Circus Ramudu
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| Circus Ramudu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Screenplay by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Story by | R. K. Dharmaraju |
| Produced by | Kovai Chezhiyan |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jaya Prada |
| Cinematography | Kannappa |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | K. C. Films International |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Circus Ramudu is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by Kovai Chezhiyan on K. C. Films banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
Plot
[edit]The film begins in a royal family, Zamindar Koteswara Rao and his wife Janaki, carrying after a long. Knowing it, Bhaskar Rao, his sly brother-in-law, wiles to eliminate the newborn child. Fortuitously, a circus owner, Chalapati Rao, protects and rears the child. Just in time, Janaki delivers the second child. Years roll by, and the younger Raja is genuine but exploited by Bhaskar Rao and submerged in all sorts of vices. Bhaskar Rao also plans to knit his daughter Jaya with Raja to seize the proprietary. Advocate Yugandhar, the personal solicitor to Zamindar, gazes at his diabolic shade. Once, Raja, in a drunken state, makes an accident in which a person dies. Later, he, too, hits and collapses when a woman, Ankanmma, saves him. After recovery, Raja realizes that the person who died is Ankanmma 's father. He regrets and accepts his sin before Ankanmma, and they fall in love. Zamindar opposes it, but Raja nuptials Ankanmma in the temple. Being aware of it, Bhaskar Rao attacks Raja, in which he loses his memory. Parallelly, Bhaskar Rao misleads Zamindar by spreading the bereavement of Raja, which leads to his death. After that, Bhaskar Rao hides Raja, forging his treatment in foreign. Besides, Ankanmma conceives, gives birth to a baby, and reaches the palace when Bhaskar Rao necks her. Yugandhar spots these atrocities fortuitously; he encounters the elder Ramu and reveals the actuality. Now Ramu counterstrikes' Bhaskar Rao by intruding into the palace. Anyhow, Jaya discerns and mingles with him, and they crush. Currently, Ramu opens his game when Bhaskar Rao guns Ankanmma, who too joins them, divulging the actuality. Plus, he finds Raja's whereabouts and safeguards him at the circus. Eventually, Bhaskar Rao detects it and wiles to slay Raja. Knowing it, Ramu rushes and shields him when Raja retrieves, and they cease Bhaskar Rao. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Jaya.
Cast
[edit]- N. T. Rama Rao as Ramu & Raja (dual role)
- Jaya Prada as Jaya
- Sujatha as Ankamma
- Rao Gopal Rao as Bhaskar Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Circus Owner Chalapathi Rao
- Mohan Babu as Sambaiah
- Prabhakar Reddy as Lawyer Yugandhar
- Tyagaraju as Zamindar Koteswara Rao
- K.V.Chalam as Paul
- Savitri as Janaki Devi
- Jayamalini as Jayamalini
- Jhansi as Tayaramma
Soundtrack
[edit]Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Veturi.[1]
| Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|
| "Ramudante Ramudu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:23 |
| "Galgal Galmandi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:08 |
| "Aaakali Meedha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 3:12 |
| "O Bojja Ganapaiah" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:25 |
| "Akka Chellelu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 3:04 |
| "Suridu Sukkhitukundi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram | 3:21 |
| "Amavasyaki Punnamiki" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 2:54 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Circus Ramudu (1980)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.