Samsaram (1975 film)

Samsaram
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. Prakash Rao
Written by	Bhamidipati Radhakrishna (dialogues)
Screenplay by	T. Prakash Rao
Story by	Tatineni Annapurna
Produced by	T. Prakash Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Jamuna
Cinematography	S. Venkataratnam
Edited by	N. M. Shankar
Music by	T. Chalapathi Rao
Production company	Anil Productions
Release date	28 May 1975 (1975-05-28)
Running time	164 mins.
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Samsaram (transl. Family) is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by T. Prakash Rao under the Anil Productions banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jamuna. The music was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.

Plot

The film begins with an ideal couple, Raghava Rao & Lalitha, blessed with two children, Shekar & Lakshmi. Since they have knitted without the approval of Lalitha's father, advocate Pratap Rao, he hostiles them. Parallelly, Raghava works in a firm owned by Bhupati, where he unfolds the scam of his brother-in-law, General Manager Satyam. Discerning it, Bhupati switches Raghava Rao as a substitute for Satyam, which begrudges him. Currently, Raghava Rao is in high society, which compels him to drink, leading to family conflicts.

Meanwhile, Satyam maintains an affair with secretary Nalini, whom her illiterate cousin Chandram endears, and she belittles him. As of now, Nalini conceives and pressurizes Satyam to espouse. Hence, he slays her and incriminates Raghava Rao. Though Chandram witnesses it, he is feeble as dumb. Lingam, Satyam’s henchman, catches a photograph of the crime and clutches him. Currently, Pratap Rao sentences life to Raghava Rao. Lalitha, who affirms her husband as a convict, quits and joins as a tutor at a college, where its principal, Raja Rao, nurtures her as a sister.

Years roll by, and Raghava Rao acquits, unbeknownst, joins as a gardener at Raja Rao's residence and spots Lalitha. Anyhow, he hides his identity until he proves non-guilty. Besides, Shekar loves Raja Rao's daughter Saroja and Lakshmi with Bhupati's son Gopi. Once Raghava Rao meets his jailmate Dara, who works for Satyam, he comes across Chandram nourished by him. Parallelly, Bhupati gazes at the defraud of Satyam & Lingam, so they ruse to slaughter him. Satyam moves to Dara when he recognizes Chandram and gets him knocked down. Before dying, he retrieves his voice and reveals the actuality to Raghava Rao. At last, Raghava Rao, disguised as Singapore Rowdy Bhakra, ceases Bhupathi. Finally, the movie ends happily with the family’s reunion.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Raghava Rao
• Jamuna as Lalitha
• Jaggayya as Bhupathi
• Satyanarayana as Satyam
• Prabhakar Reddy as Dara
• Mikkilineni as Lawyer Pratap Rao
• Padmanabham
• Allu Ramalingaiah as Lingam
• Mada
• Raavi Kondala Rao as Raja Rao
• P. J. Sarma
• Chitti Babu as Gopi
• K. K. Sarma
• Jayasudha as Saroja
• Rojaramani as Lakshmi
• Jaya Malini as item number
• Pushpa Kumari
• Vijaya Bhanu as Nalini
• Jhansi

Soundtrack

Samsaram
Film score by T. Chalapathi Rao
Released	1975
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	35:11
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	T. Chalapathi Rao

Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released by Polydor Records Company.

S. No	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	"Maa Paapa Puttina Roju"	Dasaradhi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:12
2	"Leraa Bujji Maavaa"	Kosaraju	L.R.Eswari	4:25
3	"Theeya Theeyani"	Dasaradhi	V. Ramakrishna	3:39
4	"Chiru Chiru Navvula"	Kosaraju	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Saraswati	7:30
5	"Sakunthala"	Dasaradhi	Madhavapeddi Satyam	5:18
6	"Ontarigaa Unnaamu"	C. Narayana Reddy	Madhavapeddi Ramesh, S. Janaki	4:16
7	"Yavvanam Puvvulaantidhi"	Dasaradhi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari	4:28
8	"Singapooru Rowdy"	Kosaraju	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	2:23