Velugu Needalu
1961 Tamil film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao
Velugu Needalu (transl. Light and Shadows) is a 1961 Telugu-language film produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Annapurna Pictures banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.
The film was simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Thooya Ullam (transl. Pure Heart).
Plot
Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah was formerly abundant but currently holds a mere press. He resides with his virago wife, Kanakadurga, and the couple adopts an orphan, Suguna. Later, they are blessed with a baby girl, Varalakshmi / Varam, which leads to Kanakadurga annoying Suguna. Hence, perturbed, Venkataramaiah entrusts Suguna to his stanch, Vengalappa. Years roll by, and Suguna, with her efforts, ascends to medico. Though Kanakadurga resents, Varam conveys affection to Suguna. Chandram is a self-made Vengalappa's nephew, a colleague of Suguna, and the two fall in love.
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