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Paradesi Story
The film begins at a hill station, Sitagiri, where a benevolent florist girl, Lakshmi, resides with her disabled father, Rangaiah. Chandram is the son of an industrialist who died of bankruptcy. Being incognizant of it, Chandram’s mate Raghu entrusts his wife Susheela and son Anand to him before breathing his last. Thus, to oversee them, Chandram strives hard and sickens. At the suggestion of Doctor Chandram, he walks to Sitagiri to unwind. He endears Lakshmi’s pure soul therein, and the two are covertly knit in the Povvulamma temple. Next, Lakshmi conceives and informs Rangaiah about her splice with a “Paradesi.” Then, he rebukes and coerces Lakshmi to get him. By hard luck, Chandram must suddenly pack up without notifying Lakshmi. It throws her into severe misery and leads to Rangaiah’s death. Now, Lakshmi delivers a baby girl, Taara, facing societal music. Plus, Rajulu, a malice who lusts for her, sets fire to her house, and she is declared dead. However, two bangle sellers, Devaiah and Bapaiah, shield her, and she stays stealthily at the hilltop.
After setting everything up, Chandram rushes back, gets devastated, and becomes conscious of Lakshmi’s supposed demise. Years roll by, and Lakshmi rears Taara with affection. Meanwhile, Anand graduates, and Susheela forwards him to Sitagiri to accomplish her vow, where the romantic novel restarts again between Anand and Taara. Hearing it, Lakshmi is aghast and aims to guard her child from the fake hearts of “Paradesi.” The rest of the story is about what happens.

Director: L. V. Prasad
Cast (highlights): Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, Sivaji Ganesan (Tamil version)
Genre: Romance (bilingual Telugu–Tamil)
Notability: Anjali Pictures; music by P. Adinarayana Rao; remake of Hindi ‘Raj Rani’ (1950); releases: Telugu 14 Jan 1953, Tamil 31 Jan 1953; runtime ~190 min.
Critical Reception: Often described as an average grosser; notable early screen appearance of Sivaji Ganesan (Tamil).
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