Adrushtavanthulu
| Adrushtavanthulu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Produced by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Written by | Acharya Atreya (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayalalitha |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | N. S. Prakash |
Production company |
Jagapathi Art Productions[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Adrushtavanthulu (English: Lucky Men) is a 1969 Telugu, Action drama film, produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad on Jagapathi Art Productions[2] banner and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao.[3] Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayalalitha in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[4] The film is remade as Tamil Movie Thirudan, as Hindi Movie Himmat(1970) and in Sinhalese as Edath Sooraya Adath Sooraya in 1972. The film recorded as Super Hit at the box office.[5]
Plot
Raghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a notorious criminal released from jail after completing his imprisonment as a changed person and challenges the Inspector Murthy (Gummadi) that he is going to live as an honest person and prove himself in the society. So he turns as a truck driver for survival with the help of his friend Jakie (Padmanabham). While delivering goods via his truck, Raghu and Jackie help out a young man, who turns out to be a woman in disguise named Jaya (Jayalalitha). Jaya falls in love with Raghu and gets married and they soon have a baby girl named Baby (Baby Rani). Things are going well for this family when a visit from Police Inspector Murthy turns their lives upside down. For Murthy knows Raghu's criminal background and underground links, and refuses to believe that Raghu has now given up his old ways. Because of interference of Raghu criminal boss (Jaggaiah) & Inspector Murthy, Raghu not only loses his job but is unable to find any work, disaster strikes, contrived by the gangster who wants Raghu to reunite with the gang. Can Raghu prove to society, the law and to Jaya that he has indeed reformed?
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Raghu
- Jayalalitha as Jaya
- Jaggaiah as Boss
- Gummadi as C.I. Inspector Murthy
- Relangi as Guest Role
- Padmanabham as Jackie
- Prabhakar Reddy as Raju
- Tyagaraju as Police Inspector
- Bheema Raju as Rajak
- Geethanjali as Radha
- Suryakantham as Pesaratla Peramma
- Chhaya Devi as Pullatlaa Pullamma
- Vijaya Lalitha
- Baby Rani as Baby
Soundtrack
| Adrushtavanthalu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by K. V. Mahadevan | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:52 | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
| K. V. Mahadevan chronology | ||||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on Audio Company.[6]
| S.No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayyayyo Brahmayya | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 5:24 |
| 2 | Kodikoose Jamudaka | Acharya Atreya | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:59 |
| 3 | Muddante Cheda | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:26 |
| 4 | Nammare Nenu Maranante | Acharya Atreya | Ghantasala | 2:37 |
| 5 | Na Manase Godari | Aarudhra | Ghantasala,P. Susheela | 3:42 |
| 6 | Mokkajonna Thotalo | Venkataratnam | P. Susheela | 4:44 |
Others
- VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad
References
- ↑ "Adrushtavanthalu (Overview)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Adrushtavanthalu (Banner)". IQLIK.com.
- ↑ "Adrushtavanthalu (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- ↑ "Adrushtavanthalu (Cast & crew)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Adrushtavanthalu (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ↑ "Adrushtavanthalu (Songs)". Cineradham.