Sardar Papa Rayudu
| Sardar Papa Rayudu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Produced by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Written by |
Dasari Narayana Rao (story / screenplay / dialogues) |
| Starring |
N. T. Rama Rao Sridevi Sharada |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
Production company |
Sri Annapurna International |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sardar Papa Rayudu is 1980 Indian Telugu-language historical epic film, written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Sridevi in the lead roles. Sharada, Rao Gopala Rao, Satyanarayana, Allu Ramalingaiah and Mohan Babu are featured in supporting roles. In the film: During the freedom movement, Paparayudu is jailed for a murder that he did not commit. But he tries to get even with his enemies and tries to prove his innocence.
Sardar Papa Rayudu was released theatrically on October 30, 1980. It was remade in Hindi as Sarfarosh (1985).
Plot
A sincere police officer Ramu (N. T. Rama Rao) and Vijaya (Sridevi) are in love. Vijaya's father Dharmaraju (Rao Gopala Rao) is a corrupt politician who fakes the good gentleman image outside. He, along with two more guys named Satya Murthy (Satyanarayana) and Nyayapathi (Allu Ramalingaiah) exploited the poor by joining hands with the British. When Dharmaraju meets Ramu with his daughter, he immediately goes back to his past. Dharmaraju, Satya Murthy and Nyayapathi kill a king, Vijayaraghavaraju (Prabhakar Reddy) in the Andaman islands and throw the crime over a sincere gentleman and a great freedom fighter, Sardar Paparayudu (again N. T. Rama Rao). Sardar Paparayudu gets a life sentence. The reason why Dharmaraju is shocked seeing Ramu, is because the latter exactly resembles Sardar Paparayudu in facial features. In fact, Ramu is the son of Sardar Paparayudu. Ramu's mother Seeta (Sharada) is the wife of Sardar Paparayudu. Right from then, Dharmaraju gets terrified and to make things worse for him, Sardar Paparayudu gets released from jail as a result of reducing the imprisonment. He decides to take revenge on Dharmaraju for wrongly imprisoning him and a rift starts between him and his son Ramu. The film ends on a happy note with justice eventually winning.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Sardar Paparayudu & Ramu (dual role)
- Sridevi as Vijaya
- Sharada as Seeta
- Rao Gopala Rao as Dharmaraju
- Satyanarayana as Satya Murthy
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Nyayapathi
- Mohan Babu as British official
- Prabhakar Reddy as Vijaya Raghava Raju
- Gummadi as Baba
- K. V. Chalam as Raju
- P. J. Sarma
- Tyagaraju as British Inspector
- Chalapati Rao as Papa Rayudu's henchmen
- Pandari Bai as Papa Rayudu's mother
- S. Varalakshmi as Urmila Devi
- Jyothi Lakshmi as item number
- Athili Lakshmi as Dharma Rao's wife
Soundtrack
| Sardar Papa Rayudu | ||||
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| Film score by Chakravarthy | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:14 | |||
| Label | SAREGAMA Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
| Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. All songs are hit tracks. Music released by SAREGAMA Audio Company.
| S.No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hello Temper" | Rajashri | SP Balu | 3:48 |
| 2 | "Thella Cheera Kallakatuka" | [[Dasari Narayana Rao | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:38 |
| 3 | "Pandommidhi Vandhala" | Rajashri | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:41 |
| 4 | "Jyothilakshmi Cheerakattindhi" | Dasari Narayana Rao | S. Janaki | 5:59 |
| 5 | "Uyyalaku Vayasochchindhi" | Rajashri | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:19 |
| 6 | "Burrakatha" | Sri Sri | SP Balu, Benerjee | 6:49 |