Ramana Reddy

Acting

Ramana Reddy

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52 titles

Ramana Reddy (1 October 1921 – 11 November 1974) was an Indian film, character actor, comedian and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Ramana Reddy is regarded as one of the finest comic actors of India, noted particularly for his comic expressions, and dialogues during the golden age of Telugu cinema. He and Relangi Venkata Ramaiah were a comedy double act during the era of early Tollywood. Some of his memorable roles are David in Missamma, Karanam in Rojulu Marayi, Chinnamaya in Mayabazar, Kanchu Gantayya in Gundamma Katha and many other roles. During his career spanning 24 years he has acted in more than 200 movies. Reddy is the paternal uncle of Indian politician…

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1970s · 9 titles

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The people of a village Live under the oppression of an evil landlord. However, the landlord's son goes against his own father and fights for the rights of the villagers.

Bhoomi Kosam

1974

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A diamond heist goes wrong after one of the henchmen backstabs the gang leader, who soon dies. Trouble ensues when an innocent driver takes the blame. His daughter strives to prove his innocence.

Andaru Dongale

1974

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Koduku Kodalu

1972

Prema Nagar poster
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A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle class girl who changes him. They fall in love but his mother opposes the match.

Prema Nagar

1971

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7.0

1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film

Jeevana Tarangalu

1973

Pattindalla Bangaram poster
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Bangaru Raju and Bharathi love each other a lot. Though he promises Bharathi that he will marry her, circumstances separate them.

Pattindalla Bangaram

1971

Thathamma Kala poster
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Ramaiah, a young man, moves to the city with his wife and children, despite his grandmother's disapproval. Soon, he faces several troubles but his son, Balakrishna, reunites the family.

Thathamma Kala

1974

Desa Drohulu poster
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Sri Varada Sri Krishna Yachendra, Zamindar of Mangalapuram writes in his will that his jewelry will be given to the temple. Bhadrachalam temple trustee Dharma Rao, while taking the jewelry, met with an accident and the jewelry disappears. Twenty years roll by, Prabhakar Rao, who was an inspector at the time of the crime, is now police commissioner. Diwan Raja Bhushnam becomes a big industrialist. Trustee Dharma Rao had two sons, Raja Rao and Gopal Rao. Gopal Rao mysteriously meets Radha, daughter of Prabhakar Rao and they fall in love. At a party, Raja Rao behaves against Raja Bhushnam and he is sent to jail. Gopal Rao wants to find out the reason for the injustice done to his brother Raja Rao. He meets Raja Bhushnam and he says that his father had stolen jewelry belonging to the temple and committed suicide. To know the truth, Gopal Rao goes to the commissioner. The rest of the story is how Gopal Rao catches the real culprits and proves his father's innocence.

Desa Drohulu

1973

Srimanthudu poster
9.0

The guardians of a boy, who is the legal heir to a property, trick him into becoming an alcoholic with the evil intention of grabbing his wealth. However, he wakes up to reality.

Srimanthudu

1971

1960s · 23 titles

Manchi Manasulu poster
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Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-house, who gives it to him free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds Venu's studies and his daughter's needs in their village. Anand Rao's wife doesn't agree to give their summer house to a bachelor, so Anand Rao insists that he is married.

Manchi Manasulu

1962

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9.0

Telugu old mythological movie.

Satya Harishchandra

1965

Intiki Deepam Illale poster
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Suguna ends up marrying Raja Shekar, her lover Chandra Shekar's older brother. However, when their past relationship resurfaces, things get complicated.

Intiki Deepam Illale

1961

Pooja Phalamu poster
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Madhu, a wealthy and naive boy, meets Vasanthi and develops feelings for her. However, he gets depressed after knowing that Vasanthi only saw him as a brother.

Pooja Phalamu

1964

Maa Babu poster
10.0

Dr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a nurse and troubles between them ensue.

Maa Babu

1960

Desa Drohulu poster
8.0

Desa Drohulu (transl. Traitors) is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film, produced and directed by Bolla Subba Rao under the Sri Rama Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Devika, Kanta Rao, and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

Desa Drohulu

1964

Ave Kallu poster
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Rich and pretty, Susila returns from college to find that her family is being bumped off one by one. The only clues are a half smoked cigar left at the scene of each murder and a mysterious woman in white running through the courtyard.

Ave Kallu

1967

Gundamma Katha poster
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Gundamma is a rich widow who dotes on her daughter Saroja but mistreats her stepdaughter Lakshmi. When brothers Anji and Raja encounter this family, they decide to teach the old woman a lesson.

Gundamma Katha

1962

Kula Gotralu poster
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Ravi, a young man, falls in love with Saroja against his father's wishes, leading to his estrangement from the family.

Kula Gotralu

1962

Goodachari 116 poster
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After the murder of his fellow agent, who uncovered evidence against a ruthless criminal gang, Secret Agent Gopi (Agent 116) is drawn into a dangerous mission to uncover the truth and bring the killers to justice.

Goodachari 116

1966

Aradhana poster
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Dr. Murali Krishna loves Anuradha, but he loses his scholarship after a misunderstanding with her. Krishna becomes engaged to Lakshmi before going to London. An uninterested Lakshmi asks Anuradha to write letters to Krishna on her behalf, intensifying Anuradha's feelings. Then Krishna has an accident and everything changes.

Aradhana

1962

Lava Kusa poster
8.6

This movie deals with the later part of Ramayana written by Valmiki Maharshi and depicts the lives of the sons of Rama & Sita.

Lava Kusa

1963

Navaratri poster
9.0

Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing a specific human behaviour.

Navaratri

1966

Pandava Vanavasamu poster
6.8

After the Pandavas are forcefully exiled by their enemies, they must get together and fight back in order to reclaim their land.

Pandava Vanavasamu

1965

Punarjanma poster
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Gopi, a sculptor who is in love with his niece, goes into a delirium after his sculpture catches fire. His troubled father tries various things to help him get back to his feet.

Punarjanma

1963

Who is she? poster
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Anand, a doctor, drops a strange woman at a cemetery. Thereafter, he experiences many bizarre and paranormal incidents that could be connected to the unknown woman.

Who is she?

1966

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When an egoistic ascetic, Rakthabhisha, performs a penance to get salvation, Goddess Lalitha appears before him and sets a tough condition for him to fulfil.

Rahasyam

1967

Ramu poster
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A man faces many trials and tribulations while taking care of his son who has a hearing impairment. He goes through many hardships to emerge victorious for his son.

Ramu

1968

Bhaktha Prahlada poster
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Prahlada, Lord Vishnu's staunch devotee, is born to Hiranyakashipu (S.V. Ranga Rao) his father. Hiranyakashipu is determined to dissuade his son from worshipping Lord Vishnu, as the Lord killed his brother, Hiranyaksa. To prevent Prahlada's devotion, Hiranyakashipu is willing to go to any extent.

Bhaktha Prahlada

1967

Ramudu Bheemudu poster
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Ramudu and Bheemudu are look-alikes who are both fed up of their respective lives. They incidentally end up taking each other's place in their homes, which leads to hilarious consequences.

Ramudu Bheemudu

1964

Aggi Barata poster
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A young warrior, Raja, is threatened by an evil general, Gajapathi, who exploits innocent subjects. At the same time, he must also save Princess Vasavi from the general's hands.

Aggi Barata

1966

Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam poster
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Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (Telugu: శ్రీ వెంకటేశ్వర మహత్యం) is a 1960 Magnum opus Telugu mythological film produced and directed by P. Pullaiah and starring N. T. Rama Rao. The story is based on the story of Lord Venkateswara (Balaji).

Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam

1960

Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet) poster
9.0

Indrajeet (Sati Sulochana) is a 1961 Telugu-language Hindu Epic film, based on the life of Indrajit from the epic Ramayana. It tells the story of the life and death of Ravan's son, great warrior Meghanadhudu.

Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)

1961

1950s · 19 titles

Mayabazar poster
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Balarama promises Subhadra that he'll marry his daughter to her son. But when the Pandavas lose their kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama breaks his promise.

Mayabazar

1957

Rojulu Maraayi poster
7.0

Venu enlightens the villagers against Sagarayya, a greedy landlord who grabs barren lands of the village, and reports to the Collector. Sagarayya creates a rift between Venu and his father which affects his sister's marriage. Venu starts living separately with his wife Radha. The film shows the revolt of the villagers against their oppressors

Rojulu Maraayi

1955

Pichi Pullaiah poster
7.0

Pullaiah is sent by his father to work in the city for a landlord. Pullaiah faces a lot of hardships and goes to jail, but finally is proved innocent.

Pichi Pullaiah

1953

Chakrapani poster
8.0

Chakrapani, a miser, decides to save a large sum of money to gift it to his great-grandson. But he faces many hurdles while trying to achieve his objective.

Chakrapani

1954

Pellinaati Pramanalu poster
7.5

Krishna Rao impresses Bheemasena Rao, a dignified village leader, who gets his daughter Rukmini married to him. But will Krishna Rao stay true to Rukmini?

Pellinaati Pramanalu

1958

Illarikam poster
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Venu, a poor man, falls in love and marries Radha, a zamindar's daughter. When Venu moves into the zamindar's house,there are multiple problems Venu has to battle.

Illarikam

1959

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7.0

In order to take revenge, a village chieftain, Munasabu, murders the poor Tirupati and blames his friend Kondaiah, a labourer, for the crime.

Edi Nijam?

1956

Mangalya Balam poster
7.0

1959 Indian film starring Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savitri and S.V. Ranga Rao

Mangalya Balam

1959

Golden Baby poster
9.0

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.

Golden Baby

1955

Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu poster
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Ramadasu, a perpetual debtor, wants his son Raghu to marry Manjari in order to acquire Mukunda Rao's assets. But Raghu is already married to Leela and Manjari loves Raja, Leela's brother. Raja and his friend Bhaja Govindam hatch a plan to teach everyone a lesson.

Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu

1959

Karthavarayani Katha poster
8.0

Karthavarayuni Katha (transl. Story of Karthavaraya) is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna under the R. R. Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri, with music composed by G. Ramanadhan and Ashwathama. The film was simultaneously made as the Tamil movie Kathavarayan (1958) by the same banner and director.

Karthavarayani Katha

1958

Missamma poster
8.1

Rao and Mary, unemployed college graduates from Madras, act as if they are a married couple to get jobs as schoolteachers in the small village of Appapuram. Their story unfolds into an extremely hilarious comedy as they try to cover up that Mary is a christian. They are assisted in their drama by Devaiah, a friend and ex-beggar, in fooling the family they work for.

Missamma

1955

Banda Ramudu poster
4.5

A thief saves a beautiful princess from the clutches of an evil minister who has his eyes on her. After he saves her, they both fall in love but face many obstacles on their way.

Banda Ramudu

1959

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9.0

Lakshmi is a child orphaned by the death of her parents lives in the house of her uncle. Her aunt (Suryakantam) loves her daughter Kathyayani (Janaki) and neglects and harass Lakshmi. Hence she goes to her grandfather's house. Her grandfather also dies, forcing her to go back to the uncle's house. Once the marriage proposal for Kathyayani turns towards Lakshmi. Taking the blame of her aunt, she left home and reaches Tirupathi to commit suicide.

Bhagyarekha

1957

Sangham poster
10.0

Kamini, a pretty woman, and Raja, a handsome man, are in love, but Raja's parents do not approve of the match.

Sangham

1954

Daiva Balam poster
8.0

Princess Rupa falls in love with Chandrasena, a commoner, as per an astrological prediction. Her king father plots to separate them but in vain.

Daiva Balam

1959

Palletooru poster
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Ganapathi, a wicked village head, stirs up trouble for Chandram, a hardworking young man who tries to educate the inhabitants of his village.

Palletooru

1952

Charana Daasi poster
8.5

The film revolves around couples - Dr. Chandra Shekar and Parvathi ahead Venu and Lakshmi. Charana Daasi (transl. Wife) is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language drama film written by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam and directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and Savitri, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 Bengali novel Noukadubi. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as Mathar Kula Manikkam (1956). Story and Dialogues were by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam

Charana Daasi

1956

Parivartana poster
8.0

Zamindar of a village has no children and adopts a boy from an Orphanage. The boy grows up as Anandarao (NTR) and returns to the village after higher education. Zamindar, while dying, hands over the estate affairs to Ramaiah (Doraiswamy), who gains good reputation and prestige. He has a son Satyam (ANR) and a daughter Sundaramma (Savitri). Anandrao feels jealous about Ramaiah. Chalapathi (Ramana Reddy) and Pitchaiah (Chadalavada) adds to his jealousy. He insults Ramaiah and stops the donation program running on the name of Zamindar. Satyam as unemployed joins as a Bus conductor and Ramaiah dies of helplessness. Anandrao purchases the Bus and dismisses Satyam from the job.

Parivartana

1954