Thodu Needa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdurthi Subba Rao
Screenplay byAdurthi Subba Rao
Based onKarpagam
by K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byN. N. Bhatt
A. Rami Reddy
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Bhanumathi
Jamuna
CinematographyM. K. Raju
Edited byT. Krishna
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Vijayabhatt Movies
Release date
  • 12 May 1965 (1965-05-12)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Thodu Needa (transl.Companion and protective shade) is a 1965 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Bhanumathi and Jamuna, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[1] It is a remake of the Tamil film Karpagam (1963). The film was released on 12 May 1965, and emerged a commercial success.

Plot

Dharma Rao is a good Samaritan and head of the village. He has a son Raja and a daughter Radha. Raja marries his classmate Rani, daughter of Nagaraju, a crooked and evil-minded person in the same village, who has an eye on Dharma Rao's wealth. Dharma Rao performs his daughter Radha's marriage with Gopi, an ordinary farmer with a noble character. Time passes, and Raja and Rani are blessed with a baby girl, but they neglect their child and she comes closer to Radha and Gopi. This irks Nagaraju as he knows that the little girl is the legal heir to Dharma Rao's wealth. He creates problems in the family by brainwashing and misleading Raja and Rani, who blindly follow his advice. Raja sends the legal notice to his father, asking for property settlement, and also separates the baby. Radha goes into depression. While saving the baby from being attacked by a bull, she dies. Gopi goes into depression, but Dharma Rao reconciles to marry his friend Collector Ananda Rao's daughter, Lakshmi. Though he marries her, he is unable to forget Radha and is reluctant to invite Lakshmi into his life. Lakshmi longs for the love and attention of both Gopi and the baby. Meanwhile, the estranged son Raja and Nagaraju conspire to swindle Dharma Rao. The frustrated Nagaraju decides to eliminate Gopi and sends goons to attack him, where Lakshmi comes to his protection and gets stabbed. Finally, Gopi realizes Lakshmi's love, Nagaraju is arrested, Raja and Rani also repent of their mistakes, and the entire family is reunited.

Cast

Production

Thodu Needa is a remake of the Tamil film Karpagam (1963). S. V. Ranga Rao and V. Nagayya reprised their roles from that film.[2]

Music

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya.[3] Bhanumathi sang the original version of the song "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" in the film with minor changes in the lyrics.[4]

Song TitleSingerslength
"Valapuloni" P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki 3:39
"Enno Ratrulu" Bhanumathi 4:12
"Mallunnaa" Ghantasala, P. Susheela 3:36
"Attha Odi Puvvuvale" P. Susheela 4:03
"Jolapata" Bhanumathi Ramakrishna 3:33
"Mohini Bhasmasura" Ghantasala, P. Susheela 5:06

Release and reception

Thodu Needa was released on 12 May 1965, and emerged a commercial success.[2] Vasiraju Prakasam of Andhra Patrika appreciated the story, music, cast and direction of the film in his review.[5] B. V. Rao of Andhra Janata reviewed the film as an enlightening film depicting sacrifice and selfishness. He appreciated the performances of the cast.[6]

References

  1. "తోడు నీడ" [Thodu Needa]. Visalaandhra (in Telugu). 16 May 1965. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Narasimham, M. L. (15 December 2017). "Thodu Needa (1965)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Thodu Needa (1965)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. V, Sriram (15 May 2019). "Doris Day sang 'Que Sera Sera' – and so did Telugu star Bhanumathi". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. Prakasham, Vasiraju (28 May 1965). "ఎన్ని రోజులకు ఒక మంచి చిత్రం!" [How long since the last good film!]. Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. B. V., Rao (16 May 1965). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: తోడూ నీడా" [Movie review: Thodu Needa]. Andhra Janata (in Telugu). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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