Raju Peda (1954)

Directed by

B. A. Subba Rao

Country

India

Elsewhere

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How it feels

A poor boy and a prince who look identical switch places. They both learn about each other's lives and hardships.

classicnostalgicdramaticwhimsicalmoralisticfamily-orientedmelodramaticearnest

What happens

Raju Peda (transl. The prince and the pauper) is a 1954 Indian Telugu-language film directed and produced by B. A. Subba Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Lakshmirajyam, S. V. Ranga Rao and Master Sudhakar, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. It is based on Mark Twain’s 1881 novel, The Prince and the Pauper and was later remade into the Hindi film Raja Aur Runk (1968) and dubbed into Tamil as Aandi Petra Selvan (1957). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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