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Alluri Seetarama Raju (film)

January 01, 1970

Alluri Seetarama Raju is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language biographical action film directed by V. Ramachandra Rao and written by Tripuraneni Maharadhi. The film stars Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, and Jaggayya. It is produced by Padmalaya Studios marking the 100th film of Krishna.[1] The film depicts the life of Alluri Sitarama Raju, an Indian revolutionary, who is known for his role in the Rampa Rebellion of 1922–24. Seetarama Raju, with a band of farmers, tribal leaders and other sympathizers, fought an armed rebellion against the British Raj in response to repressive legislation passed in 1882.

Alluri Seetarama Raju
Directed byV. Ramachandra Rao
Written byTripuraneni Maharadhi
Based onLife of Alluri Sitarama Raju
Produced byG. Hanumantha Rao
Krishna (presenter)
StarringKrishna
Vijaya Nirmala
Jaggayya
Music byP. Adinarayana Rao
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 May 1974 (1974-05-01)
Running time
187 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

The film won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Telugu Veera Levara" penned by the Telugu poet Sri Sri. The film won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section, and Tashkent Film Festival. The film ran for 175 days and ended up becoming the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.[2]

Plot edit

Cast edit

Source[3]

Production edit

D. L. Narayana, producer of Devadasu (1953), initially sought to make a film based on Alluri Sitarama Raju featuring Sobhan Babu as the title character. However, as the film failed to take off, Narayana had given the story to Krishna who was willing to produce it. Incidentally it was Tripuraneni Maharadhi who wrote the script for producer D.L. Narayana too. Tripuraneni Maharadhi wrote a Magnum opus of a script that revolutionised Telugu cinema industry.Filming took place around Chintapalle forest of Andhra Pradesh.[4]

Soundtrack edit

Soundtrack was composed by P. Adinarayana Rao.[5][6]

Reception edit

Critical reception edit

The film received a positive review from Andhra Patrika dated 5 May 1974.[7]

Box office edit

The film ran for 200 days.[8] It was the first film to collect a distributor share of ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹30 crore or US$3.8 million in 2023).[2]

Awards edit

National Film Awards
Nandi Awards[9]

Legacy edit

The film was screened at the Patriotic Film Festival held at Coimbatore in February 2017, jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day.[10]

See also edit

  • RRR (2022), a fictional film depicting Alluri Sitarama Raju and his contemporary Komaram Bheem

References edit

  1. ^ . CineGoer. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007.
  2. ^ a b Pecheti, Prakash (12 May 2019). "A tribute to 'Manyam Veerudu'". Telangana Today. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Alluri Sitaramaraju (1974)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b Kavirayani, Suresh (1 May 2014). "Krishna's best movie till date". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Alluri Seetharama Raju". Hungama. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Alluri Seetarama Raju - Song Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: అల్లూరి సీత రామ రాజు" [Film review: Alluri Seetharama Raju]. Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). 5 May 1974. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Independence Day Special: Most patriotic films in Telugu cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
  10. ^ "Directorate of Film Festivals". dff.nic.in. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

External links edit

  • Alluri Seetarama Raju at IMDb  

January 01, 1970
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Alluri Seetarama Raju is a 1974 Indian Telugu language biographical action film directed by V Ramachandra Rao and written by Tripuraneni Maharadhi The film stars Krishna Vijaya Nirmala and Jaggayya It is produced by Padmalaya Studios marking the 100th film of Krishna 1 The film depicts the life of Alluri Sitarama Raju an Indian revolutionary who is known for his role in the Rampa Rebellion of 1922 24 Seetarama Raju with a band of farmers tribal leaders and other sympathizers fought an armed rebellion against the British Raj in response to repressive legislation passed in 1882 Alluri Seetarama RajuDirected byV Ramachandra RaoWritten byTripuraneni MaharadhiBased onLife of Alluri Sitarama RajuProduced byG Hanumantha RaoKrishna presenter StarringKrishnaVijaya NirmalaJaggayyaMusic byP Adinarayana RaoProductioncompanyPadmalaya StudiosRelease date1 May 1974 1974 05 01 Running time187 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu The film won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song Telugu Veera Levara penned by the Telugu poet Sri Sri The film won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film and was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section and Tashkent Film Festival The film ran for 175 days and ended up becoming the highest grossing Telugu film of the year 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 Reception 5 1 Critical reception 5 2 Box office 6 Awards 7 Legacy 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksPlot editThis article needs a plot summary Please add one in your own words October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Cast editSource 3 Krishna as Alluri Sitarama Raju Ramesh Babu as Young Alluri Sitarama Raju Jaggayya as Rutherford Scott Coward Rajanala as Major Goodall Vijaya Nirmala as Seeta Chandra Mohan as Govindu Sreedhar as Tirupathayya M Balayya as Aggi Raju Kanta Rao as Padalu Pandari Bai Mikkilineni as Seetha s father Dr Prabhakar Reddy as Gam Malludora Rajababu Manjula Rajasree K V Chalam Gummadi as Gamgantam Dhora Tyagaraaju as Sebastian Ram Mohan as Venkatapathi Sitarama Raju s brother in law Rao Gopal Rao Allu RamalingiahProduction editD L Narayana producer of Devadasu 1953 initially sought to make a film based on Alluri Sitarama Raju featuring Sobhan Babu as the title character However as the film failed to take off Narayana had given the story to Krishna who was willing to produce it Incidentally it was Tripuraneni Maharadhi who wrote the script for producer D L Narayana too Tripuraneni Maharadhi wrote a Magnum opus of a script that revolutionised Telugu cinema industry Filming took place around Chintapalle forest of Andhra Pradesh 4 Soundtrack editSoundtrack was composed by P Adinarayana Rao 5 6 Viplavam Maraninchadu S P Balasubrahmanyam Jamaira Jaru S P Balasubrahmanyam L R Eswari Vasthadu Naa Raju P Suseela Padmalayam S P Balasubrahmanyam Telugu Veera Ghantasala V RamakrishnaReception editCritical reception edit The film received a positive review from Andhra Patrika dated 5 May 1974 7 Box office edit The film ran for 200 days 8 It was the first film to collect a distributor share of 1 crore equivalent to 30 crore or US 3 8 million in 2023 2 Awards editNational Film Awards National Film Award for Best Lyrics Sri Sri for Telugu Veera Levara 4 Nandi Awards 9 Best Feature Film Gold G Hanumantha RaoLegacy editThe film was screened at the Patriotic Film Festival held at Coimbatore in February 2017 jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day 10 See also editRRR 2022 a fictional film depicting Alluri Sitarama Raju and his contemporary Komaram BheemReferences edit Krishna s 100th Film Alluri Seetarama Raju CineGoer 8 June 2007 Archived from the original on 8 June 2007 a b Pecheti Prakash 12 May 2019 A tribute to Manyam Veerudu Telangana Today Retrieved 29 July 2020 Alluri Sitaramaraju 1974 Indiancine ma Retrieved 6 May 2024 a b Kavirayani Suresh 1 May 2014 Krishna s best movie till date Deccan Chronicle Retrieved 29 July 2020 Alluri Seetharama Raju Hungama Retrieved 31 December 2020 Alluri Seetarama Raju Song Booklet Indiancine ma Retrieved 12 October 2022 చ త ర సమ క ష అల ల ర స త ర మ ర జ Film review Alluri Seetharama Raju Andhra Patrika in Telugu 5 May 1974 p 4 Independence Day Special Most patriotic films in Telugu cinema The Times of India Retrieved 29 July 2020 న ద అవ ర డ వ జ తల పర పర 1964 2008 A series of Nandi Award Winners 1964 2008 PDF Information amp Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh Retrieved 21 August 2020 in Telugu Directorate of Film Festivals dff nic in Retrieved 29 July 2020 External links editAlluri Seetarama Raju at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alluri Seetarama Raju film amp oldid 1222491530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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