Missamma (1955)
181 min
Rao and Mary, unemployed college graduates from Madras, act as if they are a married couple to get jobs as schoolteachers in the small village of Appapuram. Their story unfolds into an extremely hilarious comedy as they try to cover up that Mary is a christian. They are assisted in their drama by Devaiah, a friend and ex-beggar, in fooling the family they work for.
- Release date
- January 12, 1955
- Country of origin
- India
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Cast
- N.T. Rama Rao as M. T. Rao
- Savitri as Mary
- Jamuna as Sita
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as A.K. Raju
- S.V. Ranga Rao as Gopalam
- Relangi Venkatramaiah as Devayya
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Musali Panthulu
- Ramana Reddy as David
- Valluri Balakrishna as Govinda
- Gummadi as Interviewer
- Savitri as Mahalakshmi
- Rushyendramani as Gopalam's wife
- Doraiswamy as Mary Pempudu thandri
Crew
- L.V. Prasad · Director
- Aluri Chakrapani · Writer
- Aluri Chakrapani · Producer
- B. Nagi Reddy · Producer
- Saluri Rajeshwara Rao · Composer
- Marcus Bartley · Cinematographer