Tandava Krishnudu

Tandava Krishnudu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
Produced by	B. Gopala Reddy
Written by	Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues)
Screenplay by	P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
Story by	D. R. Chenna Reddy
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jaya Prada
Music by	Chakravarthy
Cinematography	V. S. R. Swamy
Edited by	V. Ankki Reddy
Production company	Krishna Art Creations[1]
Release date	18 January 1984 (1984-01-18)
Running time	138 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Tandava Krishnudu is a 1984 Telugu, drama film, produced by B. Gopala Reddy on Krishna Art Creations banner and directed by P. Chandrasekhara Reddy. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jaya Prada in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy.^[2]

Plot

A rich man (Mikkilineni) lives very happily with his son Ananda Rao & daughter Rajyalakshmi (Annapurna). Rajyalakshmi is married to a poor man Bhanu Murthy (Satyanarayana), he stays at in-law's house and they give a lot of request to him. But Bhanu Murthy is the crooked & cruel person who takes advantage of their goodness and steals a huge amount of company's money along with his brother Ramachandra Murthy (Allu Ramalingaiah). Dhananjay Rao (Kanta Rao) the faithful employee & best friend to Ananda Rao brings out the fraud. So, they kill Ananda Rao and throw the blame on Dhananjay Rao with the help of their henchman Gurrala Gurunatham (Gollapudi Maruti Rao). Rajyalakshmi comes to know the truth but Bhanu Murthy makes everyone believe that she became mad and puts her in the mental hospital. Due to the insults, Dhananjay Rao's wife Parvathi (Athili Lakshmi) leaves the city along with her two children. Years roll by, Vani (Jaya Prada) daughter of Ananda Rao, at present, the heir of crores of rupees. Bhanu Murthy & Ramachandra Murthy are her guardians, they want to grab her property by making her marriage to one of their sons Seshagiri (Giri Babu) & Raja (Rajendra Prasad) respectively. Seshagiri is a baddie whereas Raja is a nice guy, he falls in love with Gurrala Gurunatham's daughter Rani (Shyamala Gowri). Meanwhile, Chakravarthy (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a newly appointed lecturer at Vani's college. Vani likes his ideologies and loves him. Bhanu Murthy & Ramachandra Murthy decides to make their marriage because of Chakravarthy's innocence by which they can keep him in their grip and enjoy the property. After the marriage, to everyone's surprise, it is revealed that Chakravarthy is none other than Dhananjay Rao's son who has played this entire game to catch the real culprits. On the double, his sister Seeta (Mucherla Aruna) has been cheated by Seshagiri and he wants to set-right her life. Now Chakravarthy starts teasing all of them, he brings back Rajyalakshmi to home and appoints Seeta as her caretaker. At that time, Bhanu Murthy & Ramachandra Murthy comes to know that Chakravarthy is Dhananjay Rao's son, here they misuse the situation and creates disputes between Chakravarthy & Vani. At last, Chakravarthy sees the end of baddies with the help of Raja & Rani, proves his father's innocence and also reforms Seshagiri. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the entire family.

Cast

Crew

• Art: B. Chalam
• Choreography: Seenu
• Stills: Mohanji-Jaganji
• Fights: S. Sambasiva Rao
• Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers
• Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy
• Playback: SP Balu, S. Janaki, P. Susheela S. P. Sailaja
• Music: Chakravarthy
• Story: D. R. Chenna Reddy
• Editing: V. Ankki Reddy
• Cinematography: V. S. R. Swamy
• Producer: B. Gopala Reddy
• Screenplay - Director: P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
• Banner: Krishna Art Creations
• Release Date: 18 January 1984

Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released on Audio Company.

Others

• VCDs and DVDs on - Universal Videos, SHALIMAR Video Company, Hyderabad

References