Sardar Papa Rayudu
Sardar Papa Rayudu is a 1980 Telugu-language historical fiction film, produced by Kranthi Kumar in the Sri Annapoorna International banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi and Sharada, with music composed by Chakravarthy.[1][2] The film was remade in Hindi as Sarfarosh (1985).[3]
| Sardar Papa Rayudu | |
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| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Produced by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Written by | Dasari Narayana Rao (story / screenplay / dialogues) |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Sri Devi Sharada |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
Production company | Sri Annapoorna International |
| Distributed by | Shayikrishna |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
A sincere police officer Ramu (N. T. Rama Rao) and Vijaya (Sridevi) are in love. Vijaya's father Dharmaraju (Rao Gopala Rao) is a corrupt politician who fakes the good gentleman image outside. He, along with two more guys named Satya Murthy (Satyanarayana) and Nyayapathi (Allu Ramalingaiah) exploited the poor by joining hands with the British. When Dharmaraju meets Ramu with his daughter, he immediately goes back to his past. Dharmaraju, Satya Murthy and Nyayapathi kill a king, Vijayaraghavaraju (Prabhakar Reddy) in the Andaman islands and throw the crime over a sincere gentleman and a great freedom fighter, Sardar Paparayudu (again N. T. Rama Rao). Sardar Paparayudu gets a life sentence. The reason why Dharmaraju is shocked seeing Ramu is that the latter exactly resembles Sardar Paparayudu in facial features. In fact, Ramu is the son of Sardar Paparayudu. Ramu's mother Seeta (Sharada) is the wife of Sardar Paparayudu. Right from then, Dharmaraju gets terrified and to make things worse for him, Sardar Paparayudu gets released from jail as a result of reducing the imprisonment. He decides to take revenge on Dharmaraju for wrongly imprisoning him and a rift starts between him and his son Ramu. The film ends on a happy note with justice eventually winning.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao in a dual role as Sardar Paparayudu and Ram "Ramu" Mohan
- Sri Devi as Vijaya
- Sharada as Seeta
- Rao Gopal Rao as Dharma Rao
- Satyanarayana as Satya Murthy
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Nyayapathi
- Mohan Babu as Britisher
- Gummadi as Baba
- Prabhakar Reddy as Vijaya Raghava Raju
- Tyagaraju as British Inspector
- K. V. Chalam as Raju
- P. J. Sarma as I.G.
- Chalapathi Rao as Sardar Paparayudu's henchmen
- Pandari Bai as Sardar Paparayudu's mother
- S. Varalakshmi as Urmila Devi
- Athili Lakshmi as Vijaya's mother
- Jyothi Lakshmi in an item number
Soundtrack
| Sardar Papa Rayudu | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Filmi | |||
| Length | 30:14 | |||
| Label | AVM Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
| Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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The film has musical score by Chakravarthy. Sri Sri, Rajashri and Dasari Narayana Rao penned the lyrics. The song Jyothilakshmi was added to the film after the 50 days of its release.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello Temper" | Rajashri | SP Balu | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Thella Cheera Kallakatuka" | Dasari Narayana Rao | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Pandommidhi Vandhala" | Rajashri | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Jyothilakshmi" | Dasari Narayana Rao | S. Janaki | 5:59 |
| 5. | "Uyyalaku Vayasochchindhi" | Rajashri | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Burrakatha" | Sri Sri | SP Balu, Benerjee | 6:49 |
| Total length: | 30:14 | |||
References
- "Stalwart's death". The Hindu. 20 May 2003. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (31 May 2017). "Hot-shot director Dasari dead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Sharma, Devesh (7 April 2020). "Filmfare recommends: Top films of Jeetendra where he played a double role". Filmfare. Retrieved 25 December 2020.