Maha Purushudu
Maha Purushudu (transl. Great Man) is a 1981 Telugu-language drama film, produced by V. Roshini under the Adithya Chitra banner[2] and directed by P. Lakshmi Deepak.[3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha, Sujatha [4] and music composed by Chakravarthy.[5][6] The film which was stuck in development hell received cold response from the people and ended up as a box office bomb.
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| Directed by | P. Lakshmi Deepak |
| Produced by | V. Roshini |
| Written by | Jandhyala (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | P. Lakshmi Deepak |
| Story by | Mahesh |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayasudha Sujatha |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | Kannappa |
| Edited by | K. A. Marthand |
Production company | Adithya Chitra[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Vijay (N.T. Rama Rao), a big industrialist, is very fond of his sister Lakshmi (Sujatha). He falls in love with a beautiful girl Padma (Jayasudha). Vijay wants to perform his sister's marriage in a rich family. So he goes with the marriage proposal, but Lakshmi loves a taxi driver Murali (Murali Mohan). So Vijay performs their marriage. But Murali's mother Kantham (Suryakantham) is very cruel. She doesn't treat Lakshmi well. What will Vijay do in this situation?
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Vijay
- Jayasudha as Padma
- Sujatha as Lakshmi
- Murali Mohan as Murali
- Satyanarayana as Manmatha Rao
- Prabhakar Reddy as Lakshmipathi
- Padmanabham
- P. L. Narayana as Dharma Rao
- Eswara Rao
- Jagga Rao
- Suryakantham as Kanthamma
- Mamatha as Kanakam
- Jayamalini as item number
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Label | SEA Records | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Music released by SEA Records Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Sri Krishna" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 1:17 |
| 2 | "Mangammatta Kootura" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:44 |
| 3 | "Tholi Saari" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:53 |
| 4 | "Kovelalo Deepamla" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu | 4:27 |
| 5 | "Bonikottu Beram" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:32 |
| 6 | "Chilakaluri Peta Chinnadaanni" | Gopi | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:50 |
| 7 | "Prathi Vasantha Velalo" | C. Narayana Reddy | G. Anand, P. Susheela | 4:29 |
References
- "Maha Purushudu ()". IMDb.
- "Maha Purushudu (Banner)". Chitr.com.
- "Maha Purushudu (Direction)". Filmiclub.
- "Maha Purushudu (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- "Maha Purushudu (Preview)". Know Your Films.
- "Maha Purushudu (Review)". The Cine Bay.