Annadammula Anubandham
Annadammula Anubandham (transl. Sibling's Relationship) is 1975 Indian Telugu-language masala film, produced by the famous veteran makeup man M. Peethambaram under the Gaja Lakshmi Chitra banner and directed by S. D. Lal. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Murali Mohan, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Latha in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.[1]
| Annadammula Anubandham | |
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| Directed by | S. D. Lal |
| Produced by | M. Peethambaram |
| Written by | Gollapudi Maruti Rao (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Saleem-Javed |
| Story by | Saleem-Javed |
| Based on | Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973) |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Murali Mohan Nandamuri Balakrishna Latha |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | Shekar-Singh |
| Edited by | E. A. Dandapani |
Production company | Gaja Lakshmi Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film is a tale of 3 siblings Vijay, Anand, & Naveen, on the occasion of their father Venu Gopal's (A. V. M. Rajan) birthday, their mother Lakshmi (Pushpalata) teaches them a song titled Aanaati Hrudayala, which they held dearly to their hearts. Once Venu Gopal witnesses a robbery made by a deadly gangster Parasuram (Prabhakar Reddy). To protect his identity, Parasuram slaughters Venu Gopal & Lakshmi. Vijay & Anand watch the death, with the horror the masked Parusuram shooting them and escapes with the help of kind-hearted henchmen of Parasuram John (Tyagaraju). But unfortunately, they get separated, while Naveen is whisked by their maternal aunt. Years roll by, Vijay (N. T. Rama Rao) is haunted by the memory of his parents' murder and joins an assistant Devadas (Raja Babu) on a crime spree around the city. Anand (Murali Mohan) is reared by an elderly Ramaiah (Raavi Konadala Rao) while Naveen (Nandamuri Balakrishna) becomes a famous pop singer who always offsets his brothers with their family song. The Police eventually apprehend John, sentenced for 15 years, Vijay is anxiously waiting for his return. Soon after, he gets acquaintance with John's daughter Geeta (Kanchana) without knowing her identity and both of them come closer. Anand's love of his life is Sunitha / Sony (Latha) daughter of a millionaire Chandra Shekar and Naveen falls for his co-signer (Jayamalini). The brothers meet several times, yet do not recognize each other. Once Vijay Saves Anand & Sony from Parasuram's son Shekar (Giri Babu). Discerning Vijay's caliber Parasuram appoints him as a white knight and he succeeds their several tasks courageously. Meanwhile, John releases, Vijay chases and recognizes him as their helper in childhood. Now John conveys the only way to find Parasuram is by his habit wearing two different sizes of shoes 8 & 9 respectively. John toils and uncovers Parasuram but he is slain out by him. Before dying, he writes a letter to Vijay regarding the whereabouts of Parasuram. Here Parasuram exploits Vijay to seize Sony for her father's treasure instead of the letter when Vijay seeks for Sony's help and keeps her in their custody. At that point in time, Vijay notices Parasuram's shoes identifies him as the homicide of his parents'. At the same time, Naveen conducts his program in the hotel where Anand is also present, as usual, he gives a call to his brothers which Anand receives but Vijay keeps silent as his presence may harm them. Parallelly, Vijay makes Sony free, thereafter, a dead heat situation occurs, Parasuram kidnaps Anand & Naveen for the treasure. At last, Vijay plays a trick, protects his brothers and eliminates Parasuram. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of siblings.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Vijay
- Murali Mohan as Anand
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Naveen
- Latha as Sunitha/ Sony
- Kanchana as Geetha
- Jayamalini as Dancer
- Prabhakar Reddy as Parasuram
- Giri Babu as Shekar
- A. V. M. Rajan as Venu Gopal Rao
- Rajanala as Jailor
- Raja Babu as Devadas
- Raavi Kondala Rao as Manager Ramaiah
- Thyagaraju as John
- Bhimaraju as Montin
- K. K. Sarma as Anand's friend
- Chidatala Appa Rao
- Chitti Babu
- Pushpalata as Lakshmi
- Anitha
- Sujatha
- Aparna
- Vani
Crew
- Art: B. N. Krishna
- Choreography: Saleem
- Stills: Rama Swamy
- Fights: Madhavan, Raju
- Dialogues: Gollapudi Maruti Rao
- Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Dasaradhi
- Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela, S. Janaki V. Ramakrishna
- Music: Chakravarthy
- Story: Saleem, Javeed
- Screenplay: Saleem, Javeed
- Editing: E. A. Dandapani
- Cinematography: Shekar, Singh
- Producer: M. Peethambaram
- Presenter: N. T. Rama Rao
- Director: S. D. Lal
- Banner: Gajalakshmi Chitra
- Release Date: 4 July 1975
Soundtrack
| Annadammula Anubandham | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 25:43 | |||
| Label | EMI Columbia Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
| Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Music released on EMI Columbia Audio Company.
| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Aanaati Hrudayala" (F) | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:05 |
| 2 | "Gulabi Puvvai" | Dasarathi | SP Balu,P. Susheela | 3:24 |
| 3 | "Andamaina Pilla" | Daasarathi | SP Balu,P. Susheela | 4:29 |
| 4 | "Aanadu Tholisari" | Daasarathi | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:04 |
| 5 | "Kaugililo Vuyyala" | Daasarathi | SP Balu,P. Susheela | 5:27 |
| 6 | "Aanaati Hrudayala" (M) | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, V. Ramakrishna | 4:14 |
Other
- VCDs and DVDs on – SHALIMAR Video Company, Hyderabad
References
- Bale, Sneha (10 June 2020). "Birthday Special: 16 Facts You Should Know About Tollywood 'Legend' Nandamuri Balakrishna". ZEE5. Retrieved 3 August 2020.