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Prema (1952 film)

Prema (transl. Love) is a 1952 Indian romance film, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Studios banner. The film is simultaneously made in Telugu and Tamil languages, the latter titled Kaadhal. It stars Bhanumathi Ramakrishna and Akkineni Nageswara Rao with music composed by C. R. Subburaman. Bhanumathi wrote the story, for the first time.

Plot
The film begins at a hill station where a naive native girl, Mothi, leads a cushy life. Raja is an energetic youngster brought up by his maternal uncle, Sundar Rao. He adheres to status & traditions, and his lavish daughter Latha commands Raja as her own, but he detests her vanity. Sundar Rao becomes sick when Raja takes him.to the hill station to take rest. Raja gets attracted to Mothi. But her mate Chimlli alerts Mothi not to trust the city men. Suddenly, Sundar Rao 's health becomes critical, so Raja had to pack up immediately without telling Mothi. Mothi becomes sorrowful Parasuram, a big fish, likes her and lures her parents, Khade Rao & Bunny by paying them. They forcibly carry Mothi to Parasuram's hometown.In the meanwhile setting everything up, Raja rushes back for Mothi to find her wedlocked and devasted he returns back. Meanwhile, Parasuram backstabs Mothi's parents .Mothi tactically escapes and lands in the town of Raja. In search for Raja, Mothi heads to his residence, where she misunderstands Latha's association with him . Following this, she meets with an accident and is saved and sheltered by Siva Swamy. Being grateful for his affection, Mothi becomes a busker while she helpd his family. A theatrical owner, Raoji offers her a chance in his drama. However, Parasuram is behind Mothi, but Raoji hands him over to the Police. When Mothi acts as Sakuntala in the drama which Raja attends, their love blossoms again. But Sundar Rao and Latha makes Mothi quit the village. Discerning it, Raja rebukes them and speeds for mothi . Parasuram comes out of the prison and kidnaps Mothi Raja arrivesand a fight arises. At last, Mothi sacrifices her life for Raja, and Chimlli kills Parasuram. Finally, the movie ends with Raja and Latha paying homage to Mothi. == Cast ==
Cast
Bhanumathi as Mothi • Nageswara Rao as Raja • C.S.R as Sivaswamy • Relangi as Raoji • Mukkamala as Parasuram • Kasturi Siva Rao as Raoji's Assistant • Doraiswamy as Sundara Rao • Suryakantham as Chimlli • Sriranjani as Latha • Surabhi Kamalabai as Bansi ;Tamil • K.V. Subba Rao as Kate Rao • A. L. Narayana as Watchman • K. S. Angamuthu as Jagathambal == Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack
Music was composed by C. R. Subburaman. Lyrics were by Kondamudi Goparaya Sarma. ;Telugu ;Tamil Lyrics were by K. D. Santhanam. == References ==
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