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{{Infobox film
| name = Bratuku Teruvu
| image = Bratuku Teruvu.JPG
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Samudrala Sr.|Samudrala Jr]]<br />({{small|story / dialogues}})
| producer = Kovelamudi Bhaskar Rao
| director = [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| music = [[C. R. Subbaraman]]<br />[[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]
| cinematography = [[Kamal Ghosh]]
| editing = P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
| studio = Bhaskar Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1953|2|6}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}

'''''Bratuku Teruvu''''' ({{translation|Livelihood}}) is a 1953 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced by Kovelamudi Bhaskar Rao under the Bhaskar Productions banner and directed by [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], with music composed by [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]].<ref>Naati 101 Chitralu, S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pp: 73-4.</ref> The film was also dubbed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''Bale Raman'' (1956), remade in Kannada as ''[[Badukuva Daari]]'' (1966), in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Jeene Ki Raah]]'' (1969)<ref>{{Cite web |date=Sep 23, 2020 |title=Best Tanuja Movies |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/best-tanuja-movies-43747.html |access-date=2020-12-11 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020001946/https://www.filmfare.com/features/best-tanuja-movies-43747.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and in Tamil as ''[[Naan Yen Pirandhen]]'' (1972).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2016-03-26 |title=Naan Yean Pirandhen (1972) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Naan-Yean-Pirandhen-1972/article14176379.ece |access-date=2020-12-11 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |archive-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310113737/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Naan-Yean-Pirandhen-1972/article14176379.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
Mohan Rao is unemployed, suffers from debt, and is the only breadwinner of his extended family. So, he lands in town for the job hunt, but it is in vain. Desperate, Mohan comprehends the world, affirms his principles so futile, and turns into a conman. Once he is acquainted with a Zamindar Balasaheb who appreciates his intelligence and offers him a job, provided he should be alone. Mohan joins the post, forging as a single. Meena Balasaheb's daughter comes back home from abroad and endears him. Now, Mohan is in a dichotomy as the situation becomes delicate, but they cannot reveal the truth. On the double, in the village, Mohan's sister Kotamma steals his strive amount. Learning it, their mother quits along with Mohan's family in her son's quest. Accidentally, Mohan meets them and keeps them separate. Eventually, debtors occasion Mohan's house in the village. So, Kotamma & her husband Lokabhi Ramaiah also arrive and take shelter at Bhushaiah's house, the mate of Balasaheb whom Mohan recoups. Mohan leads a dual life, daringly preventing the parties from reality. Balasaheb makes Meena's marriage proposal, to which Mohan gets attracted and decides to conceive his family. The rest of the story is about what happens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telugu |first=ntv |date=2023-02-06 |title=Brathuku Theruvu: ఏడు పదుల 'బ్రతుకు తెరువు'! |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/70-years-for-batuku-teruvu-313430.html |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=NTV Telugu |language=te-IN |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612045346/https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/70-years-for-batuku-teruvu-313430.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]] as Mohan Rao
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Meena
* [[Sriranjani (junior)|Sriranjani]] as Lalitha, Mohan's Wife
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Zamindar Balasaheb
* [[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as Lokabhi Ramaiah
* [[Suryakantam (actress)|Suryakantam]] as Kotamma

== Soundtrack ==
===Original Track List (Telugu)===
The Music was composed by [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]] and the Lyrics were written by [[Samudrala Jr.|Samudrala Jr]]. The song ''Andame Aanandam'' is an evergreen blockbuster.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Song title !!Singers !!length
|-
|"Andame Aanandam"
|[[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]
|3:10
|-
|"Daarithennu Kaanagada"
|[[Jikki]]
|2:12
|-
|"Inthe Prapanchamanna"
|[[K. Prasadarao]]
|2:25
|-
|"Vachenamma Vachenne"
|Udutha Sarojini
|2:44
|-
|"Chalo Chalo Yenkanna"
|[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]]
|2:25
|-
|"Raadooyi Kanaraadooyi"
|[[P. Leela]], [[A. P. Komala]]
|2:41
|-
|"Yedomattu Mandu Jalli"
|P. Leela
|3:06
|-
|"Andame Aanandam"
|Ghantasala, P. Leela
|3:35
|}

===Bale Raman (Tamil) Songs===
The music was composed by T. A. Kalyanam. Lyrics were by Kanaga Surabhi. [[Playback singer]]s are [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]], [[A. M. Rajah]], P. Seenivasan, [[P. Leela]], [[Jikki]], [[A. P. Komala]] & Udutha Sarojini.

All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same. The song ''Engume Aanandham Aanandhame Jeevanin Magarandham'' is still very popular.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Song title !! Singers !! Length
|-
| "Engume Aanandham" || Ghantasala || 03:10
|-
| "Thaaye Ninnarul Thaal" || Jikki || 02:12
|-
| "Pattadhaarigal Vaazhvidhu" || A. M. Rajah || 02:25
|-
| "Vanthaachammaa Vandhaachu" || Udutha Sarojini || 02:44
|-
| "Chalo Chalo Chenkannaa" || P. Seenivasan || 02:00
|-
| "Kaanene Innum Kaanene" || P. Leela & A. P. Komala || 02:41
|-
| "Sokku Podi Potta" || P. Leela || 03:06
|-
| "Engume Aanandham" || P. Leela || 03:35
|-
| "Thaamadham En Endru" || P. Leela || 00:53
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0263155}}

[[Category:1953 films]]
[[Category:1953 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1953 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ghantasala (musician)]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
[[Category:1953 drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by C. R. Subbaraman]]
[[Category:Films scored by T. A. Kalyanam]]

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