Bratuku Teruvu (transl. Livelihood) is a 1953 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Kovelamudi Bhaskar Rao under the Bhaskar Productions banner and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Ghantasala.^[1] The film was also dubbed in Tamil as Bale Raman (1956), remade in Kannada as Badukuva Daari (1966), in Hindi as Jeene Ki Raah (1969)^[2] and later in Tamil as Naan Yen Pirandhen (1972).^[3]

Mohan Rao is unemployed, suffers from debt, and is the only breadwinner of his extended family. So, he lands in town for the job hunt, but it is in vain. Desperate, Mohan comprehends the world, affirms his principles so futile, and turns into a conman. Once he is acquainted with a Zamindar Balasaheb who appreciates his intelligence and offers him a job, provided he should be alone. Mohan joins the post, forging as a single. Meena Balasaheb’s daughter comes back home from abroad and endears him. Now, Mohan is in a dichotomy as the situation becomes delicate, but they cannot reveal the truth. On the double, in the village, Mohan's sister Kotamma steals his strive amount. Learning it, their mother quits along with Mohan's family in her son’s quest. Accidentally, Mohan meets them and keeps them separate. Eventually, debtors occasion Mohan's house in the village. So, Kotamma & her husband Lokabhi Ramaiah also arrive and take shelter at Bhushaiah's house, the mate of Balasaheb whom Mohan recoups. Mohan leads a dual life, daringly preventing the parties from reality. Balasaheb makes Meena's marriage proposal, to which Mohan gets attracted and decides to conceive his family. The rest of the story is about what happens.^[4]

• Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Mohan Rao
• Savitri as Meena
• Sriranjani as Lalitha
• S. V. Ranga Rao as Zamindar Balasaheb
• Relangi as Lokabhi Ramaiah
• Suryakantam as Kotamma

Music composed by Ghantasala. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr. The song Andame Aanandam is an evergreen blockbuster.