# Bangaru Manishi

Bangaru Manishi (transl. Golden Man) is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by A. Bhimsingh. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Lakshmi and Hema Choudhary, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was commercially successful.

## Plot

Venu, a meritorious student, is the son of Ranganna, an obedient peon in the Collectorate who adores that post by serving various men. He goes to great lengths to civilize Venu, who, too, aids his father with half-time. Bhanoji Rao, an honor-seeking vitriol with his henchmen, plunders society through corruption, black marketing, adulteration, smuggling, etc. Parallelly, Venu crushes his mate Geeta, the daughter of industrialist Chandra Shekaram. He is an intimate insider to collegians Prasad, his sibling Padma, and her courtship Madhu. Despite Bhanoji Rao's progeny, Prasad & Padma walk on a righteous path. Venu rejoices as a Gold Medalist and succeeds Ranganna, who wants to mold him into a man of the mark with higher studies. To not overburden his father, Venu quits and announces that he will return to attain his goals. Amid this, Chandra Shekaram goes bankrupt and dies when Geeta becomes the family breadwinner.
Meanwhile, Bhanoji Rao's atrocities rise, and the community endures several violations. At its very worst, self-perfected Venu lands as the new Collector, which keeps Ranganna on cloud nine. However, Venu is helpless to bear to view his father as a minor employee but stands firm on his father's advice. From there, he thwarts antisocial activities and turns a tough nut to Bhanoji Rao. Destiny makes all the friends share one workspace, i.e., Prasad as an SP, Madhu as a clerk, and Geeta as a personal secretary. Venu forwards to splice Geeta by taking her family tasks, which she politely refuses. Once the Collector accumulates all the evidence against Bhanoji Rao, his sly acolyte Bhaja Govindam, head clerk at the Collectorate, steals. Geeta becomes accountable to it, and Venu compulsorily suspends her. Here, a rift arises between them. Geeta denies Venu's favors, but he silently aids her with the support of Madhu & Padma. Knowing it, Geeta comprehends his virtue. Since Bhanoji Rao cannot encounter Venu, he incriminates him in a bribery scandal. At this, Ranganna accuses himself of keeping his son safe. At last, Venu, in various disguises, splits the ploys, unveils the true faces of traitors, and acquits his father. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note, with the public giving great applause to the Collector.

## Cast

* N. T. Rama Rao as Venu
* Lakshmi as Geetha
* Hema Chaudhary as Padma
* Gummadi as Ranganna
* Prabhakar Reddy as Bhanoji Rao
* Sridhar as Prasad
* Sarath Babu as Madhu
* Allu Ramalingaiah as Bhaja Govindam
* Rao Gopal Rao as Satyam
* Pandari Bai as Seeta
* Mikkilineni as Chandra Shekaram
* Rama Prabha as Venkaiamma
* Nirmalamma as Lachamma
* Mukkamala as Collector
* Sukumari as Shanta Devi
* P. J. Sarma as P.A.
* Girija as Ramamani
* Chalapathi Rao as Damodaram
* Jagga Rao as Punyalu
* Potti Prasad as Balakrishna
* Modukuri Satyam as Vaikuntham
* K. V. Chalam

## Soundtrack

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Meluko Venugopala" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:55 |
| 2 | "Yekkadikelutundi Desam" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 6:15 |
| 3 | "Idhi Maro Lokam" | Kosaraju | S. Janaki | 3:52 |
| 4 | "Kala Gannaanu" | Dasaradhi | P. Susheela | 3:55 |
| 5 | "Sukkeskora" | Kosaraju | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:04 |