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Paradesi or Poongothai is a 1953 Telugu-Tamil bilingual romance film, produced by P. Adinarayana Rao under the Anjali pictures banner and directed by L. V. Prasad. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, Sivaji Ganesan in the lead roles and music also composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. The film is a remake of Hindi movie Raj Rani (1950) and it is the debut of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan into the film industry No print of Poongothai is known to survive, making it a lost film.
Original Release
01/14/1953
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shivaji Ganesan | Anand |
| S.V. Ranga Rao | Rangadu |
| Pandari Bai | (as Pandharibai) / Susheela |
| Mohan | |
| K.A. Thangavelu | |
| Suryakantham | Srugaram |
| Relangi Venkatramaiah | Devaiah |
| Mehdi Taleghani | Chandram |
| Anjali Devi | Lakshmi |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shivaji Ganesan | Anand |
| S.V. Ranga Rao | Rangadu |
| Pandari Bai | (as Pandharibai) / Susheela |
| Mohan | |
| K.A. Thangavelu | |
| Suryakantham | Srugaram |
| Relangi Venkatramaiah | Devaiah |
| Mehdi Taleghani | Chandram |
| Anjali Devi | Lakshmi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Anjali Devi | Producer |
