Kathanayakudu (1984 film)
| Kathanayakudu | |
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| Directed by | K. Murali Mohana Rao |
| Screenplay by | K. Murali Mohana Rao |
| Story by | Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | D. Ramanaidu |
| Starring | Nandamuri Balakrishna Vijayashanti |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | K. A. Marthand |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
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Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Kathanayakudu (lit. Protagonist) is a 1984 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced D. Ramanaidu on Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao. Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti and music composed by Chakravarthy.[3] The film was remade in Hindi as Dilwaala (1986).
Plot[edit]
Justice Rajeswari Devi lives with her two younger brothers, Mohan & Ravi. Ravi is sympathetic towards the poor, who in turn have deep respect for him. He fights against corrupt politicians for the rights of the poor. He is especially hard on MP Chandra Shekar Rao and MLA Kunti Kanakaiah and they consider him to be their enemy. Rajeswari Devi does not agree with Ravi's ways of dealing with corruption and this leads him to leave the house. MLA Kanakaiah's daughter Padma loves Ravi. Mohan is not a very moral person. He befriends a club dancer named Saroja. Getting to know of this Saroja's father is irked. He is actually the estranged husbend of Rajeswari Devi. Saroja is their daughter who has grown to hate her mother due to her father's manipulation. During the time of the general election, Chandra Shekar Rao arranges to get his son Raghu married to Saraswathi, the daughter of labor union leader Edukondalu. This strategy works as people think of him as a great person for getting his son married to a poor girl. When Edukondalu refuses to help them grab the labor colony land, they kill Saraswathi and make it look like an accident. Rajeswari Devi is the judge in Saraswathi's case. Chandra Shekar Rao tries hard to manipulate Rajeswari Devi together with Saroja's father Seshu but she does not yield. They hire a criminal named King Kong. They send a young woman named Kotamma to the judge's home as a maid. She manages to seduce Mohan and Rao tries to blackmail Rajeswari Devi using that information. This backfires as Rajeswari Devi immediately agrees to get Mohan married to Kotamma. During their honeymoon Rao arranges to have Kotamma murdered and frames Mohan for it. Rajeswari Devi resigns as a judge and acts as the defense lawyer for Mohan. Saroja becomes a vital witness against Mohan's case. Ravi finds out who she really is and manages to reunite her with Rajeswari Devi. Despite Saroja's testimony the case against Mohan remains strong thereby frustrating Rajeswari Devi. Ravi abducts Raghu and makes him confess. Unfortunately, King Kong kills Saroja after Rajeswari Devi gives Ravi permission to do things his way. Ravi manages to defeat the evildoers and free Mohan. Things end well and Ravi marries Padma.
Cast[edit]
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Ravi
- Vijayashanti as Padma
- Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as M.P.Chandra Sekhar Rao
- Sharada as Justice Rajeswari Devi
- Allu Ramalingaiyah as M.L.A. Kunti Kanakaiah
- Chandra Mohan as Mohan
- Nutan Prasad as S.I.
- Paruchuri Gopala Krishna as King Kong
- P. L. Narayana as Eedukondalu
- Devadasu Kanakala as Seshu
- KK Sarma as Watchman Narayana
- Chalapathi Rao as King Kong's brother-in-law
- Bhima Raju as Rowdy
- Balaji as Raghu
- Swapna as Saroja
- Shyamala Gowri as Kotamma
- Rajyalakshmi as Saraswathi
- Radha Kumari as Sujana
- Rama Prabha as Mahalakshmi
- Nirmalamma as Bamma
Soundtrack[edit]
| Kathanayakudu | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 19:43 | |||
| Label | AVM Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
| Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi. Music released on AVM Audio Company.
| S.No | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kokadabula Kokammo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:14 |
| 2 | "Prema Ekkada" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:15 |
| 3 | "Modhalettana Pooja" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 2:46 |
| 4 | "Dhora Muddu Pettanela" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:13 |
| 5 | "Idhemi Dhigulo Voyammo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:15 |
Others[edit]
- VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad
References[edit]
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- ^ "Titles". idreammedia.
- ^ "Heading-2". Spicy Onion.