Thoorpu Padamara
Thoorpu Padamara (transl. East and West)[1] is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. A remake of the Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal (1975), it revolves around a man (Narasimha Raju) who falls in love with a much older woman (Srividya) while the woman's daughter (Madhavi) is drawn to the man's father (Kaikala Satyanarayana). The rest of the story revolves around the four characters and their problems. The film was released on 23 October 1976 and became a commercial success.
| Thoorpu Padamara | |
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| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Produced by | K. Raghava |
| Screenplay by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Based on | Apoorva Raagangal by K. Balachander |
| Starring | Narasimha Raju Srividya Madhavi Kaikala Satyanarayana |
| Music by | Ramesh Naidu |
| Cinematography | K. S. Mani |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
Production company | Pratap Art Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Cast
- Narasimha Raju as the rebel[2]
- Srividya as the singer[2]
- Madhavi as the singer's daughter[2]
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as the rebel's father[2]
- C. Narayana Reddy as himself[3]
Production
Thoorpu Padamara, a remake of K. Balachander's Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal (1975), was written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.[4] It was produced by K. Raghava under Pratap Art Productions, photographed by K. S. Mani and edited by K. Balu.[5] Srividya reprised her role from the Tamil original.[2][4]
Themes
Thoorpu Padamara, like Narayana Rao's other films, explores "human relation dynamics".[4] According to Sridhar Sattiraju of Telugu360, the entire story can be summed in one of the film's dialogues which translates to: "Why the ‘Twain shall never meet, conveyed the essence of what happens when improbable relationships exist between say, a father-in-law and a daughter-in-law or say, a mother-in-law and son-in-law".[6]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ramesh Naidu, and the lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy.[7][8] Instead of reusing the songs from Apoorva Raagangal, Naidu was given freedom by Narayana Rao to compose original songs.[6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shivaranjani" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Swaramulu Yedaina" | P. Susheela | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Thoorupu Padamara" | P. Susheela, Kovela Santha | 6:24 |
| 4. | "Jathiswaram" | Vani Jairam | 1:04 |
| 5. | "Navvuthaaru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 2:52 |
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