Soggadu (1976 film)

Soggadu is a 1976 blockbuster Telugu drama film directed by K. Bapaiah.[1] It was remade as Dildaar in Hindi in 1977, starring Jeetendra and Rekha. The film was the highest grossing Telugu film of 1975 and along with Alluri Seetharama Raju was the highest grossing Telugu film at the time of its release.

Soggadu
Directed byK. Bapaiah
Produced byD. Rama Naidu
Written byModukuri Johnson (Dialogues )
Story byBalamurugan
StarringSobhan Babu
Jayasudha
Jayachitra
Anjali Devi
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Raja Babu
Allu Ramalingaiah
Santha Kumari
Nagesh
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyA. Vincent
Edited byNarasimha Rao
Production
company
Release date
19 December 1975
re-released 1 January 1976
Running time
155mins.
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹2 crores(equivalent to ₹45 crores in 2019)

Plot

Sobhanadri (Sobhan Babu) is popularly known as 'Soggadu' in his native village. He loves his cousin Saroja (Jayasudha). Saroja's father Paramesham (Allu Ramalingaiah) does not like this as he wants Saroja to be married to a well-educated individual. Sobhanadri challenges Paramesham that he will marry an educated girl. He leaves to the town, where he meets Saroja's classmate Latha (Jayachitra). Latha has run away to escape from a forced marriage with her uncle Bhupathi (Satyanarayana). Latha and Sobhanadri get married in a hotel. Bhupathi files a case against Sobhanadri. Finally Sobhanadri and Latha reunite happily.

Cast

Awards

Soundtrack
  • "Avvaa Buvvaa Kaavaalante Ayyedenaa Abbaayii" (Lyrics: Aathreya; Singers: P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam ; Cast: Sobhan Babu, Jayasudha)
  • "Chali Vestondi, Champestondi, Korikestondi" (Lyrics: Aathreya; Singers: P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam; Cast: Sobhan Babu, Jayasudha)
  • "Edukondalavaadaa, Venkatesaa, Orayyo, Entapani Chesaavu, Tirumalesaa" (Lyrics: Aathreya; Singers: P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam; Cast: Sobhan Babu, Jayachitra)
  • "Edukondalavaadaa, Venaktesaa, Orayyo, Entapani Chesaavu, Tirumalesaa!" (Pathos) (Lyrics: Aathreya; Singers: P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam; Cast: Sobhan Babu, Jayachitra)
  • "Ole Ole, Olammii Uffantene Ulikkipaddaavu" (Lyrics: Aathreya; Singers: P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam; Cast: Sobhan Babu, Jayachitra)
  • "Soggaadu Lechaadu, Choochi Choochi Nee Dummu Leputaadu!" (Lyrics: Aathreya; Singers: P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam; Cast: Sobhan Babu, Manjubhargavi, Jayachitra, Jayasudha)

Box office

The film ran for more than 100 days in 17 centres in Andhra Pradesh.[2] and declared as Industry Hit

References
  1. "Articles: Movie Retrospect: Retro - Soggadu (1975)". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. "Sobhan Babu's 100 Days film list". Cinegoer. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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