Underplayed Gems

Rechukka (1954)

Rechukka poster
Original title
రేచుక్క
Directed by
P. Pullaiah
Genre
action, music
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A prince is forced into a life of crime. He uses his skills as a thief while navigating danger and romance.

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What happens

Rechukka (transl. Night Star) is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film directed by P. Pullaiah. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi with music composed by Aswatthama. The story was inspired by The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951), starring Tony Curtis. The film was remade in Tamil and titled Naattiya Thara. The Tamil version was released in 1955. Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass wrote the dialogues and lyrics for the Tamil version, while G. Ramanathan scored the music. It was also a commercial hit. Aaroor Dass, who was a successful screenplay writer later, started his career as an assistant to Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass in 1955 and assisted in writing the dialogues for this film. He has said that he named his first child as Arokyamary and also gave a pet name, Thara Devi in remembrance of the film Nattiya Thara. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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