Banner:Vijaya Pictures
Stars:N.T.R, Savitri, Jamuna, KongaraJaggayya, Relangi, Girija, S.V.Ranga Rao, Ramana Reddy, Suryakantham
Art: Madhavapeddi Gokhale and Kalaadhar
Dialogues: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
Photography: Marcus Bartley
Music:Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Written by:Alur Chakrapani,L.V.Prasad & Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
Editing:G.Kalyanasundaram & K.Radhakrishna
Release Year:1958
Lyrics:Pingali Nagendra Rao
singers:A.M.Rajah, P.Leela, Ghantasala, Madhavapeddi Satyam, P.Susheela and Swarnalatha
Direction:L.V.Prasad
Producer:Alur Chakrapani,Jagannadham,M.S.Chalapathi Rao & B.Nagi Reddy
The film Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu is presented as a Comedy melodrama.Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu is a well-known proverb in
Telugu language forewarning about the ill-effects of
debt (Appu means debt).The film is made simultaneously in
Tamil as
Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam. Performances by
NTR,
CSR,
Savitri,
Relangi,
Jaggaiah and
Ramana Reddyare top notch.This was
Jagayya's
first movie with
Vijaya. The movie is also a satire against the tendency of the
Zamindars false prestige tendencies, their obsession for titles and honors, contrasting it with the more modern and humanistic outlook of
Raja(N.T.R) and
Raghu(Jaggaiah). Memorable score again by
S.Rajeswara Rao, with evergreen hits like “
Sundarangula ku”, “
Yechati Veecheno”, “
Kaasi ki poyanu Raama Hari”. Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu has all the elements of a good family entertainer, and is a satirical comedy with a strong one-point message.
Nagi Reddy-
Chakrapani along with
LV Prasad worked their magic together to produce another feather in
Vijaya's cap and
NTR's 55th film.