# Pettandarulu

Pettandarulu (transl. Rulers) is a 1970 Telugu-language revolutionary film, produced by U. Visweswara Rao under the Jyothi Cine Syndicate banner, and directed by C. S. Rao. The film starred N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri, Shobhan Babu, Vijaya Nirmala and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

## Plot

The film opens in a village where its president, Jaganadham, is a tyrant who oppresses the public. He conspires with his acolytes—Butchaiah, Achaiah, Lakshmipati, and Gumustha Govindayya—to embezzle government grants and schemes. Meanwhile, Bhushaiah is a well-respected figure in the village. After the death of his first wife, Jaganadham's sister, he married Ranganayakamma and had two sons, Suryam and Chandram. Since Suryam is a progeny of the first, Jaganadham nurtures him, performs nuptials with his benevolent daughter Lakshmi, and is blessed with a son, Raja. Suryam's kinship with Bhushaiah is fragile and has turned into debauchery. Chandram is a gallant, well-informed who toils to enhance the more significant life of the village and impedes the enormities of lowlifes.
Additionally, Ranganayakamma's sister, Janakamma, has two daughters, Nirada and Sarada. Jaganadham, harboring ill intentions toward Nirada, molests her. Before dying, she confesses the sin to the village doctor Samuel, whom the miscreants try to bribe but to no avail. So, he slays him too and forges the elope of two by demolishing the bodies. On Raja's pedagogy ceremony, Aksharabhyasam, Bhushaiah fronts to perform when Jaganadham obstructs and insults him. However, Chandram succeeds in doing so, as his father does. Hence, Jaganadham allots his sidekick Kotaiah to kill Chandram, whom Dr. Rohini, the new arrival, shields, and they crush. Following, a beggar constantly roams around the village, teaching morals. Currently, Jaganadham ruses to knit Sarada, but Janakamma denies it and arranges an alliance damaged by black guards, where Bhushaiah revolts and spits on Jaganadham.
As a result, Jaganadham becomes enraged and manipulates Suryam against his father, demanding his share of the property, which ultimately leads to Bhushaiah's death. Later, Chandram renounces his claim to Suryam's inheritance and leaves. He resided with peasants and formed a union against Jaganadham & Co. On the beat, Mohan, a sibling of Rohini, lands as a Vigilance Officer and wedlock Sarada. With the aid of Chandram, he accumulates all the evidence against the brutal and seizes their activities. Thus, Jaganadham edicts burning away the harvest and abducting Mohan & Rohini. It induces public rebellion when Suryam also reforms after soul-searching. At last, Chandram secures Mohan & Rohini and is on the verge of eliminating knaves. Therein, it unveils the beggar as a secret cop who apprehends baddies. The movie concludes on a happy note with the marriage of Chandram and Rohini.

## Cast

* N. T. Rama Rao as Chandram
* Savitri as Lakshmi
* Shobhan Babu as Mohan
* Vijaya Nirmala as Dr. Rohini Devi
* V. Nagayya as Bhushaiah
* Nagabhushanam as Jaganatham
* Relangi as Madman / Police Officer
* Satyanarayana as Kotaiah
* Prabhakar Reddy as Suryam
* Dhulipala as Govindaiah
* Mukkamala as Sarpanch Bhuchaiah
* Allu Ramalingaiah as Lakshmipathi
* Raja Babu as Veeranjaneyulu
* Mallikarjuna Rao
* Rao Gopal Rao as Munusabu Achaiah
* Hemalatha as Ranganayakamma
* Rama Prabha as Sarasa
* Vijayalalitha as Nagamani
* Jyothi Lakshmi as item number
* Sadhya Rani as Sarada
* Jhansi as Nirada
* Baby Rani as Raja

## Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and was released by Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Yekaantha Sevaku" | Vituri | L. R. Eswari | 3:57 |
| 2 | "Naa Desham Kosam" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 5:15 |
| 3 | "Maimarpo Tholivalapo" | Aarudhra | P. Susheela | 3:30 |
| 4 | "Maa Padipantalu" | K. Appa Rao | P. Susheela, Raghuram | 4:05 |
| 5 | "Maanavudaa O Maanavudaa" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala | 4:26 |
| 6 | "Daggaragaa Inkaa Daggaragaa" | Dasaradhi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:24 |
| 7 | "Raamakrishnulu Kanna Desam" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 4:30 |