Eduruleni Manishi (1975 film)
Eduruleni Manishi (transl. A Man Without Opposition) is a 1975 Telugu language action film, produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner[3] and directed by K. Bapayya.[4] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[5] This film is the debut of Aswini Dutt's Vyjayanthi Movies banner in the film industry.[6][7] The film was a remake of the Hindi movie Johny Mera Naam (1970).[8] The film’s title was later used as the title of NTR’s memoir, by his wife Lakshmi Parvathi.
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Directed by | K. Bapayya |
Produced by | C. Ashwini Dutt |
Written by | Bhamidipati Radhakrishna (story / dialogues) |
Screenplay by | K. Bapayya |
Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Vanisri |
Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
Edited by | Akkineni Sanjeevi |
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Running time | 141 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins on Shekar (N. T. Rama Rao) a valiant and intimidation to gangsters. In his childhood, his father (Satyanarayana) is brutally killed by two dreadful monsters Ranga (Prabhakar Reddy) & Sarkar (Kanta Rao). At that moment, Shekar notices their symbol and absconds with his younger brother Gopi when the wheel of fortune makes them separated. At present, Shekar is in search of them, so, he confronts the racketeers for the symbol and counterspy police without revealing his identity. Parallelly Gopi (Jaggayya) becomes an honest police officer and the govt specially appoints him as a check on these hoods. Meanwhile, Shekar gets acquainted with a beautiful girl Latha (Vanisri) a gangbanger, so, Shekar follows her like white on rice and Gopi shadows both. Slowly, Shekar & Latha fall in love when he learns that she is ensnared by a crime syndicate headed by two malicious Ranga & Sarkar one that feigns as an honorable. Here, Shekar ensures to safeguard Latha, so, he too affiliates the gang and works as a double agent to Gopi. Once in a bust, Ranga's son Vasu (Jaya Bhaskar) is caught. At the same time, Ranga & Sarkar discovers that Shekar has avenged against the homicides of his father i.e. themselves and also regarding his younger brother. Thereupon, Ranga forges Vasu as his younger brother and makes Shekar free Vasu. Howbeit, Gopi chases them when Shekar realizes him as his original brother and also identifies Ranga as the hit person of his father. At last, Shekar, with the help of Gopi & Latha ceases Ranga & Sarkar. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Shekar & Latha.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Raja Shekar
- Vanisri as Latha
- Jaggayya as Inspector Gopi
- Satyanarayana as Shekar's father
- Kanta Rao as Sarkar
- Prabhakar Reddy as Ranga Rao/ Jaggu
- Raja Babu as Bachi
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Bhadraiah
- Jaya Bhaskar as Vasu
- Padmapriya as Sarala
- Hemalatha as Latha's mother
- Nirmalamma as Bhadraiah's wife
Crew
- Art: S. Krishna Rao
- Choreography: Srinu
- Stills: Shyam Kumar
- Fights: Madhavan
- Story — Dialogues: Bhamidipati Radhakrishna
- Lyrics: Acharya Aatreya
- Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Editing: Akkineni Sanjeevi
- Cinematography: S. Venkataratnam
- Producer: C. Aswini Dutt
- Screenplay — Director: K. Bapayya
- Banner: Vyjayanthi Movies
- Release Date: 12 December 1975
Soundtrack
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Released | 1975 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 15:33 | |||
Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya. The song Kasiga Vundi is a hit track. Music released by Audio Company.
S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
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1 | "Kasiga Vundi" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:08 |
2 | "Hey Krishna Mukunda Murari" | SP Balu | 3:07 |
3 | "Yenthavadu Yenthavadu" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:10 |
4 | "Ekkado Ekkado Thagalaraani" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:00 |
5 | "Kangaru Okate Kangaru" | P. Susheela | 3:08 |
References
- "Eduruleni Manishi (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Eduruleni Manishi (Preview)". Spicy Onion.
- "Eduruleni Manishi (Banner)". Chitr.com.
- "Eduruleni Manishi (Direction)". Filmiclub.
- "Eduruleni Manishi (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- "Eduruleni Manishi (Debut)". Vyjayanthi.com.
- "Eduruleni Manishi (Review)". Know Your Films.
- "Eduruleni Manishi (Remake)". Koimoi.com.