 N. T. Rama Rao and Garikapati Varalakshmi were chosen as one of the leading pairs of actors . During the songs ' shoot , Ghantasala taught Rama Rao to play harmonium and gave him a few music lessons so he would look believable in the film . Yandamuri Jogarao and Savitri , who had played minor roles in Shavukar and Pathala Bhairavi , were chosen as the other leading pair . In playing the role of the zamindar , S. V. Ranga Rao exhibited a strange body language , inspired by a stranger he had observed at a railway station . Dr. Sivarama Krishnayya and C.V.V. Panthulu played the role of Rama Rao 's father in the Telugu and Tamil versions . Padmanabham played two roles ; a postman and Ranga Rao 's friend . 
