Vadina (transl. Sister-in-Law) is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Meiyappan of AVM Productions and directed by M. V. Raman. It stars Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savitri with music jointly composed by R. Sudarshanam and Ashwatthama. The film was a remake of the Tamil film Chella Pillai (1955).
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Plot
Raghu, an energetic youngster, is reared by his brother Narasaiah & his sister-in-law Shantamma. He has been molded into a spoiled brat by the mollycoddle of Shantamma, who also covers his antics, & nuisance crimes, which lead to his addiction to all vices. Once, Raghu acquaints & falls in love with a beauty named Lalitha, who is passionate about being a top gun in films. Raghu promises her to do so. Meanwhile, his elders decide to knit with a lowly girl, Chitti, to reform him. Ergo, Raghu eloped with Lalitha to crave her as a movie star by heisting at his brother’s workplace, resulting in Narasaiah’s dismissal. Following this, Raghu is charged with counterfeit currency when Narasaiah must pay a penalty by self-incriminating to shield him. The rest of the story is about how remorseful Raghu corrects his error by securing his brother.
Cast
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Raghu
Savitri as Lalitha
Relangi as Kalikaalam
B. R. Panthulu as Narasaiah
Gummadi as Director Yamudu
Addola Narayana Rao as Rayabaram
Javar Seetharaman as Basavappa
Kannamba as Shantamma
Pandari Bai as Chitti
Soundtrack
Music composed by R. Sudarshana, Ashwatthama. Lyrics were written by Toleti Venkata Reddy. Music released on Audio Company.
Boxoffice
The film ran for 100 days in Vijayawada.