Shavukaru

Shavukaru is a 1950 Telugu drama film, produced by Nagireddy & Chakrapani under the Vijaya Productions banner and directed by L. V. Prasad.  It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sowkar Janaki in the lead roles and music composed by Ghantasala.  This film bought so much fame to Veteran South Indian actress Janaki that people began calling her as Sowkar Janaki after this film's release.  The film was remade in Tamil as Enga Veetu Penn. 

Plot 
Changayya (Subba Rao) is a wealthy Shavukaru (businessman) whose son Satyam (N.T. Rama Rao) is studying in the city.  His neighbor is Ramayya (Srivatsa).  Changayya is affectionate towards Ramayya's daughter Subbulu (Janaki) and wants to make her his daughter-in-law.  Satyam also likes this idea.  But due to some conflict in the village courtesy of Bangarayya, Ramayya becomes the main witness against Changayya citing Changayya's hand in some messy affair.  The two families are thereafter estranged.  They start off with petty fights, getting worse every day resulting in  Satyam and Ramayya's son Narayana (Sivaram)..both ending up in jail after being framed.  The local goonda Sunnapu Rangadu (S. V. Ranga Rao) plans to rob Changayya's place, but his plans are spoiled by Subbulu and Ramayya.  Both the families end their differences thereafter and become friendly once again.  At the end, Satyam and Subbulu marry and live happily. 

Cast
 N. T. Rama Rao as Satyam
 Sowcar Janaki as Subbulu
 Govindarajula Subba Rao as Showkaru Changaiah
 S. V. Ranga Rao as Sunnapu Ranga
 Relangi as Varalu
 Padmanabham as Poolaiah
 Vallabhajosyula Sivaram as Narayana
 Vangara as Pantulu
 Sreevatsa as Ramaiah 
 Santha Kumari as Shanthamma
 Kanakam as Raami
 Seeta  as Manikkam

Crew

Art: Ramaraju, Kaladhar, Madhavapeddi Gokhale, V. Rama Rao 
Choreography: Pasumarti Krishnamurthy 
Story - Dialogues: Chakrapani 
Lyrics: Samudrala Sr
Playback: Ghantasala, Jikki Krishnaveni, Pithapuram, Madhavapeddi Satyam, M. S. Rama Rao, Raavu Balasaraswathi
Music: Ghantasala
 Editing: C. P. Jambulingam, M. S. Mani
Cinematography: Marcus Bartley
 Assistant Director: Tatineni Prakash Rao
 Producers: Nagi Reddy, Chakrapani
 Screenplay - Direction: L. V. Prasad
 Banner: Vijaya Productions
 Release Date: 7 April 1950

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Category:Telugu-language films
Category:1950 films
Category:Indian films
Category:Films directed by L. V. Prasad
Category:1950s Telugu-language films
Category:Indian drama films
Category:Films scored by Ghantasala
Category:Telugu films remade in other languages