Beedala Patlu (1972)
In pre-independence India, Kotaiah steals bread, ending up imprisoned for 12 years. Later, as the reformed mayor Dayanidhi, he protects his niece and her lover from persecution, dying contentedly after her wedding.
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Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Kotayya / Dayanidhi / K V Purushottam |
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T. Krishna Kumari as Shantha |
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V. Nagayya as Father |
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Gummadi as Inspector Javert |
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Rao Gopal Rao as Raobahadoor Raja Ram Mohan Rao |
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Kaikala Satyanarayana as Ram Gopal |
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Allu Ramalingaiah as Surayya |
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Chandra Mohan as Arun Kumar |
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Suryakantham as Kanthamma |
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Vijaya Lalitha as Seetha |