Bhale Rangadu
Bhale Rangadu is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by N. N. Bhatt and directed by Tatineni Rama Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Released on 14 August 1969, the film was a critical and commercial success. Plot. Ranga (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a jovial loaf, lives with his sister Lachamma (Pushpa Kumari) & niece Ganga (Vijayalalitha). He credits prattle of an astrologer (Allu Ramalingaiah) that a wealthy woman couples him along with Rs.30 Lakhs of property. Besides, Zamindar Raja Shekaram (Nagabhushanam) a millionaire whose only heir is granddaughter  Radha (Vanisri). Once Radha is acquainted with Ranga in an accident when she sweets on him. Meanwhile, Zamindar's malicious Diwanji (Gummadi) ploys to knit Radha with his imbecile son Papai (Padmanabham) when he is badly humiliated. Keeping the grudge, Diwanji intrigues by indicting Zamindar for the crime of slaughtering his servant Narasaiah (Dhulipala) which makes Zamindar lose his consciousness. Just as, Diwanji intimidates Radha to wed Papai above she is surrounded by several relatives who plot to usurp her wealth. During that plight, Ranga consoles her and makes a game plan. Soon, he civilises, with the help of  Radha and arrives as Zamindar's friend's grandson and starts teasing the blackguards. Later, Radha falls for Ranga even Papai & Ganga are infatuated and he too teams up with them. Parallelly, Ranga makes Zamindar normal and uncovers the truth of Narasaiah's existence in the clutches of Diwanji. At last, Ranga ceases the traitors. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ranga & Radha. Soundtrack. Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Reception. Vijaya of "Visalaandhra" in her review dated 17 August 1969 called "Bhale Rangadu" an "entertaining film," whilst appreciating the performances of Nageswara  Rao and Vanisri.