Rama Krishnulu
Rama Krishnulu is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced and directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under his Jagapathi Art Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha and Jaya Prada, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film borrows shades of the Hindi film Hera Pheri (1976).[1]
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| Directed by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Produced by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Written by | Acharya Aatreya (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Story by | Guhanathan |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayasudha Jaya Prada |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi |
Production company | Jagapathi Art Pictures |
| Distributed by | Annapurna Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 161 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins on Kondandam (Satyanarayana) a nefarious person envies on a women Meenakshi (Pushpalata) for spurning his love and marrying a wise person Ramanandam (Kanta Rao). So he spills acid into her eyes with his two associates Tyagaraju (Mohan Babu) & Nagaraju (Sarath Babu) and they also conceal Ramanandam in the dark. Sub-inspector Satyananda (Jaggayya) a man of righteousness takes up the case and convicts Tyagaraju & Nagaraju. Keeping the grudge, they kill Satyananda's wife Chandramati (Anjali Devi) when their son Ramu witnesses the crime and runs away from home. On his way, he gets acquainted with an orphan Krishna who makes petty thefts to feed his orphanage maintained by a noble person Baba (Dhulipala). Even blind Meenakshi, the mother of Krishna hides her identity and stays in the same orphanage. Years roll by, Ramu (N. T. Rama Rao) joins Krishna (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), they become soulmates, bounty hunters and small-time crooks to nourish the poor. At present, Ramu falls for Lakshmi (Jayasudha) and Krishna to Jaya (Jayasudha). Here Ramu is still longing with avenge against homicides of his mother. At that point in time, Krishna finds out Meenakshi as his mother and learns the past when Ramu & Krishna realizes that both of them are subjected to the injustice of the same criminals. There onwards, they start eliminating them one after another and are in search of third heinous Kondandam. During that time, Ramu meets his father Satyanandam but he decides to hold back until he accomplishes his mission. Terror-stricken Kondandam ploys and forges as Krishna's father when war erupts between Ramakrishnulu. At last, it is affirmed that all this is a play to cease Kondandam. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Ramu & Lakshmi and Krishna & Jaya.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Ramu
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Krishna
- Jaya Prada as Jaya
- Jayasudha as Lakshmi
- Satyanarayana as Kondandam
- Mohan Babu as Thyagaraju
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Jaya's father
- Raja Babu as Jaya's brother
- Jaggayya as Sakshala Sub-Inspector Satyanandam
- Kanta Rao as Ramanandam
- Anjali Devi as Chandramathi
- Pushpalatha as Meenakshi
- Dhulipala as Baba
- Mukkamala as I.G.
- K. V. Chalam as Lakshmi's brother
- Sarath Babu as Nagaraju
- Chalapathi Rao as Jaggu
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:27 | |||
| Label | EMI Columbia Audio Company | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya.[2]
| S. No | Song Title | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Abbabbabbo Aadavaallu" | SP Balu, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, V. Ramakrishna | 5:24 |
| 2 | "Kanne Yevaro" | SP Balu, V. Ramakrishna | 5:23 |
| 3 | "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" | SP Balu, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, V. Ramakrishna | 3:03 |
| 4 | "Navanavalade Chinnadana" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:12 |
| 5 | "Duppatlo Dooraaka" | V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela | 3:07 |
| 6 | "Jhuy Jhuy Antunte" | SP Balu, V. Ramakrishna | 3:08 |
| 7 | "Aadanaa Paadanaa" | P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram | 3:10 |
References
- "సీనియర్ ఎన్టీఆర్ రీమేక్ చేసిన అమితాబ్ బచ్చన్ సూపర్ హిట్ సినిమాలు ఇవే." CNN-News18 (in Telugu). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- "Rama Krishnulu (1978)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 13 January 2021.