Naa Desam
Naa Desam (transl. My Country) is a 1982 Telugu language film, produced by K. Devi Vara Prasad and S. Venkataratnam under the Pallavi Devi Productions and directed by K. Bapaiah. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of the Hindi film Laawaris (1981), starring Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman in the pivotal roles.[1][2] The film was declared a Hit at the box office.
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| Directed by | K. Bapaiah |
| Produced by | K. Devi Vara Prasad S. Venkataratnam[1] |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues)[1] |
| Screenplay by | K. Bapaiah |
| Story by | Dindayal Sharma |
| Based on | Laawaris (1981) |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayasudha |
| Music by | Chakravarthy[1] |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao[1] |
Production company | Pallavi Devi Productions[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹1.5 crores(equivalent to ₹21 crores in 2019) |
Plot
Left in the care of an alcoholic Kailasham (Prabhakar Reddy), a young orphan named Bharath wrestles with life at his young age. Years later, now a young man (NTR), Bharath works for Prathap Rao (Satyanarayana) and is in love with Mohini (Jayasudha), who will not have anything to do with him due to his lack of ancestry. Bharath is determined to find out who his parents are, and the only one who can help him is the elusive, alcohol-induced and incoherent Kailasham.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Bharath
- Jayasudha as Mohini
- Satyanarayana as Prathap Rao
- Jaggayya
- Giribabu as Kumar
- Prabhakar Reddy as Kailasham
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Padmanabham
- Siva Krishna
- P. L. Narayana
- P. J. Sarma
- Suthi Velu
- Chalapathi Rao
- Jamuna
- Kanchana
- Rajyalakshmi
- Rohini
- Silk Smitha
- Radha Kumari
- Krishnaveni
- Kakinada Shymala
- Master Harish
- Baby Meena
Crew
- Art: Bhaskar Raju
- Choreography: Saleem
- Stills: D. Radhakrishna Murthy
- Fights: M. S. Das
- Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers
- Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy
- Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela, Nandamuri Raja
- Music: Chakravarthy
- Story: Dindayal Sharma
- Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
- Cinematography: S. Venkataratnam
- Producer: K. Devi Vara Prasad, S. Venkataratnam
- Screenplay - Director: K. Bapaiah
- Banner: Pallavi Devi Productions
- Release Date: 27 October 1982
Soundtrack
| Naa Desam | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:20 | |||
| Label | AVM Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released by AVM Audio Company.[3]
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nenokka Nethru Dhepam" | SP Balu | 4:15 |
| 2 | "Chalapalilo" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:47 |
| 3 | "Ee Chempa" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:21 |
| 4 | "Premaku Perantamu" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:31 |
| 5 | "Rojulanni Maare" | SP Balu | 4:02 |
| 6 | "Uvnadura Devudu" | Nandamuri Raja | 4:24 |
Trivia
- The film was shot in Hyderabad and Ooty.[1]
- The shooting of the entire film was completed in 19 days, which was a record.[1]
- NTR was paid ₹ 24 lakh for the film, which was a huge remuneration at the time.[1]
- All song sequences were filmed in just 5 days. Veturi wrote all 6 songs of the movie in just 2 days.[1]
- This film has a few scenes where NTR did not dub in his own voice as his voice had become hoarse due to addressing a large number of political gatherings; instead Paruchuri Gopalakrishna dubbed for NTR.[1]
References
- 30 years of Naa Desam
- 'Naadesam' for Ntr, 'Ruler for Balayya?
- "Naa Desam Songs". Retrieved 17 April 2013.