Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)
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| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Produced by | Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana (Satya Chitra) |
| Written by | Jandhyala (dialogues) Veturi Sundararama Murthy (lyrics) |
| Starring | Dr. NTR, Jayaprada, Jayasudha |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Editing by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao Kotagiri Gopala Rao |
| Release date(s) | 28 April 1977 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Adavi Ramudu (Telugu: అడవి రాముడు) is a Telugu Drama film which released on 28 April 1977 and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Dr. NTR, Jayaprada, and Jayasudha played important roles.
Some scenes in the film were taken from superhit Kannada movie Gandhada Gudi (1973); starring Rajkumar.[1]
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[edit] The Plot
Nagabhushanam and his son Nagaraju (Satyanarayana) runs smuggling and Illegal transport of forest produce in the Forest. Ramu (NTR) opposes and raises the villagers to fight against him. Padma (Jayaprada) Daughter of Forest officer (Jaggayya) loves him. One tribal lady Chilakamma (Jayasudha) also loves him as a brother. Nagabhushanam takes the help of Jaggu (Sridhar) to sent Ramu away from the forest. Later half reveals that Ramu was in fact a Forest officer in secret mission to investigate the case of Forest affairs. The story finally leads to the arrest of criminals.
[edit] Cast
| Actor / Actress | Character |
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| N. T. Rama Rao | Ramu |
| Jayaprada | Padma, daughter of Forest officer |
| Jayasudha | Chilakamma |
| Nagabhushanam | |
| Kaikala Satyanarayana | Nagaraju |
| Raja Babu | Bheemanna, the cook |
| Kongara Jaggayya | Forest Officer |
| Pandari Bai | |
| Gummadi Venkateswara Rao | |
| Rama Prabha | |
| Sridhar | Jaggu |
| Arja Janardhana Rao | |
| Mada Venkateswara Rao |
[edit] Production
- Most of the forest scenes were shot in Mudumalai National Park, Tamil Nadu.
- Three Elephants were used in many scenes. They were shown to perform Shiva puja, Thanking the Hero for saving them from trafficking, etc.
[edit] Soundtrack
Adavi Ramudu has many hit songs penned by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. The music score is provided by K. V. Mahadevan.
- Aarasukoboyi Paaresukunnanu (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and P. Susheela)
- Ammathodu Abbathodu Neethodu Naathodu (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and P. Susheela)
- Choodara Choodara Oka Choopu (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki
- Ennallakennaallaku Ennellu Thirigoche Maa Kallaku (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and P. Susheela)
- Kuku Kuku Kokilamma Pelliki Konantha Pandiri (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela)
- Manishai Puttinavadu Kaaradu Matti Bomma..Krushi Vunte Manushulu Rushulautaru (Singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)
[edit] Box-office
- The film was a huge blockbuster.It was the first Telugu film to collect Rs. 4 crore (Rs. 40 million).[2]
- It had a 100 day run in 32 centres [2], 175-day run in 16 centres [3], 200-day run in 8 centres [4] and a 365-day run in 4 centres (Hyderabad, Kurnool, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam).[5]
- The film had run for 302 days in Alankar theatre, Vishakapatnam.[3]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Adavi Ramudu at the Internet Movie Database
- Watch Adavi Ramudu film at Youtube.com
- Listen to Adavi Ramudu songs at Telugufm.com
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