Manushulanta Okkate

1976 Indian film

7 April 1976 (1976-04-07)

Running time

145 minsCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Manushulanta Okkate (transl. All Humans are Equal) is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by Duddu Venkateswara Rao and V. Mahesh under the Aditya Chitra banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jamuna and Manjula, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film was a box office hit.^[1]

Plot

The film narrates a story with a message of universal brotherhood and equality between the rich & poor.

During the pre-independence era, Zamindar Sarva Rayudu was a sovereign who suppressed & enslaved the public of his territory. Rajendra Babu / Raja, his heir, also walks in his footsteps. Once, Radha, a plucky village girl, hinders his tyranny, whose words lead to a meteoritic transformation in Raja. Ergo, Sarva Rayudu ruins her province when Raja defies his father's despotism and quits. He resides with the villagers and shares their hardships.

Meanwhile, Sarva Rayudu goes abroad to fix his daughter Indumati's nuptial. At that time, Raja endears, knits Radha, and she conceives. On his return, Sarva Rayudu shrinks from mingling with the underdogs and edicts to slay Radha. Raja succeeds in securing her and crossing the region but sacrifices his life.

Independence arrives, and Radha gives birth to a baby boy, Ramu. Years pass, and Radha molds her son into a proficient who falls for his collegian Shanti. Destiny makes her his paternal aunt's daughter. Hence, Radha rejects the match and divulges the past.

Ramu steps into Sarva Rayudu's realm of empire and challenges his grandfather with his identity. He discovers the people still struggling with the violations. Ramu sets out to improve their livelihood by forming an association. So, Sarva Rayudu endangers Radha, who binds her son with a bond of affection. However, she frees him, viewing the area's woes.

Then Ramu relieves their lands from Sarva Rayudu, thwarting the feudal system. Next, they all farm the land together with their forces. At that point, enraged Sarva Rayudu covertly sets the harvest. It induces public rebellion and onslaughts on Sarva Rayudu. At last, Radha shields him under the principle of Non-Violence, which reforms Sarva Rayudu. Finally, the movie ends happily with the proclamation that All Humans are Equal.

Cast

N. T. Rama Rao as Rajendra Babu & Ramu
Jamuna as Radha
Manjula as Shanti
Satyanarayana as Sarvarayudu
Allu Ramalingaiah as Chalamaiah
Nagesh as Ganapati
Rajasri as Indumathi Devi
Ramaprabha as Mutyalu & Rama
Kakarala as Sundara Chary
Kommineni Seshagiri Rao
Chalapathi Rao

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.^[2]^[3]

S. No	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	"Anubhavinchu Raja"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:41
2	"Kaalam Kadu"	Acharya Aatreya	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:15
3	"Muthyalu Vasthava"	Kosaraju	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	4:02
4	"Ninne Pelladata"	Dasari Narayana Rao	P. Susheela	4:08
5	"Tatha Baagunnava"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:52
6	"Yevadidiraa Ee Bhoomi"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:42

Accolades

Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer – V. Mahesh (1976)^[4]

References

^ "కమర్షియల్‌ విప్లవనాదం.. మనుషులంతా ఒక్కటే" [Commercial Revolution.. Manushulanta Okkate]. Sakshi. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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^ "Manushulantha Okkate (1976)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.