamuna). The child's mother dies after giving birth to her. Manohar, the father, remarries.
Kotayya begins a new life in taking care of the child. He leaves rowdyism and drinking. The grown-up Papa is loved by Sekhar, the nephew of Manohar. Learning this, the landlord (Zamindar) calls Kotayya and shows anger with him. Then Manohar announces that Papa is his daughter. The landlors agrees to Sekhar's marriage with Papa and makes Kotayya happy.
Four of the songs including Harikatha were written by Devulapalli Krishnasastri.
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