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{{Infobox film
| name = Beedala Patlu
| image = Beedala Patlu (1972 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[B. Vittalacharya]]
| writer = [[D. V. Narasa Raju]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Les Misérables]]''|[[Victor Hugo]]}}
| producer = B. Vittalacharya
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]
| cinematography = S. Venkataratnam
| editing = G. Viswanath
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| studio = Sri Vital Productions & Co
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1972|2|11}}
| runtime = 153 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Beedala Patlu''''' ({{translation|The Plight of the Poor}}) is a 1972 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced and directed by [[B. Vittalacharya]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]], with music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Indian_Films/-cEzAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Beedala+Patlu&dq=Beedala+Patlu&printsec=frontcover |title=Indian Films |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1973 |pages=27}}</ref> The film is based on the 1862 French novel ''[[Les Misérables]]'', written by [[Victor Hugo]].

== Plot ==
During the Pre-independence era, Kotaiah (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) steals a loaf of bread to feed his young niece and ailing mother. He is arrested and court sentences him to two months in prison. His niece visits him in jail telling him of her mother's death, knowing that he tried to escape from jail but was caught and his imprisonment increases five years, which goes on extending; totally, Kotaiah spends twelve years in prison. Shanta (Krishna Kumari) Kotaiah's niece is married to Ram Gopal (Satyanarayana) and they have a baby girl Padma. Ram Gopal, who is in bad company and a crook gets her to part with all her jewelry and disappears with it. Meanwhile, Kotaiah, on release from jail, has been told by the jail authorities including Inspector Javert (Gummadi) a tough and ruthless Police officer, to keep them informed about his whereabouts and to present himself regularly at the police station. When he returns to his locality, he is unable to find Shanta and the neighbors drive him away, calling him a dacoit. Kotaiah turns over a new leaf with the help of a Christian Bishop (Chittor V. Nagaiah), who helps him realize himself and introduces himself as Dayanidhi, who becomes successful and becomes Mayor of his town. Once Kotaiah meets up with Shanta on her death bed and before dying, she hands over Padma's responsibility to Kotaiah. Meanwhile, Inspector Javert finds out about his new life and threatens to expose him all the time. Time goes on, grown Padma (Chandrakala) falls in love with Arun Kumar (Chandra Mohan), a freedom fighter. In a fight between the revolutionaries and the police, Javert is imprisoned by them, but subsequently, Kotaiah saves Javert's life. Javert commits suicide unable to turn Kotaiah into the authorities out of his sense of gratitude. Simultaneously, Arun Kumar gets injured by British Police. Kotaiah comes to his rescue, When Arun Kumar recovers, Ram Gopal has also been identified by them. Finally, the movie ends with the marriage of Arun Kumar & Padma and Kotaiah breathes his last, happily.

== Cast ==
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Kotaiah / Dayanidhi / K. V. Purushotham
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as Shantha
*[[Chittor V. Nagaiah]] as Father
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Inspector Javert
*[[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Raobahadoor Raja Ram Mohan Rao
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Ram Gopal
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Suraiah
*[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Arun Kumar
*[[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Kanthamma
*[[Chandrakala]] as Padma
*[[Vijaya Lalitha]] as Seetha

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Beedala Patlu
| type = film
| artist = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1972
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 14:53
| label =
| producer = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| prev_title = [[Bharya Biddalu]]
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = Beedala Patlu
| next_year = 1972
}}

Music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BeedhalaPaatlu (1972)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CBZ/info |access-date=11 September 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Nenevaro Telisindi"
|[[C. Narayana Reddy]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
|3:43
|-
|2
|"Dabbu Lone Unnadira"
|G. K. Murthy
|Ghantasala, [[P. B. Sreenivas]], J. V. Raghavulu
|4:02
|-
|3
|"Daarina Poye Ayyallaara"
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]
|[[L. R. Eswari]]
|3:56
|-
|4
|"Paala Navvula Paapaayi"
|C. Narayana Reddy
|Ghantasala
|3:12
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1502777}}

{{Les Misérables}}

[[Category:Films based on Les Misérables]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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