Gang Leader
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Gang Leader is a very popular Telugu
film of megastar Chiranjeevi
. The movie was released on 9 May 1991 and directed by Vijaya Bapineedu
. It was a huge box office success.
), Raghava (Sarath Kumar) and Rajaram (Chiranjeevi
) are brothers. Raghupathi is the only employee of the family. Raghava is preparing for Civil Service Examation and Rajaram is an unemployee. Rajaram and his four friends are a gang and are searching for jobs daily. They roam in the city till mid-night. Rajaram comes home at mid-night and sleeps till afternoon, his grand mother (Nirmalamma
) scolds him for his irresponsibility and carelessness. On oneday Rajaram makes Kanya Kumari (Vijayashanti
) to leave the house as she is not paying the rent to the house, Subsequently she changed her place to Rajaram's (Chiranjeevi) house.
At one situation Rajaram (Chiranjeevi) goes to jail for money, because his brother requires money as he wants to go to Delhi
for IAS preparation. Ekambaram (Raogopal Rao) kills Raghupathi (Murali Mohan) while his brother (Raja Ram) is in jail , but Rajarams` friends know how he died. Rajaram thinks his brother's death was an accident.
Raghava (Sharath Kumar) became an IAS officer, and married Sumalatha
but she hates his family members. Kanya Kumari (vijaya shanthi) loves Rajaram (Chiranjeevi) and his family members. Meanwhile Rajaram comes to know about his brother's death and inquires who was responsible for his death. Even his friends were also murdered by the Ekambaram at that time. The film ends with Rajaram taking revenge by killing the villains.
The film songs are popular even now-a-days.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
film of megastar Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
. The movie was released on 9 May 1991 and directed by Vijaya Bapineedu
Vijaya Bapineedu
Gutta Bapineedu Chowdary , also known as Vijaya Bapineedu, is a popular story writer, producer and film director in the Telugu film industry. He directed several Telugu hit films such as Maga Maharaju, Gang Leader, and Magadheerudu...
. It was a huge box office success.
Plot
Raghupathi (Murali MohanMurali Mohan
Murali Mohan Maganti is an Indian film actor, producer and a businessman from Telugu cinema. He has also been active in politics for the Telugu Desam Party of Andhra Pradesh, in India.-Early life:...
), Raghava (Sarath Kumar) and Rajaram (Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
) are brothers. Raghupathi is the only employee of the family. Raghava is preparing for Civil Service Examation and Rajaram is an unemployee. Rajaram and his four friends are a gang and are searching for jobs daily. They roam in the city till mid-night. Rajaram comes home at mid-night and sleeps till afternoon, his grand mother (Nirmalamma
Nirmalamma
Nirmalamma was one of the most versatile and natural character artists in the Telugu film industry of India. She has acted in more than 800 films. She was well known for her grandmother roles in several films.-Film career:...
) scolds him for his irresponsibility and carelessness. On oneday Rajaram makes Kanya Kumari (Vijayashanti
Vijayashanti
Vijayashanti is an Indian film actress and a politician from Andhra Pradesh. She has acted in over 185 movies in seven languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. She was born in Anaparti, India on 24 June 1966. She is credited as "The Lady Superstar" of South Indian cinema...
) to leave the house as she is not paying the rent to the house, Subsequently she changed her place to Rajaram's (Chiranjeevi) house.
At one situation Rajaram (Chiranjeevi) goes to jail for money, because his brother requires money as he wants to go to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
for IAS preparation. Ekambaram (Raogopal Rao) kills Raghupathi (Murali Mohan) while his brother (Raja Ram) is in jail , but Rajarams` friends know how he died. Rajaram thinks his brother's death was an accident.
Raghava (Sharath Kumar) became an IAS officer, and married Sumalatha
Sumalatha
Sumalatha is a popular Indian film actress. She has acted in more than 200 films in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi movies.-Early life:...
but she hates his family members. Kanya Kumari (vijaya shanthi) loves Rajaram (Chiranjeevi) and his family members. Meanwhile Rajaram comes to know about his brother's death and inquires who was responsible for his death. Even his friends were also murdered by the Ekambaram at that time. The film ends with Rajaram taking revenge by killing the villains.
The film songs are popular even now-a-days.
Cast
- ChiranjeeviChiranjeeviChiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
.... Rajaram - VijayashantiVijayashantiVijayashanti is an Indian film actress and a politician from Andhra Pradesh. She has acted in over 185 movies in seven languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. She was born in Anaparti, India on 24 June 1966. She is credited as "The Lady Superstar" of South Indian cinema...
.... Kanyakumari - Raogopal Rao .... Ekambaram
- Kaikala SatyanarayanaKaikala SatyanarayanaKaikala 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...
.... Jailer - Allu Ramalingaiah.......Sidhanthi
- NirmalammaNirmalammaNirmalamma was one of the most versatile and natural character artists in the Telugu film industry of India. She has acted in more than 800 films. She was well known for her grandmother roles in several films.-Film career:...
.........Sabari (Rajaram's grandmother) - Deva raj .... Kanakambaram
- Murali MohanMurali MohanMurali Mohan Maganti is an Indian film actor, producer and a businessman from Telugu cinema. He has also been active in politics for the Telugu Desam Party of Andhra Pradesh, in India.-Early life:...
.... Raghupati - Sarath KumarSarath KumarSarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...
.... Raghava - SumalathaSumalathaSumalatha is a popular Indian film actress. She has acted in more than 200 films in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi movies.-Early life:...
.... Raghava's Wife - SudhaSudhaSudha is a common Hindu female first name. In Indian languages, it means "living water" .-List of notable people:*Sudha Murthy - Indian social worker and author...
.............Lakshmi (Raghupati's wife) - Narayan Rao
- Hari PrasadHari PrasadHari Prasad is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by John Nayagam.-Character's background:Smooth-talking vet Hari Prasad couldn’t believe it when he came across university friend Paddy Kirk in the Dales....
- Jayalalitha.......Chukka
- Maharshi Raghava
Crew
- Director: Vijaya BapineeduVijaya BapineeduGutta Bapineedu Chowdary , also known as Vijaya Bapineedu, is a popular story writer, producer and film director in the Telugu film industry. He directed several Telugu hit films such as Maga Maharaju, Gang Leader, and Magadheerudu...
- Writers: Vijaya BapineeduVijaya BapineeduGutta Bapineedu Chowdary , also known as Vijaya Bapineedu, is a popular story writer, producer and film director in the Telugu film industry. He directed several Telugu hit films such as Maga Maharaju, Gang Leader, and Magadheerudu...
(Story & screenplay), Paruchuri BrothersParuchuri BrothersParuchuri Brothers are a very famous dialogue-writing duo for Telugu Tollywood films. They are Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Paruchuri Gopala Krishna. They have written story and dialogues for over 333 films. They have made a huge contribution to Telugu Cinema...
(dialogues) - Producer: Maganti Ravindranath Chowdary
- Music: Bappi Lahari
- Cinematography: Lok SinghLok SinghLok Singh is a cinematographer in the Telugu film industry. He has worked with well experienced directors such as A. Kodandarami Reddy, Vijaya Bapineedu, and K. Vishwanath...
- Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy and Bhuvana Chandra
- Playback singers: S. P. Balasubramanyam & K. S. Chitra