Raithu Bidda is a 1939 Telugu Drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam.

It is a social reformist film during the period of British India, at the time of battle against Zamindari system. The film was banned by the British Government. Thereby this film got the distinction of being the first Telugu film banned by the ruling Government. Ironically it was produced by one of the Zamindars: Challapalli Maharaja.

Plot

The film is a seminal reformist melodrama critiquing the Zamindari system from the viewpoint of the Kisan Sabha agitations in Andhra Pradesh. Small-time landowner Narsi Reddy (Raghawan) borrows money from a shavukar who represents the major zamindar (Sitapathy) of the village. When Narsi Reddy votes for a peasant candidate (Kosaraju) rather than for the political party supported by the landlord, his son is attacked and he is publicly humiliated.

The Cast

Actor	Character
Bellary Raghava Bellary Raghava Bellary Raghava was a noted Indian playwright from Bellary, India.Tadpatri Raghavacharlu, populary known as 'Bellary' Raghava, was a renowned actor. He was born on 2 August 1880. He received his early education at Bellary and later graduated in law from the Madras University. His uncle Dharmavaraṃ...	Narisi Reddy
Gidugu Venkata Seethapathi Rao	The Zamindar
Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao	Kaasaa Subbanna
P. Suri Babu	Ramajogi
Tanguturi Suryakumari Tanguturi Suryakumari Surya Kumari was a singer, actor and dancer....	Seetha
Nellori Nagaraja Rao	Tahsildar
Kosaraju Raghavaiah Kosaraju Raghavaiah Kosaraju or Kosaraju Raghavaiah or Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary was a Telugu poet and writer. His lyrics are stepped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. Born in 1905 in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Raghavaih studied Telugu literature, epics and...	Raami Reddy
S. Varalakshmi S. Varalakshmi Saridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...	Beggar Girl
M. C. Raghavan	The Money Lender
Vedantam Raghavaiah Vedantam Raghavaiah Vedantam Raghavaiah was veteran Telugu film actor, choreographer, director and producer.-Devadasu:He was the director and producer of Telugu film Devdas with music by C.R. Subburaman. The hero of Raghavaiah's Devadas, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, became an overnight star...	Dancer in the Dasavatharam song
Padmavati Devi
Sundaramma
Vangara Venkata Subbaiah Vangara Venkata Subbaiah Vangara Venkata Subbaiah, better known as Vangara was a famous actor of Telugu cinema. He acted in more than 100 films and in some plays.-Early life:...
Cherukupalli Ellapragada Nehru
Malladi Viswanatha Kaviraju

Soundtrack

1. Nidra Melukora Tammuda Gaadha Nidra Melukora Tammuda - (Snger: P. Suri Babu)
2. Mangalamamma Maa Poojalu Gaikonumamma - Group song
3. Raitu Paina Anuragamu Choopani - (Singer: P. Suribabu)
4. Vayinchuma Murali Vayinchu Krishna
5. Kanna Biddakai Kalavara Paduchunu Kanneeru Karchunu - (Singer: P. Suribabu)
6. Ravoyi Vanamali Birabira Ravoyi - (Singer: Tanguturi Suryakumari
   Tanguturi Suryakumari
   Surya Kumari was a singer, actor and dancer....
   
   )
7. Sai Sai Idena Bharathi Nee Pere - (Burrakatha by P. Suri Babu group)
8. Sukshetramulu Dayasoonulai Peedinchu (Poem by P. Suri Babu)
9. Raithuke Otivvavalenanna Nee Kashta Sukhamula - (Singers: P. Suri Babu and others)
10. Dasavatraramulu - (Veedhi Natakam)

External links

• Raithu Bidda film at IMDb.