Badi Panthulu
1972, Telugu. Directed by P. Chandrasekhara Reddy.
Raghava Rao (N. T. Rama Rao) is a teacher in a government primary school. His wife is Janaki (Anjali Devi). Papa Rao (Nagabhushanam) is the school proprietor. The teacher lives with the commitment to basic values of life. He has two sons Satyam (Rama Krishna) and Venu (Krishnam Raju) and a daughter (T. Padmini). The school children built a house for their teacher with love and affection. After retirement, Raghava Rao has no choice but to live with his children.His ungrateful children sell the house of Raghava Rao and Janaki against their wishes. They separate their father and mother and take care of them by rotation even though the old couple wants to live together. Ramu (Jaggayya) is an old student of Raghava Rao who becomes a police officer. He purchases Raghava Rao's house in the auction and gifts it to his beloved teacher.
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Telugu
- Rated
- U
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- Released
- 23 November 1972
- Original title
- బడిపంతులు
- Country
- India
- Written by
- P. Chandrasekhara Reddy, Sirvaadkar
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Badi Panthulu runs 165 minutes (2h 45m).
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Badi Panthulu is rated U in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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Badi Panthulu isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 November 1972. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Badi Panthulu?
Badi Panthulu (1972) was directed by P. Chandrasekhara Reddy and stars N.T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Krishnam Raju.