Bobbili Puli

Bobbili Puli is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi and music composed by J. V. Raghavulu. The film was a big hit, collecting 3.5 Crore in its theatrical run. It was remade in Hindi as Zakhmi Sher (1984).[1]

Bobbili Puli
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDasari Narayana Rao
Produced byVadde Ramesh
Written byDasari Narayana Rao
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Sridevi
Music byJ. V. Raghavulu
CinematographyK. S. Mani
Edited byG. G. Krishna Rao
Production
company
Vijaya Madhavi Combines
Release date
  • 9 July 1982 (1982-07-09)
Running time
176 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹3.5 crore(equivalent to ₹65 crores in 2019)

Plot

Chakradhar is a sincere military officer who receives Maha Vir Chakra award for his commitment to serve the nation and he sacrifices the last glimpse of his mother when she dies in the midst of a fierce war. He falls in love with Sridevi, a lawyer. Later he sacrifices his love to marry a mentally challenged woman as an obligation towards his sister's marriage. The hero of the nation who successfully eliminated external enemies, takes up the fight against internal enemies, the corrupted public servants. He is unsuccessful in the fight, gets humiliated by court, and in the process, loses his sister and brother-in-law. The rest of the movie is about how he comes up with his own extremist court, and gives punishment to the people who escaped the official courts.

Cast

Soundtrack
Bobbili Puli
Film score by
J. V. Raghavulu
Released1982
GenreSoundtrack
Length32:36
LabelSEA Records
ProducerJ. V. Raghavulu
J. V. Raghavulu chronology
Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya
(1982)		 Bobbili Puli
(1982)		 Eenadu
(1982)

Music composed by J. V. Raghavulu. All songs are evergreen blockbusters. Music released by SEA Records Audio Company.

S.NoSong TitleLyricsSingerslength
1 "Adi Okkato Number Bus" Veturi Sundararama Murthy SP Balu, P. Susheela 5:13
2 "Thella Cheeralo" Dasari Narayana Rao SP Balu, P. Susheela 4:36
3 Yeddemante "Veturi Sundararama Murthy" SP Balu, P. Susheela 4:41
4 "Janani Janmabhoomicha" Dasari Narayana Rao SP Balu 4:43
5 "Sambhavam" Dasari Narayana Rao SP Balu 5:02
6 "O Subba Rao" Dasari Narayana Rao P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram 8:21

Trivia
  • The film's concept hero punishing some people by taking law into his hands was later used in many films Bharateeyudu(1995), Tagore (2003),Aparichitudu(2005).
  • In 2011, Nandamuri Balakrishna, N. T. Rama Rao's son, paid tribute to this film by starring in the film Parama Veera Chakra, the 150th film of Dasari Narayana Rao.

Box office
  • The film had 2 direct 175-day runs, 15 direct 100-day centers and 39 100-days centers including shift, movie collected around 72 Lakhs gross collections in its first week and in full run around 3.5 crores gross.[2]

References
  1. "Remembering Dasari Narayan Rao: Films That Celebrate His Legacy". CNN-News18. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Silver Jubilee Films Of NTR Archived 16 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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