Aadi Dampatulu

Aadi Dampatulu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dasari Narayana Rao
Screenplay by	Dasari Narayana Rao
Story by	Keshav Rathod Bhishetty Lakshmana Rao
Based on	Ghar Dwaar (1985)
Produced by	Nitin D. Kapoor
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayasudha
Cinematography	B. Krishnam Raju
Edited by	P. S. Selvaraj
Music by	Satyam
Production company	JSK Combines[1]
Release date	18 June 1986 (1986-06-18)
Running time	147 Mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Aadi Dampatulu (transl. Beginning Couple - Siva & Parvathi) is a 1986 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Nitin D. Kapoor under the JSK Combines banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.^[2] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha and music composed by Satyam. The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Ghar Dwaar (1985).^[3]

Plot[]

The film begins on Shankar Rao (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) & Parvathi (Jayasudha) are the ideal couple, Shankar Rao has two brothers Mohan (Chandra Mohan) & Sagar (Naresh) and a sister Kamala (Poornima) to raise them the couple decides not to have children of their own. Shankar Rao wants his brothers should be well educated, so, he works hard day & night for their development. Looking at it, the younger one Sagar feigns illness and makes Mohan an engineer. Eventually, Mohan loves and marries Uma (Tulasi) daughter of a multi-millionaire Sulochana Devi (Raja Sulochana). Soon after, vainglory Uma, hostiles with the family members and swears to exact avenge by destroying their happiness. It works on each individual family member by separating them and spoiling the relation. Right now, Uma departs to her mother's house along with Mohan where he is humiliated, so, he leaves the place and reaches Dubai to earn money. Sagar also leaves the house because of insults made by Uma. On the other side, Shankar Rao has to sacrifice his job and house to perform Kamala's marriage with her love interest Bujji (Tilak). Parallelly, the society criticizes Uma when she realizes her mistake and moves for Mohan. On the way, she has been attacked by goons when Sagar rescues her. At the same time, Mohan returns, all of them go in search of Shankar Rao & Parvathi. By the time, the couple is terminally-ill. In the climax, both die together showing they are immortal.

Cast[]

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Shankar Rao
• Jayasudha as Parvathi
• Dasari Narayana Rao as Collector D. N. Rao
• Chandra Mohan as Mohan
• Naresh as Sagar
• Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as Dharma Rao
• Suthi Velu
• Tilak as Bujji
• Tulasi as Uma
• Poornima as Kamala
• Raja Sulochana as Sulochana Devi
• Jaya Malini as item number
• Master Harish as Young Shankar Rao

Crew[]

• Art: Chalam
• Choreography: Raghu, Dhanush, Taara
• Lyrics: Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry, Appalacharya, Dasari Narayana Rao
• Playback: SP Balu, K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, Madhavpeddi Ramesh, Manjula
• Music: Satyam
• Story: Keshav Rathod, Bhishetty Lakshmana Rao
• Editing: B. Krishnam Raju
• Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
• Producer: Nitin D. Kapoor
• Dialogues - Screenplay - Director: Dasari Narayana Rao
• Banner: JSK Combines
• Release Date: 18 June 1986

Soundtrack[]

Music composed by Satyam. Music released on Audio Company.

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