Rechukka
| Rechukka | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | P. Pullaiah |
| Written by | Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | P. Pullaiah |
| Story by | Ghantasala Balaramaiah |
| Produced by | Ghantasala Krishnamurthy |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Anjali Devi |
| Cinematography | P. L. Roy |
| Edited by | G. D. Joshi |
| Music by | Ashwathama |
Production company | Pratibha Productions |
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Running time | 145 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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.