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, Jaya Prada Jayasudha and 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 |
| Written by | Acharya Aatreya (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Story by | Guhanathan |
| Produced by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayasudha Jaya Prada |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Jagapathi Art Pictures |
| Distributed by | Annapurna Studios |
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Running time | 161 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins with a nefarious Kondandam who envies Meenakshi for spurning his love and knitting an upright Ramanandam. So, he spills acid into her eyes with his two associates Tyagaraju & Nagaraju and they also conceal Ramanandam in the dark. Now the case is endorsed t a sincere cop Satyanandam who convicts Tyagaraju & Nagaraju. So, enraged knaves kill his wife Chandramati when their son Ramu absconds after witnessing the crime. After a while, he is acquainted with an orphan Krishna who conducts pilfering to uphold his orphanage maintained by a noble person Baba. Whereat Meenakshi also sheltered, hiding her identity as Krishna’s mother.
Years roll by, and Ramu & Krishna as soulmates, bounty hunters, and small-time crooks to nourish the poor. At present, Ramu falls for Lakshmi and Krishna loves Jaya. Here Ramu is still longing to seek vengeance. Now, Krishna is aware of Meenakshi’s actuality when Ramu & Krishna realizes that the two are subjected to the injustice of the same. Therefrom, they begin a murder spree and are in search of the third heinous Kondandam. During that time, Ramu meets his father Satyanandam but maintains secrecy until accomplishes the mission. Terror-stricken Kondandam ploys and forges as Krishna's father when a rupture erupts between Ramakrishnulu. At last, it is affirmed as a game 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" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, V. Ramakrishna | 5:24 |
| 2 | "Kanne Evaro" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, V. Ramakrishna | 5:23 |
| 3 | "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, V. Ramakrishna | 3:03 |
| 4 | "Navanavalade Chinnadana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:12 |
| 5 | "Duppatlo Dooraaka" | V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela | 3:07 |
| 6 | "Jhuy Jhuy Antunte" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, V. Ramakrishna | 3:08 |
| 7 | "Aadanaa Paadanaa" | P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram | 3:10 |
References
External links
- Rama Krishnulu at IMDb