Jai Jawan

Jai Jawan
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Directed by	D. Yoganand
Produced by	D. Madhusudhana Rao
Written by	D. V. Narasa Raju (dialogues)
Screenplay by	D. Yoganand
Story by	Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Bharathi Krishnam Raju
Music by	Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Cinematography	P. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	M. S. Mani
Production company	Annapurna Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Navayuga Films
Release date	1970 (1970)
Running time	145 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Jai Jawan (English: Salute to Soldier) is a 1970 Telugu drama film produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Annapurna Pictures banner,^[2] directed by D. Yoganand. ^[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishnam Raju and Bharathi in the lead roles,^[4] with music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao.^[5]

Plot

Captain Ravindra Nath (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is a military officer, the son of freedom fighter Madhava Rao (Gummadi). In the India - China war Ravi is injured badly and saved by a military nurse Susheela (Bharathi). They fell in love with each other, their parents also agreed to their marriage, but unfortunately Susheela dies in a car accident before the marriage. Later Ravi went on a country tour to recover from the sad incident. Unexpectedly he saw his lover Susheela alive in an unknown place and he gets shocked seeing her. Later he came to know that she is the twin sister of Susheela, who is Sujatha (again Bharathi).

Cast

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Captain Ravindra Nath
• Bharathi as Susheela & Sujatha (Dual role)
• Krishnam Raju as Dr. Raghu Ram
• Gummadi as Madhava Rao
• Nagabhushanam as Narasimha Rao
• Allu Ramalingaiah as Venkatramaiah
• Padmanabham as Babu
• Bhanu Prakash as Sivaiah
• Manjula as Kasthuri
• Chandrakala as Bharathi
• Suryakantham as Sundaramma
• G. Varalakshmi as Lakshmi
• Lilly as Lilly

Crew

• Art: G. V. Subba Rao
• Choreography: Tangappan
• Dialogues: D. V. Narasa Raju
• Lyrics: Dasaradhi, Sri Sri, C. Narayana Reddy, Kosaraju
• Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Pithapuram
• Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
• Story: Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
• Editing: M. S. Mani
• Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
• Producer: D. Madhusudhana Rao
• Screenplay - Director: D. Yoganand
• Banner: Annapurna Pictures
• Release Date: 1970

Soundtrack

Music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao. Music released on Audio Company.

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