Adavi Ramudu
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Adavi Ramudu is a Telugu Drama film
which released on 28 April 1977 and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao
. Dr. NTR, Jayaprada, and Jayasudha
played important roles.
Some scenes in the film were taken from superhit Kannada movie Gandhada Gudi
(1973); starring Dr.Rajkumar.
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Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
which released on 28 April 1977 and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao
K. Raghavendra Rao
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films...
. Dr. NTR, Jayaprada, and Jayasudha
Jayasudha
Jayasudha is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films....
played important roles.
Some scenes in the film were taken from superhit Kannada movie Gandhada Gudi
Gandhada Gudi
Gandhada Gudi is a 1973 Kannada movie. Starring Dr. Rajkumar, directed by Vijay and produced by M.P. Shankar. Its the 150th movie of Dr. Rajkumar. Similar movie was then made in Telugu as Adavi Ramudu , starring N. T. Rama Rao. Because of the film's success, there was a sequel made called Gandhada...
(1973); starring Dr.Rajkumar.
The Plot
Nagabhushanam and his son Nagaraju (Satyanarayana) runs smuggling and Illegal transport of forest produce in the Forest. Ramu (NTR) opposes and raises the villagers to fight against him. Padma (Jayaprada) Daughter of Forest officer (Jaggayya) loves him. One tribal lady Chilakamma (Jayasudha) also loves him as a brother. Nagabhushanam takes the help of Jaggu (Sridhar) to sent Ramu away from the forest. Later half reveals that Ramu was in fact a Forest officer in secret mission to investigate the case of Forest affairs. The story finally leads to the arrest of criminals.Cast
| Actor / Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| N. T. Rama Rao N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician... |
Ramu |
| Jayaprada | Padma, daughter of Forest officer |
| Jayasudha Jayasudha Jayasudha is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films.... |
Chilakamma |
| Nagabhushanam Nagabhushanam Nagabushanam was a comedian, villain, and character actor in Telugu cinema and theatre fields. His first film was Palletooru under the direction of Tatineni Prakash Rao. He acted in about 395 films during the 1950s to 1980s... |
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| Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana , a versatile Telugu cine actor, was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana couple at Kautaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary and intermediate education in Gudivada and Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College... |
Nagaraju |
| Raja Babu Raja Babu (actor) Raja Babu was a popular actor in Telugu film industry. He has also produced few films. He is considered as the most successful comedian in Tollywood... |
Bheemanna, the cook |
| Kongara Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known as "Kanchu Kantam" Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 August 2004; also transliterated as Jaggaiah) was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known... |
Forest Officer |
| Pandari Bai Pandari Bai Pandari Bai was a prominent heroine of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s and 60s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar and Sivaji Ganesan... |
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| Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character... |
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| Rama Prabha Rama Prabha Rama Prabha is an Indian actress who has performed primarily in Telugu language films. She acted in almost 1000 films. She was credited as a character artist who shared screen space with all generation superstars... |
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| Sridhar Sridhar Sridhara was one of lord Vishnu's thousand names when consort to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.----Sridhar may also refer to:*B.U. Sridhar, Senior Specialist at HCL... |
Jaggu |
| Arja Janardhana Rao | |
| Mada Venkateswara Rao |
Production
- Most of the forest scenes were shot in Mudumalai National ParkMudumalai National ParkThe Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil:முதுமலை வனவிலங்கு காப்பகம், now also declared a Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills , in Nilgiri District, about north-west of Coimbatore in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu, on the interstate boundaries with...
, Tamil NaduTamil NaduTamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. - Three Elephants were used in many scenes. They were shown to perform Shiva puja, Thanking the Hero for saving them from trafficking, etc.
Soundtrack
Adavi Ramudu has many hit songs penned by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. The music score is provided by K. V. MahadevanK. V. Mahadevan
Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after...
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- Aarasukoboyi Paaresukunnanu (Singers: S. P. BalasubrahmanyamS. P. BalasubrahmanyamSripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...
, S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
and P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
) - Ammathodu Abbathodu Neethodu Naathodu (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and P. Susheela)
- Choodara Choodara Oka Choopu (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki
- Ennallakennaallaku Ennellu Thirigoche Maa Kallaku (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and P. Susheela)
- Kuku Kuku Kokilamma Pelliki Konantha Pandiri (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela)
- Manishai Puttinavadu Kaaradu Matti Bomma..Krushi Vunte Manushulu Rushulautaru (Singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)
Box-office
- The film was a huge blockbuster.It was the first Telugu film to collect Rs. 4 crore (Rs. 40 million).
- It had a 100 day run in 32 centreshttp://www.cinegoer.com/adaviramudushares.htm, 175-day run in 16 centreshttp://www.cinegoer.com/adaviramudushares.htm, 200-day run in 8 centreshttp://www.cinegoer.com/adaviramudushares.htm and a 365-day run in 4 centres (Hyderabad, Kurnool, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam).http://www.tollywoodinfo.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=61
- The film had run for 302 days in Alankar theatre, Vishakapatnam.