Kondaveeti Simham
Kondaveeti Simham is a 1981 Telugu-language action film, produced by M. Arjuna Raju and K. Sivarama Raju under the Roja Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi, Jayanthi, Mohan Babu and music Chakravarthy.[1][2][3] The core story of the film was based on the 1974 Tamil film Thanga Pathakkam and was remade by same producer - director duo in Hindi as Farz Aur Kanoon (1982). This was declared an All Time Blockbuster at box office becoming the highest-grossing film of the year beating ANR'S Premabhisekham with terrific margin and the highest grossing Telugu film at the time of its release crossing Premabhishekam and Adavi Ramudu.
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Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
Produced by | M. Arjuna Raju K. Sivaramaraju |
Written by | Satyanand (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
Story by | J. Mahendran |
Based on | "Thangappathakkam" (1974) |
Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Sridevi Jayanthi Mohan Babu |
Music by | Chakravarthy |
Cinematography | K. S. Prakash |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Production company | Roja Movies |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Box office | ₹4.5 crores(equivalent to ₹100+ crores in 2019) |
Plot
The story of a sincere police officer who do anything for justice. But in this process, he faces several hurdles from his enemies and from his own son too. He need to overcome them. so he decided to overcome those problems.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as S. P. Ranjith Kumar & Ramu (Dual Role)
- Sridevi as Devi
- Jayanthi as Annapurna
- Mohan Babu as Ravi
- Rao Gopal Rao as Major Gopalam
- Satyanarayana as Nagaraju
- Kanta Rao as I. G.
- Allu Rama Lingaiah as China Yuddham
- Nagesh as Sitapati
- Mukkamala as Ranjith's father-in-law
- Chalapathi Rao as Veerabhadraiah
- Thyagaraju as a dacoit
- Jagga Rao as a dacoit
- P. J. Sarma as Police Inspector
- Chidatala Appa Rao as Gopalam's servant
- Telephone Satyanarayana as Army Chief
- Geetha as Padma
- Subhashini as Pushpa
- Pushpalatha as Tulasamma
- Jhansi
- Sri Lakshmi
- Girija
- Neelaveni
- Master Harish as young Ravi
Soundtrack
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Released | 1981 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 26:24 | |||
Label | SAREGAMA Audio | |||
Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
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Music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. All songs are evergreen blockbusters. Music released by SAREGAMA Audio Company.[4]
S.No | Song Title | Singers | Length |
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1 | "Attamadugu Vagulona" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:19 |
2 | "Pilla Undi" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:01 |
3 | "Banginapalli" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:10 |
4 | "Vaanochche Varadochche" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:22 |
5 | "Goothikada Guntanakka" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 2:32 |
6 | "Ee Madhumasam Lo" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:56 |
7 | "Maa Intilona" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:21 |
References
- "Kondaveeti Simham". gomolo.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Kondaveeti Simham". telugumoviepedia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Kondaveeti Simham". aptalkies.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Kondaveeti Simham Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.