Chakradhari (1977 film)
| Chakradhari | |
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| Directed by | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Written by | Acharya Aatreya (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Produced by | N. R. Anuradha Devi |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisri |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Gopalakrishna Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Production company | Lakshmi Films Combines[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Chakradhari (English: A Person Holding a Wheel - Lord Krishna) is a 1977 Telugu devotional biographical film,[2] produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under the Lakshmi Films Combines banner[3] and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao.[4] The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri in the lead roles.[5] The movie was a remake of the 1974 Kannada movie Bhakta Kumbara, which was based on the life of potter-turned-saint Gora Kumbhar. Soundtrack was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, who had also composed music for the Kannada version. 4 songs were also retained from the original version.[6][7]
Plot
The film is based on the life of Gora Kumbhar, a potter who turned into a saint who lived in the 13th and 14th century in Teredoki. Gora (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is a pot seller, living a happy life with his Lakshmi (Vanisri) and they have a kid. He spends most of his time singing about Lord Panduranga (Ramakrishna). Once, he forgets everything when he is praying to the lord and lost his child while curing the clay by his legs for making pots, because he did not notice his child fumbling under his feet as he immersed himself in chanting the name of God, which angers his wife a lot and she takes an oath on god that he should not touch her. From that day, Gora makes his work on his own, Lakshmi is not able to see his trouble, so she makes remarriage to him with her sister Manju (Jayaprada). Gora makes a promise he will never touch her also and in case he touches her, he will cut his hands. And one day he touches her and cuts his hands and Lord Panduranga comes in form of a potter Ranganna, who starts serving him. The rest of the story is how the lord completes his test of Gora.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Gora Kumbhar / Gora
- Vanisri as Lakshmi
- Jayaprada as Manju
- Satyanarayana as Bhakta Namadevudu
- Ramakrishna as Lord Panduranga / Ranganna
- Gummadi as Lakshmi's father
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Sangoji
- Rajababu as Devada
- Mukkamala as Saint
- Nagaraju as Gynadevudu
- Mada as Basavanna
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Rukmini
- Rama Prabha as Tulasamma
- Jaya Malini as item number
Crew
- Art: Vaali
- Choreography: Heeralal
- Dialogues: Acharya Aatreya
- Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Acharya Aatreya
- Playback: SP Balu, V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas
- Music: G. K. Venkatesh
- Editing: Kotagiri Gopalakrishna, Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
- Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
- Producer: N. R. Anuradha Devi
- Screenplay - Director: V. Madhusudhan Rao
- Banner: Lakshmi Films Combines
- Release Date: 1977
Soundtrack
| Chakradhari | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:07 | |||
| Producer | G. K. Venkatesh | |||
| G. K. Venkatesh chronology | ||||
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Music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh who was also the composer of the Kannada version. Four songs were retained from the original Kannada versions whereas another song was based on a Kannada song from other movie by G. K. Venkatesh.
Mavava Amunnadi Deham [8] was the retained version of Manava Dehavu Moole Mamsada Thadike[9]
Vitala Panduranga Vitala [10] was the retained version of Vitala Vitala Panduranga Vitala[11]
Harinamame Madhuram [12] was the retained version of Hari Namave Chanda [13]
Kanugontini Harini [14] was the retained version of Kande Hariya Kande [15]
Naalo Evevo Vinthalu [16] was based on the song Aaha Mysooru Mallige[17] from 1972 Kannada movie Bangaarada Manushya which also starred Rajkumar and had music by G. K. Venkatesh.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kanugontini Harini" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 5:47 |
| 2 | "Naalo Evevo Vinthalu" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:19 |
| 3 | "Mavava Amunnadi Deham" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 3:58 |
| 4 | "Harinamame Madhuram" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 4:20 |
| 5 | "Vitala Panduranga Vitala" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 3:42 |
| 6 | "Ekkadunnavu" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 5:01 |
Other versions
The story line has been an inspiration for various movies and has had various remakes in Indian film industry.
| Year | Title | Language | Director | Cast |
| 1944 | Chakradhari | Telugu | Chittor V. Nagaiah, S. Varalakshmi | |
| Chakradhari | Tamil | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | Chittor V. Nagaiah, Pushpavalli | |
| 1960 | Gora Kumbara | Kannada | ||
| 1967 | Sant Gora Kumbhar | Marathi | Rajesh Limkar | Mangesh Diwanji, Mansi Lonkar |
| 1974 | Bhakta Kumbara | Kannada | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Rajkumar, Leelavathi |
References
- ^ "Chakradhari (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Chakradhari (Shri Sant Gora Kumbhar)". Balsankar.com.
- ^ "Chakradhari (Banner)". Filmiclub.
- ^ "Chakradhari (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Chakradhari (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ^ "Chakradhari (Music)". Spicy Onion.
- ^ "Chakradhari (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUOrngPhMY
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v2vNFZg_uw
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO-piXHQZoM
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unA_xz5u3Fs
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf47Q1LSjWQ
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF50TgQSrLY
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqNkyKu_VlA
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m924oIYBpcU
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqNQ1IVTVlk
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQjQAowmNE