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Vagdanam is a film directed by Aatreya with Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Vagdanam (1961)

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Length 2h30
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Vagdanam (Telugu: వాగ్దానం) is a 1961 Telugu drama film written, produced and directed by famous writer Acharya Atreya. The story is loosely based on the Novel Datta by Bengali writer Saratchandra Chatterjee.

It is a musical hit film with some memorable songs including Velugu Choopavayya Madilo Kalatha Bapavayya, Naa Kantipapalo Nilachipora and Sreenagajaa Tanayam (Harikatha). The music score provided by Pendyala Nageswara Rao and songs voiced by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao. But it is not commercially successful.

Synopsis

Vishwanatham (Nagayya), Ranganatham (Gummadi) and Jagannatham are childhood friends. Jaganatham marries a girl from lower caste and is cast out of the village. After the death of his wife, Jagannatham gets addicted to liquor. Vishwanatham helps him and sends money for the education of his son. Suryam (Akkineni Nageshwara Rao) is son of Jagannatham completed Medical education. Vishwanatham wants to give his daughter Vijaya (Krishna Kumari) to Suryam. But Ranganatham wants his son Chandram (Chalam) to marry Vijaya. Jagannatham dies accidentally falling from the stairs before his son returns. Vishwanatham dies of shock soon. Suryam returns to the village and started to provide medical services to the poor people suffering from Malaria. Radha (Girija) helps him as Nurse. After the death of Vishwanatham, Ranganatham creates differences between Suryam and Vijaya. How the differences get cleared with the intervention of Ramdas (Relangi) is rest of the story.

Actors

Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Krishna Kumari
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Chalam
And :
Padmanabham
Chittor V. Nagaiah
Suryakantam
Surabhi Kamalabai
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