Naa Desam
| Naa Desam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Bapayya |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Bapayya |
| Story by | Dindayal Sharma |
| Based on | Laawaris (1981) |
| Produced by | K. Devi Vara Prasad S. Venkataratnam |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayasudha |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Pallavi Devi Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Naa Desam (transl. My Country) is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language film, produced by K. Devi Vara Prasad and S. Venkataratnam and directed by K. Bapayya. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of the Hindi film Laawaris (1981).[1][2]
Plot
Left in the care of an alcoholic Kailasham (Prabhakar Reddy), a young orphan named Bharath wrestles with life at his young age. Years later, now a young man (N. T. Rama Rao), Bharath works for Prathap Rao (Satyanarayana) and is in love with Mohini (Jayasudha), who will not have anything to do with him due to his lack of ancestry. Bharath is determined to find out who his parents are, and the only one who can help him is the elusive, alcohol-induced and incoherent Kailasham.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Bharath
- Jayasudha as Mohini
- Satyanarayana as Prathap Rao
- Jaggayya
- Giribabu as Kumar
- Prabhakar Reddy as Kailasham
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Padmanabham
- Siva Krishna
- P. L. Narayana
- P. J. Sarma
- Suthi Velu
- Chalapathi Rao
- Jamuna
- Kanchana
- Rajyalakshmi
- Rohini
- Silk Smitha
- Radha Kumari
- Krishnaveni
- Kakinada Shymala
- Master Harish
- Baby Meena
Production
Principal photography began 22 July 1982 at Ramakrishna Studios, Hyderabad. The song sequences were filmed at Ooty within the span of five days. The shooting of the entire film was completed in 19 days, which was a record. Rama Rao was paid ₹ 24 lakh for the film, which was a huge remuneration at the time. This film has a few scenes where Rama Rao did not dub in his own voice which had become hoarse due to addressing a large number of political gatherings; instead Paruchuri Gopalakrishna dubbed for Rama Rao in those scenes.[3]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Chakravarthy, with lyrics by Veturi.[4] It consists of six songs, all of which were written within two days.[3]
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nenokka Nethru Dhepam" | SP Balu | 4:15 |
| 2 | "Chalapalilo" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:47 |
| 3 | "Ee Chempa" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:21 |
| 4 | "Premaku Perantamu" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:31 |
| 5 | "Rojulanni Maare" | SP Balu | 4:02 |
| 6 | "Uvnadura Devudu" | Nandamuri Raja | 4:24 |
References
- ^ "'Naadesam' for Ntr, 'Ruler for Balayya?". Cinejosh. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "సీనియర్ ఎన్టీఆర్ రీమేక్ చేసిన అమితాబ్ బచ్చన్ సూపర్ హిట్ సినిమాలు ఇవే." CNN-News18 (in Telugu). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "30 years of Naa Desam". Kinema2cinema. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Naa Desam". Hungama. Retrieved 13 January 2021.