Sahasavanthudu
| Sahasavanthudu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Bapayya |
| Produced by | K. Vidyasagar |
| Written by |
Bhamidipati Radhakrishna (story / dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Bapayya |
| Starring |
N. T. Rama Rao Vanisri |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | Kannappa |
| Edited by | Narasimha Rao |
Production company |
Tirupati Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sahasavanthudu (English: Adventurous Man) is a 1978 Telugu, Action film, produced by K. Vidyasagar on Tirupati Pictures banner and directed by K. Bapayya.[2] Starring N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[3]
Plot
Raghu (N. T. Rama Rao) is a young and energetic guy, son of a multimillionaire Srinivasa Rao (M. Balaiah). He is a bike race champion who is always touring, during which he meets with a beautiful girl Radha (Vanisri) each time with a petty quarrel. Radha is a daughter of Chief CID officer Pratap Rao (Ramana Murthy). Srinivasa Rao is worried about his aged father Rangaiah (Satyanarayana) who is still working by running fireworks factory. Srinivasa Rao asks his father to shut down his business but he does not listen for the sake of his granddaughter Raji (Chandrakala) for whom he is living because she lost her parents in the childhood. Raji is fascinated with western culture and Rangaiah’s over pampering made her more liberated. Rangaiah wants to make Raji's alliance with Raghu but Raghu doesn't have such an opinion on her. Rangaiah’s manager Mohan (Giri Babu) tries to express his love towards Raji but she refuses and insults him very badly. Now Mohan wants to take revenge on Raji. His friend Gopi (Sarath Babu) introduces him to his father Mukherjee (Prabhakar Reddy) who is an international smuggler having high-level drug dealings with the help of Mohan he smuggles heroin along with the firecrackers. Pratap Rao is appointed by the government to catch these gangsters. But unfortunately, he is captivated by Mukherjee. Mohan addicts Raji to heroin and makes her puppet in his hand. Parallelly, Radha moves in search of her father and joins in the Mukerjee's gang with the help of two private detectives Kamandalam (Allu Ramalingaiah) & Mandalam (Raja Babu).
Meanwhile, once an exported heroin consignment by mistake reaches Srinivasa Rao’s close friend Vikram Mahendra Meera (Jaggayya). Meera calls Srinivasa Rao to Nepal and informs him regarding this. Srinivasa Rao suspects his father, argues with him and while trying to find out the truth he comes to know Mohan is the real culprit. Mohan kills Srinivasa Rao and creates it as an accident. Rangaiah feels that his son committed suicide as he is angry at him. Raghu could not believe this, he starts digging the matter. Based on the flight tickets Raghu starts to Nepal, knowing this Mukherjee wants to kill Raghu and to attain this he sends Radha telling that his Nepal agent Jumra (Kanta Rao) will join her. Raghu reaches Nepal, Radha also accompanies him by playing some drama. On the way, Raghu is attacked by Jumra's men and he is injured. Radha serves him, both of them fall in love and she also reveals her original identity. Eventually, Jumra comes as Meera before Raghu and focuses original Meera as a culprit of Srinivasa Rao's death. In that anger, Raghu reaches to Meera's house, quarrels with him and Meera orders his men to kill him. In the last minute, Radha comes to know the truth through Jumra and she informs Meera that Raghu is his friend Srinivasa Rao's son. Now with the help of Meera Raghu finds out that Mukherjee & Mohan are behind his father's murder. Raghu & Radha get back to India after seeing the end of Jumra. By the time Pratap Rao escapes from Mukherjee's prison with help of Mandalam & Kamandalam. At last, Raghu catches the entire gang and Raji commits suicide by killing Mohan for spoiling her life. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Raghu & Radha.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Raghu
- Vanisri as Radha
- Satyanarayana as Rangaiah
- Jaggayya as Vikram Mahendra Meera
- Prabhakar Reddy as Mukerjee
- Giri Babu as Mohan
- Kanta Rao as Jumra
- M. Balaiah as Srinivasa Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Kamandalam
- Raja Babu as Mandalam
- Ramana Murthy as Pratap Rao
- Sarath Babu as Gopi
- P. J. Sarma as I.G.
- Chalapathi Rao as Roger
- Chandrakala as Raaji
- Pandari Bai as Lakshmi
- Manju Bhargavi as Maaya
- Jayamalini as item number
- Lakshmi Shresta as Prashanthi
Crew
- Art: Bhaskar Raju
- Choreography: Srinu
- Stills: Gangadhar
- Fights: Madhavan
- Story — Dialogues: Bhamidipati Radhakrishna
- Lyrics: Acharya Aatreya, Veturi Sundararama Murthy
- Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela, S. Janaki
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Editing: Narasimha Rao
- Cinematography: Kannappa
- Producer: K. Vidyasagar
- Screenplay — Director: K. Bapayya
- Banner: Tirupati Pictures
- Release Date: 6 October 1978
Soundtrack
| Sahasavanthudu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by K. V. Mahadevan | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 19:39 | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
| K. V. Mahadevan chronology | ||||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Music released by Audio Company.[4]
| S.No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dikkumaali Takkulodu | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:16 |
| 2 | Aayi Aayi | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:33 |
| 3 | Jwalala Gaalila | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:00 |
| 4 | Hey Gopaalaa | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 3:17 |
| 5 | Suprabhaatha Sundari | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:15 |
| 6 | Hey Jham Jhatak | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu | 3:18 |
References
- ↑ "Sahasavanthudu (Overview)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Sahasavanthudu (Cast & Crew)". Chitr.com.
- ↑ "Sahasavanthudu (Review)". Spicy Onion.
- ↑ "Sahasavanthudu (Songs)". Cineradham.