Aatagadu

Aatagadu (transl. Player) is a 1980 Telugu-language action film, produced by G. Rajendra Prasad under the Sri Venkateswara Movie Creations banner.[2] and directed by Tatineni Rama Rao.[3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi in the lead roles[4] and music composed by Chakravarthy.[5]

Aatagadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTatineni Rama Rao
Produced byG. Rajendra Prasad
Written bySatyanand (dialogues)
Screenplay byM. D. Sundaram
Story byM. D. Sundaram
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Sridevi
Music byChakravarthy
CinematographyKannappa
Edited byJ. Krishna Swamy - Balu
Production
company
Sri Venkateswara Movie Creations[1]
Release date
  • 24 April 1980 (1980-04-24)
Running time
131 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹1.5 crore(equivalent to ₹29 crores in 2019)

Plot

Gopi (N. T. Rama Rao) is a famous pop singer who performs in the Jolly club and all the young girls of the city are mad about him. The club owner Jagannatham (Mikkilineni) takes care of Gopi as his own son. Once, Gopi gets acquainted with a petty thief, Vijaya (Sri Devi), who gives Gopi a kick and runs away. Another time, Vijaya steals Gopi's car, but she is caught by him. She says that she is doing these robberies to feed her brother who suffers from polio. Gopi gives assurance to him that he will help her, gets her a job and both of them fall in love. In the same city, there are three traitors Sangeetha Rao (Satyanarayana), Gopal Rao (Rao Gopal Rao) and Papa Rao (Allu Ramalingaiah) who do illegal business. Sangeetha Rao is a smuggler, Papa Rao does woman trafficking and Gopal Rao does liquor business. All clubs in the city have to follow their instructions, or they will ruin them. But they could not succeed to spoil the Jolly club because of Gopi and they develop an enmity against him. Meanwhile, Gopi introduces Vijaya to his mother Parvathi (Pushpalata) and sister Padma and Vijaya comes to know that Gopi's father left them in his childhood. Vijaya has a past, her parents were brutally killed by one Aggi Ramudu (Jaggayya), on whom she wants to take revenge, but he is presently in jail. Here, Vijaya wants to utilize Gopi in breaking Aggi Ramudu out of jail. So she plots a plan, she makes Gopi believe that Aggi Ramudu knows the whereabouts of his father; if they could bring him out, he can find his father. So, Gopi plans and succeeds in his attempt. After reaching home, Vijaya tries to kill Aggi Ramudu, but Gopi stops her. Surprisingly, Aggi Ramudu turns out to be Gopi's father, Parvathi recognizes him when Gopi questions them, then Aggi Ramudu starts revealing the past. He used to work as Manager Ramaiah, at the home of a millionaire, Dharma Rao (Prabhakar Reddy), Ramaiah is most loyal and efficient towards him. In a contract, his three partners, none other than Sangeetha Rao, Gopal Rao and Papa Rao commit a huge fraud, which was caught by Ramaiah. So, they kill Dharma Rao and put the blame on Ramaiah, for which he is sentenced. They also steal a golden idol of Lord Venkateswara, which came from the ancestors of Dharma Rao. Eventually, Vijaya turns out to be Dharma Rao's daughter, who mistakes Ramaiah as the murderer, that's why she wants to kill him. Meanwhile, the traitors place a bomb and demolish the club in which Jaganadham dies. Gopi takes an oath that he will see the end of the people who killed his foster father. Gopi turns as Aggi Ramudu changes his attire, in various forms of disguise, he sees the end of his enemies and protects the idol. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Gopi and Vijaya.

Cast

Crew
  • Art: Kudaravalli Nageswara Rao
  • Choreography: Heeralal
  • Stills: Veeracharan
  • Fights: Sambasiva Rao
  • Dialogues: Satyanand
  • Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy
  • Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja
  • Music: Chakravarthy
  • Story - Screenplay: M. D. Sundaram
  • Editing: J. Krishna Swamy - Balu
  • Cinematography: Kannappa
  • Producer: G. Rajendra Prasad
  • Director: Tatineni Rama Rao
  • Banner: Sri Venkateswara Movie Creations
  • Release Date: 24 April 1980

Soundtrack
Aatagadu
Film score by
Chakravarthy
Released1980
GenreSoundtrack
Length20:46
LabelSEA Records
ProducerChakravarthy
Chakravarthy chronology
Challenge Ramudu
(1980)		 Aatagadu
(1980)		 Superman
(1980)

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released by SEA Records Audio Company.

S.NoSong TitleSingerslength
1 "Cheema Kuttindhaa" SP Balu 4:20
2 "Chilakamma Gootilo" SP Balu, P. Susheela 2:45
3 "Guddhuthaa Nee Yavva" SP Balu, P. Susheela 3:04
4 "Jil Jil Jilebi" SP Balu, P.Susheela 4:28
5 "Nee Choopu" Madhavpeddi Ramesh, S. P. Sailaja 2:47
6 "Yeko Narayana" SP Balu, P.Susheela 3:22
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References
  1. "Aatagadu (Overview)". IMDb.
  2. "Aatagadu (Banner)". Chitr.com.
  3. "Aatagadu (Direction)". Filmiclub.
  4. "Aatagadu (Cast & Crew)". Know Your Films.
  5. "Aatagadu (Preeview)". Spicy Onion.
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