The film revolves around couples - Dr. Chandra Shekar and Parvathi ahead Venu and Lakshmi. Charana Daasi (transl. Wife) is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language drama film written by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam and directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and Savitri, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 Bengali novel Noukadubi. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as Mathar Kula Manikkam (1956). Story and Dialogues were by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
N.T. Rama Rao
as Dr. Chandra Sekhar
Nageshwara Rao Akkineni
as Venu
Anjali Devi
as Parvathi
Savitri
as Lakshmi
S. V. Ranga Rao
as Raghavaiah
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
as Mahesham
Ramana Reddy
as Narsu & Krishna (dual role)
Govindarajula Subba Rao
as Basavaiah
Chadalavada
as Hanumanthu
P. Kannamba
as Annapurna
Sowcar Janaki
as Saroja
Suryakantham
as Seshamma