Manchi Chedu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. R. Ramanna
Story by	Acharya Aatreya
Based on	Paasam (Tamil)
Produced by	T. R. Ramanna
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao B. Saroja Devi
Cinematography	M. A. Rahman
Edited by	R. Rajagopal
Music by	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production company	R. R. Pictures
Release date	7 November 1963 (1963-11-07)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Manchi Chedu (transl. The Good and the Evil) is a 1963 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and B. Saroja Devi, with music jointly composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was a remake of Tamil film Paasam.

Plot

The film begins with a spiteful Kutumba Rao living with his benevolent wife, Sarada. Since she is childless, Kutumba Rao scorns her and chooses his niece, Pankajam, for remarriage, and Sarada quits. Parallelly, Kutumba Rao receives a mail that his opulent brother has expired, so Kutumba Rao ruses by bagging the wealth and discarding his kid. Fortuitously, Sarada fosters him as Madhu. Simultaneously, she conceives and delivers a baby boy, Gopi. Time passes, once Gopi rages, getting knowledge of his father, resulting in the death of one, and he must pay a penalty. Years roll by, and Gopi turns into a bandit. As a VDO, Madhu lands at the same village where Kutumba Rao conducts the enormities and falls for his sidekick Kaali's sibling Chandra. Destiny makes Gopi & Kaali as mates. Being unbeknownst to Kutumba Rao's identity, Gopi fuses with his violations. Besides, Madhu aims to construct a school; on its ground, he accumulates funds and organizes a play by the famous dancer Manju. Heading towards it, she is imprisoned by Gopi when she senses his excellent soul and adores him despite his path. Today, Madhu has become a tough nut. Kutumba Rao orders Kaali to slay him, who fails by detecting his sister's endearment. Apart from this, Manju's mother implores Gopi to step down from her daughter's life because of his line. Gopi accepts it, but Manju stands strong. Begrudged Kutumba Rao intrigues by heisting benefaction amount via Gopi, incriminates and apprehends Madhu. Knowing it, Gopi determines to shield him as guilty. Plus, he understands that Madhu is his brother who is spotting Sarada, whom he calls Kutumba Rao miscreant. In the interim, Manju's mother perceives Gopi's integrity, endorses the amount, and acquits Madhu. Moreover, she assigns the splice of Gopi & Manju. Following this, Gopi moves infuriatedly to slaughter Kutumba. Rao Sarada backs and bars him, proclaiming Kutumba Rao to be his father. Hereupon, Kutumba Rao bursts out of remorse and reforms after soul-searching. Currently, Gopi gets delayed to the nuptial when Manju desperately consumes poison. At last, Gopi ties the knot to Manju, who leaves her breath in his lap, and he too follows her. Finally, the movie ends by showing that turtle doves are immortal.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao
• B. Saroja Devi
• Nagabhushanam
• Padmanabham
• Ramana Murthy
• T. R. Rajakumari
• Pushpavalli
• Chaya Devi
• Allu Rama Lingayya

Soundtrack

Music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya.^[1]

References

External links

• Manchi Chedu at IMDb