Palnati Puli
| Palnati Puli | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tatineni Prasad |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Tatineni Prasad |
| Story by | Bhishetty Lakhsham Rao |
| Produced by | Gogineni Prasad |
| Starring | Nandamuri Balakrishna Bhanupriya |
| Cinematography | Navakanth |
| Edited by | Nayani Maheswara Rao |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Sai Chakra Productions[1] |
Release date |
|
Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Palnati Puli (transl. Tiger of Palnadu) is a 1984 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by Gogineni Prasad under the Sai Chakra Productions banner and directed by Tatineni Prasad. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Bhanupriya and music composed by Chakravarthy.[2]
Plot
The film begins in a town where two spurious, Mukundam an advocate, and his brother-in-law Bhupati undertake the malfeasance as wise. Raju is a rickshaw driver and a labor union leader who is endeared by his entire colony. He always antagonizes the misdeeds of Mukundam & Bhupati and also squabbles with Rani daughter of Bhupati. But later, they fall in love. Being cognizant of it, Bhupati checks Raju's record. Whereby, he identifies him as the son of Parvati wife of their henchman Kannaiah who is presently in prison. Hence, the malefactor’s subterfuge, acquit Kannaiah when he assaults Parvati and sullies her chastity. Since Raju is born in his absence Parvati also confirms this as a fact. Knowing it, Raju breaks down. After a while, on the goading of Mukundam, Kannaiah onslaughts Raju in which Parvati is injured.
Soon after the recovery, Raju insists on her for reality then she spins rearward which makes Raju shocked to learn Parvati is his foster. His true mother is Sarada a woman entrapped by Mukundam and sought to kill her when his need is met. However, she survived and accredited Raju’s responsibility to Parvati. Now, Raju is blind as an owl to see the spoiled face of his mother and is infuriated with vengeance. So, he turns valiant Palnati Puli mocks and creates hurdles to the knaves with the help of Rani. Moreover, Raju reforms Kannaiah too. In tandem, Mukundam is aware of the actuality, complots, and puts fire to Raju’s colony which leaves several deaths. Thus, Raju outbursts at Mukundam and on the verge to kill Sarada rescues him. At last, Mukundam realizes his mistake, pleads pardon, and accepts Raju as his son. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Raju & Rani.
Cast
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Raju
- Bhanupriya as Rani
- Satyanarayana as Bhupathi
- Jaggayya as Lawyer Mukundam
- Gokkina Rama Rao as Kannayya
- Mada as Kondandam
- Bhimaraju as Gangulu
- Jaya Malini as item number
- Shyamala Gowri as Gowri
- Prameela as Parvathi
- Anitha as Sharada
- Bindu Madhavi as Saroja
Soundtrack
| Palnati Puli | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 20:59 | |||
| Label | AVM Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
| Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi. Music released on AVM Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Osi Othari Bithari" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, | 3:59 |
| 2 | "Kottamaka Thittamaka" | Madhavapeddi Ramesh, P. Susheela | 4:14 |
| 3 | "Abba Swamy Ranga" | P. Susheela | 4:15 |
| 4 | "Neeku Pettanivvu" | Madhavapeddi Ramesh, P. Susheela | 4:22 |
| 5 | "Baka Baaja Dolu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:19 |
Other
- VCDs and DVDs on – SHALIMAR Video Company, Hyderabad
References
- ^ @baraju_SuperHit (4 November 2018). "Natasimha #NBK Tatineni Prasad Direction lo natinchina Successful Mass Entertainer #PalnatiPuli completes 34 years…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Palnati Puli (Review)". Nth Wall. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
.svg){kind=small} | This article about a Telugu-language film of the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |