Hema Hemeelu
| Hema Hemeelu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vijaya Nirmala |
| Written by | Tripuraneni Maharadhi (story / dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vijaya Nirmala |
| Produced by | S. Raghunath Krishna (Presents) |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Krishna Vijaya Nirmala Zarina Wahab |
| Cinematography | Puphtala Gopi Krishna |
| Edited by | Adurthi Harinath |
| Music by | Ramesh Naidu |
Production company | Sri Vijaya Krishna Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Hema Hemeelu (transl. One Greater than the Other) is a 1979 Telugu-language action film, produced by S. Raghunath, presented by Krishna[1] under the Sri Vijaya Krishna Movies banner[2] and directed by Vijaya Nirmala.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala and Zarina Wahab, with music composed by Ramesh Naidu.[4]
Plot[]
The film revolves around a valuable heritage diamond crown that belongs to a royal dynasty. It's heritor Raja Ranga Prasad (Mikkilineni) leads a happy family life with his wife Rajeswari Devi (Pandari Bai), two twin boys Raghuveer & Ramachandra and a baby girl Vijaya. Diwanji Sivaramaiah (Gummadi) is the true-blue, faithful & devoted person of the royal dynasty lives along with his wife Parvati (Pushpa Kumari), son Raja and daughter Seeta. Bhujangam (Tyagaraju) heinous brother-in-law of Ranga Prasad tries to seize the crown for which he abducts Ranga Prasad and attacks to destroy the royal dynasty. Knowing it, Diwanji rushes to rescue the heirs, in that mishap, everyone gets detached Diwanji, Rajeswari Devi, Raghuveer, Vijaya drop on one side and Parvati, Ramachandra & Seeta to another whereas Raja is raised by a wise person Srinivasa Rao (P.J.Sarma). Years roll by, Raghuveer (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) flames up with avenge against the homicides of his father, in that process, he turns into a daredevil gangster Red Lion with several associates Ganagaram (Giribabu) & Lilly (Jayamalini). Meanwhile, another dreadful gangster Black Cat (Satyanarayana), supposed to be Bhujangam's son finds out that the crown is secured in a bank locker and purloins it. During that time, the Bank Agent is slain out by him who is Raja's foster father.
Thereupon, Red Lion winds up Black Cat acquires the crown and conceals it. Being cognizant of his father's death Raja (Krishna) burst out and arrives as one more gangster with an identity Knight King. Here Black Cat falsifies Knight King by posing Red Lion as the culprit when rivalry arises between them. Once in their combat, the Black Cat backstabs Raghuveer and he dies. During that plight, desperate Diwanji fortunately, spots Ramachandra (again Akkineni Nageswara Rao) the identical twin of Raghuveer who has just married Seeta (Zarina Wahab). Immediately, Diwanji lifts him, reveals the entire story, trains and replaces him as Raghuveer. Parallelly, Raja & Vijaya (Vijaya Nirmala) get acquainted and fell in love. After some time, Ramachandra learns regarding the activities of Red Lion, also mistakes Knight King as the slaughterer and decides to move in the footsteps of his brother. Eventually, grief-stricken Seeta lands in search of her husband when she is hooked by Black Cat and Raja rescues her. Thereafter, he identifies her as his sister and aims to get back her husband. At present, Raja discovers Raghuveer is only Seeta's husband Ramachandra, as well as, Ramachandra knows regarding the love affair of Raja & Vijaya. There onwards, both of them tangles on each other, but ultimately, the truth comes forward. Finally, the movie ends Red Lion & Knight King eliminating Black Cat and shielding the crown.
Cast[]
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Red Lion Raghuveer & Rama Chandra (Dual role)
- Krishna as Knight King Raja
- Vijaya Nirmala as Vijaya
- Zarina Wahab as Seeta
- Satyanarayana as Black Cat
- Giri Babu as Gangaram
- Gummadi as Diwaji Sivaramaiah
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Hotel Manager Krishnaiah
- Padmanabham as Gajachary
- Mikkilineni as Raja Ranga Prasad
- Thyagaraju as Bhujangam
- P. J. Sarma as Bank Agent Srinivasa Rao
- Pandari Bai as Rajeswari Devi
- Rama Prabha as Ritha
- Pushpa Kumari as Parvathi
- Jaya Malini as Lilly
- Helen as item number
Crew[]
- Art: K. Ramalingeswara Rao
- Choreography: N. Srinivas
- Fights: Raghavulu
- Stills: Bainaa
- Story - Dialogues: Tripuraneni Maharadhi
- Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Acharya Aatreya, Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Appalacharya
- Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja, Anand
- Music: Ramesh Naidu
- Editing: Adurthi Harinath
- Cinematography: Puphtala Gopi Krishna
- Producer: S. Raghunath
- Screenplay - Director: Vijaya Nirmala
- Presenter: Krishna
- Banner: Sri Vijaya Krishna Movies
- Release Date: 23 March 1979
Soundtrack[]
| Hema Hemeelu | |
|---|---|
| Film score by Ramesh Naidu | |
| Released | 1979 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 24:39 |
| Label | SEA Records |
| Producer | Ramesh Naidu |
Music composed by Ramesh Naidu. Music released on SEA Records Audio Company.[5]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nuvvante Naakentho" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, S. P. Sailaja | 3:32 |
| 2 | "Andalasilpam" | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:08 |
| 3 | "Avvai Chuvvai" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:44 |
| 4 | "Nee Kola Kallaku" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:24 |
| 5 | "Ye Ooru" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:17 |
| 6 | "Charminaru Kaada" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu,Anand | 2:58 |
| 7 | "Punnami Vennela" | Appalacharya | SP Balu | 3:36 |
References[]
- ^ "Hema Hemeelu (Producer)". Bharat Movies.com.
- ^ "Hema Hemeelu (Banner)". Filmiclub.
- ^ "Hema Hemeelu (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Hema Hemeelu (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ^ "Hema Hemeelu (Songs)". Cineradham.
External links[]
- Hema Hemeelu at IMDb
- 1979 films
- Telugu-language films
- Indian films
- Indian action films
- Films scored by Ramesh Naidu
- Films featuring an item number
- 1970s Telugu-language films
- 1979 action films