Superman (1980 film)

Superman
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. Madhusudhan Rao
Written by	Acharya Aatreya (dialogues)
Screenplay by	V. Madhusudhana Rao
Story by	R. K. Dharmaraju
Produced by	R. Gopal
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Jaya Prada
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	D. Venkataratnam
Music by	Chakravarthy
Production company	Lakshmi Vishnu Productions
Release date	10 July 1980 (1980-07-10)
Running time	134 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Superman is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language superhero film produced by R. Gopal under the Lakshmi Vishnu Productions banner. It is directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao, starting N. T. Rama Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is based on the DC Comics character of the same name.^[1]

Plot[]

Raja (N. T. Rama Rao) is the son of Zamindar Raghunath Rao (Kanta Rao), the entire family are great devotees of Lord Hanuman (Arja Janardhana Rao). In his childhood, on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanthi, Raghunath Rao wants to offer their heritage jewelry to the deity. At the same time, three thieves, Maharaj (Satyanarayana), Sardar () and Jaisingh () steal the jewelry and kill Raghunath Rao along with his wife Annapurna (Annapoorna) and the temple priest. Raja and the priest's family are left orphaned. So, Raja takes care of them as his own mother and sister. But Raja is struggling to take revenge against the three traitors. So, he prays to Lord Hanuman; with his blessings, Raja acquires supernatural powers and becomes a Superman. Raja's foster mother Sarada (Pandari Bai) detects it, and she takes an oath from him that he should not reveal it out. Years roll by, Raja always utilizes his power to help others but hides his identity. Raja undertakes mining business along with Bangariah (Allu Ramalingaiah) and falls in love with his daughter Jaya (Jaya Prada). The three traitors are still performing the anti-social and illegal activities. First, Raja eliminates Jaisingh. After that, Maharaj comes to know that there is gold in Raja & Bangariah's mine, which they have not known. So, they want to grab that mine when they create rumors that there are demons in that mining area and do not allow anyone to work. Raja discovers their plan, and in that process, he eliminates Sardar too. Meanwhile, Raja's sister Lakshmi (Geeta) loves a guy, Mohan (Chakrapani), and becomes pregnant. Here Raja decides to make her marriage with Mohan. But unfortunately, Mohan is the son of Maharaj, and he meets Raja in disguise as Dharma Rao, takes Raja's share in the mine as dowry and flees away along with son Mohan. Now Lakshmi tries to commit suicide, and Raja protects her giving an assurance that he will bring Mohan back. Knowing that they are in Hong Kong, Raja moves. Meanwhile, Bangariah & Jaya also reaches there to sell the remaining mine due to the luring of Maharaj. Maharaj keeps Bangariah in his custody and tries to grab the mine forcibly. But Jaya escapes when Raja safeguards her. Simultaneously, Maharaj tries to kill Raja on several occasions, but Raja breaks his each and every plan. Ultimately, he sends a sorceress, Lee (Jayamalini) who uses her black magic on Raja, but she too is destroyed. At last, Raja recognizes Maharaj as the 3rd traitor, so, he eliminates him also, brings back Mohan and performs his marriage with Lakshmi. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Raja & Jaya.

Cast[]

• N. T. Rama Rao as Raja
• Jayaprada as Jaya
• Satyanarayana as Maharaj Dharma Rao
• Allu Ramalingaiah as Bangaraiah
• Kanta Rao as Raghunatha Rao
• Tyagaraju as Jai Singh
• Chakarapani as Mohan
• Arja Janardhan Rao as Lord Hanuman
• Srilanka Manohar as Sardar
• Pandari Bai as Sarada
• Geetha as Lakshmi
• Annapurna as Annapurnamma
• Jayamalini as Lee

Soundtrack[]

Music composed by Chakravarthy.^[2]

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