| Rechukka | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 |
Release date |
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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.[1]
The film was remade in Tamil and titled Naattiya Thara.[2] The Tamil version was released in 1955.[3] Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass wrote the dialogues and lyrics for the Tamil version, while G. Ramanathan scored the music.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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- ^ "எம்.ஜி.ஆருடன் முதல் சந்திப்பு- ஆரூர் தாஸ்" [First meeting with M. G. R. - Aroor Das]. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2016.