Andala Ramudu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBapu
Written byMullapudi Venkata Ramana
(story / dialogues)
Screenplay bySeetaramudu
Boodlumandi
Produced byN. S. Murthy
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Latha
CinematographyV. S. R. Swamy
Edited byAkkineni Sanjeeva Rao
Mandapati Ramachandrayya
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Chitra Kalpana
Release date
  • 12 September 1973 (1973-09-12)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Andala Ramudu is a 1973 Telugu-language comedy drama film, film produced by N. S. Murthy under the Chitra Kalpana banner and directed by Bapu.[1] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Latha and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is based on Mullapudi Venkata Ramana's Janata Express (novel). The film is the debut to veteran artists Nutan Prasad and Latha. The film won two Nandi Awards. The film has given enthusiastically drawing atmosphere and spirit to the movie Godavari (2006), directed by Sekhar Kammula.

Plot

The film begins in the Panchavati colony where people of various mindsets reside. Seetarama Rao / Ramu is an orphan brought up by an old lady Seetamma, who also lives alone. Everyone in the colony holds Ramu dear; in turn, he too treats them as his family members. Once Ramu's briefcase is exchanged in the railway station with another containing a huge amount, belonging to a multi-millionaire JB Rao. JB is a marionette in the hands of his secretary who loathes the penniless. Ramu safely returns the briefcase to him when he is accused of theft, but Seeta, the only daughter of JB Rao, likes the ideologies of Ramu and falls for him. Meanwhile, Seetamma completes RamaKoti for the wealth of her son absconded in childhood and aspires to visit Bhadrachalam to submit it to the Lord. At the same time, Ramu is appointed as Deputy Collector at Bhadrachalam, but he wants to maintain secrecy regarding his job till the end of the destination. Meanwhile, the secretary's ploy with JB's nephew Giri spoils the mindset of JB and conspires to couple up Seeta with Giri at the same Bhadrachalam. Ramu starts his pilgrimage along with his entire colony in a Janatha Boat. JB and the party also accompanies them in a luxury boat. Besides, a suspended Tahsildar Ramalingam, a sly, arrives with a Govt. boat for the Deputy Collector to pamper and retrieve his position. All 3 are joined and the journey begins, which takes several twists and turns. In between an awful incident, Seetamma passes away when they try to stop the boats for the funeral, JB insults her to throw her into the river Godavari as it is a waste of time. Here, furious Ramu wants to teach a lesson to JB, so he makes a play by hiding the boats and pretends as if they have been flooded away. Now, they make a halt on an island where Ramu arranges food for colony members. Eventually, JB's group is starving, and no one comes forward to sell or share their food when JB realizes that money cannot do everything. So, he says sorry to Ramu and embraces all of them. Now, surprisingly it is revealed that JB is Seetamma's absconded son. Knowing it, he repents and collapses when the secretary seeks to kill him and Giri tries forcibly to espouse Seeta when JB understands the nefariousness of his henchmen. At last, Ramu rescues Seeta, stops the baddies, and affirms that he is the newly appointed Deputy Collector. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Seeta.

Cast

Crew

Music

Andala Ramudu
Film score by
K. V. Mahadevan
Released1973
GenreSoundtrack
Length49:22
ProducerK. V. Mahadevan

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Music released on Audio Company.

S. NoSong TitleLyricsSingerslength
1 "Paluke Bangaramayera" Aarudhra M. Balamuralikrishna, Madhavapeddi Satyam 4:10
2 "Edagadanikendukura" Aarudhra V. Ramakrishna 4:26
3 "Abbosi Chinnamma" Aarudhra V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela 4:21
4 "Maa Thalli Godavari" Kancherla Gopanna V. Ramakrishna, J. V. Raghavulu 8:38
5 "Chakirevu Baana Emandi" Aarudhra V. Ramakrishna, J. V. Raghavulu 2:04
6 "Ramudemannadoi" Aarudhra V. Ramakrishna 5:02
7 "Bhajana Chese Vidhamu" Kosaraju V. Ramakrishna, Vijayalakshmi 4:18
8 "Kurise Vennello" C. Narayana Reddy V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela 4:20
9 "Mamu Brovamani Cheppave" C. Narayana Reddy V. Ramakrishna 4:19
10 "Shudha Brahma" Kancherla Gopanna V. Ramakrishna 1:39
11 "Samooha Bhojanammu" Kosaraju V. Ramakrishna 4:08
12 "Adigo Bhadradri" Kancherla Gopanna V. Ramakrishna 1:00
13 "Sri Shankara" Slokam M. Balamuralikrishna 0:57

Box office

The film ran for more than 100 days.

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1973[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Articles: Movie Retrospect: Andala Ramudu (1973)". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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