Circus Ramudu
| Circus Ramudu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Written by | Dasari Narayana Rao (screenplay / dialogues) |
| Story by | R. K. Dharmaraju |
| Produced by | Kovai Chezhiyan |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayaprada |
| Cinematography | Kannappa |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | K. C. Films International[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Circus Ramudu is a 1980 Telugu-language action drama film, produced by Kovai Chezhiyan under the K. C. Films International banner[3] and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.[4] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada in the lead roles[5] and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[6][7]
Plot
Zamindar Koteswara Rao (Tyagaraju) belongs to the royal family, the happiness arises in their palace when his wife Janaki Devi (Savitri) becomes pregnant after a long time. Learning it, Zamindar's brother-in-law Bhaskar Rao (Rao Gopal Rao), a vicious person becomes jittery and arranges his men to slaughter the newborn child. To the fortune, the child is protected by a circus owner Chalapati Rao (Allu Ramalingaiah) and rears him. In the nick of time, Janaki Devi delivers the second child. Years roll by, the younger one Raja (N. T. Rama Rao) a good-hearted person exploited by Bhaskar Rao and submerged in all sorts of vices. Bhaskar Rao also plans to perform his daughter Jaya's (Jayaprada) marriage with Raja to catch hold of the proprietary. Advocate Yugandhar (Prabhakar Reddy), the personal solicitor to Zamindar always suspects Bhaskar Rao and keeps an eye on him. Once Raja in a drunken state makes an accident in which a person dies, moving forward, he too hits and collapses when a woman, Ankamma (Sujatha) saves him, after recovery, he realizes that the person died is Ankamma's father. Here he burns out of contrition and accepts his sin before Ankamma when she forgives him. There, he starts loving her to which Zamindar opposes, so, he marries Ankamma in the temple. Bhaskar Rao becomes aware of it, makes an accident to Raja, by which he loses his memory. Parallelly, Bhaskar Rao misleads Zamindar by spreading bereavement of Raja which Zamindar could not tolerate and dies. After that, Bhaskar Rao hides Raja in a secret place claiming that he has sent to foreign for treatment. On the other side, Anakamma becomes pregnant, gives birth to a baby and reaches the palace when Bhaskar Rao necks her out. Yugandhar spots all these atrocities, fortuitously, he encounters the elder one Ramu (again N. T. Rama Rao) and reveals the entire story. Now Ramu decides to teach a lesson to Bhaskar Rao he enters into the palace as Raja, but Jaya recognizes him when Ramu divulges the truth, so, she too joins him and they fall in love. At Present, Bhaskar Rao, stuck in between, so, he guns Ankanmma on Ramu. In that predicament, Ramu accepts her as his wife, afterward, he clearly explains the reality, all of them play a drama starts teasing Bhaskar Rao, finds whereabouts of Raja and safeguards him in the circus company. Eventually, Bhaskar Rao detects their play and plans to kill Raja. Knowing it, Ramu rushes to the circus and saves him. In that quarrel, Raja gets back his memory and both of them see the end of Bhaskar Rao. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Jaya.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Ramu & Raja (dual role)
- Jayaprada as Jaya
- Sujatha as Ankamma
- Rao Gopal Rao as Bhaskar Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Circus Owner Chalapathi Rao
- Mohan Babu as Sambaiah
- Prabhakar Reddy as Lawyer Yugandhar
- Tyagaraju as Zamindar Koteswara Rao
- K.V.Chalam as Paul
- Savitri as Janaki Devi
- Jayamalini as Jayamalini
- Jhansi as Tayaramma
Crew
- Art: Bhaskara Raju
- Choreography: Saleem
- Stills: Nagaraja Rao
- Fights: Swamynathan
- Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy
- Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Vani Jayaram
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Story: R. K. Dharmaraju
- Editing: K. Balu
- Cinematography: Kannappa
- Producer: Kovai Chezhian
- Dialogues - Screenplay - Director: Dasari Narayana Rao
- Banner: K. C. Films International
- Release Date: 1 March 1980
Soundtrack
| Circus Ramudu | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1980 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | SEA Records |
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan |
Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released by SEA Records Audio Company.
| S.No | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ramudante Ramudu" | SP Balu | 4:23 |
| 2 | "Galgal Galmandi" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:08 |
| 3 | "Aaakali Meedha" | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 3:12 |
| 4 | "O Bojja Ganapaiah" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:25 |
| 5 | "Akka Chellelu" | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 3:04 |
| 6 | "Suridu Sukkhitukundi" | SP Balu, Vani Jayaram | 3:21 |
| 7 | "Amavy Syaki" | SP Balu | 2:54 |
References
- ^ "Circus Ramudu (Preview)". Spicy Onion.
- ^ "Circus Ramudu (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Circus Ramudu (Banner)". Chitr.com.
- ^ "Circus Ramudu (Direction)". Filmiclub.
- ^ "Circus Ramudu (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ^ "Circus Ramudu (Music)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Circus Ramudu (Review)". The Cine Bay.