Mundadugu
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Bapaiah |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | D. Rama Naidu |
| Starring | Krishna Shobhan Babu Sridevi Jayaprada |
| Cinematography | A. Venkat |
| Edited by | K. A. Marthand |
| Music by | K. Chakravarthi |
Production company | |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Mundadugu (transl. A step forward) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by D. Rama Naidu of Suresh Productions and directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Sridevi and Jaya Prada.[1]
It is remade in Hindi language in 1984 as Maqsad, starring Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, Sridevi and Jaya Prada.
Plot[]
Gummadi and Sivakrishna are brothers. Sivakrishna is a socialist and wants to spend the property for the poor, whereas Gummadi is a very selfish man. Their differences lead to the death of Sivakrishna as planned by Raogopal Rao, Allu and Chalapati Rao. Chakravarthi (Sobhan Babu) is the son of Gummadi and Tilak (Krishna) is the son of Sivakrishna. Tilak joins as a worker in the company of Gummadi. Jayaprada is the niece of Gummadi and she falls in love with Tilak. Chakravarthi loves Sridevi, daughter of a teacher in their company. The villains have issues with Tilak. The resulting conflict between Chakravarthi and Tilak finally leads to the revelation of their relationship and a happy ending.
Cast[]
- Krishna as Balagangadhara Tilak
- Shobhan Babu as Chakravarthi
- Sridevi as Bharati
- Jayaprada as Rani
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Kamaraju
- Rao Gopal Rao as Phanibhushan Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Bhujangam
- as father of Balagangadhar Tilak
- Giribabu as Lingamurthy
- Chalapathi Rao as Nagendra
- Rajendra Prasad as Mohan
- Gummadi as Dharma Rao
- Nutan Prasad as Dasu
- Suryakantham as wife of Bhujangam
- Annapoorna as Sharada
- M. Prabhakar Reddy as Vishnumurthy
- Raavi Kondala Rao as Sarma
- Sakshi Ranga Rao
- Radha Kumari as mother of Rani
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Inspector
Soundtrack[]
All lyrics are written by Veturi; all music is composed by K. Chakravarthi.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chilakaluripeta Kada Chilako" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubramaniam | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Naakoka Srimathi Kavali" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | S. P. Balasubramaniam | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Pora O Kantri Mama" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | S. P. Balasubramanyam, P.Susheela | |
| 4. | "Premaku Nenu Pedanu Kanu" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | P. Susheela | |
| 5. | "Veyi Padagala Meeda" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | S. P. Balasubramaniam | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Ye Talli Kannado Ninnu" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | P.Susheela |
Box office[]
The film ran for more than 50 days in all the released centers. It also ran for more than 100 days and celebrated Silver Jubilee.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bose (1 March 1983). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: ముందడుగు" [Film review: Mundadugu]. Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Boxoffice results of Shobhan Babu films.
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- 1983 films
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- Indian films
- Indian action drama films
- Films with screenplays by the Paruchuri brothers
- Films directed by K. Bapayya
- Films scored by K. Chakravarthy
- 1980s Telugu-language films
- 1980s action drama films
- Suresh Productions films
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