Nippu Ravva
Nippu Ravva (transl. Fire Spark) is a 1993 Telugu action film, produced by M. V. Srinivas Prasad for Yuvarathna Arts, and written and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Nandamuri Balakrishna and Vijayashanti appear in lead roles with music composed by Bappi Lahiri and Raj-Koti. Nippu Ravva and Bangaru Bullodu, also starring Balakrishna, were released on the same day and both ran for over 100 days.
| Nippu Ravva | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Produced by | M. V. Srinivas Prasad |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers |
| Starring | Nandamuri Balakrishna Vijayashanti |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri Raj-Koti A. R. Rahman(background score) |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
Production company | Yuvarathna Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
It was dubbed into Tamil and Hindi as Suriya and Mawaali Raaj, respectively.
Plot
Suryam (Nandamuri Balakrishna) is convicted on charges of murder and sentenced to imprisonment for seven years. Later, he escapes from the prison and abducts Vijaya, younger sister of the Superintendent of Police and hides her in a remote house far from the city. Vijaya's efforts to escape from Suryam prove futile. Suryam has no intention of harming Vijaya, and only wants to use her as bait to achieve his goal of getting his hands on Kumar, son of Balagam Dhanraj. Suryam then reveals his past to Vijaya.
Cast
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Suryam
- Vijayashanti as Vijaya
- Shobana as Special Appearance
- Amrish Puri as Balagam Dhanraj
- Rao Gopal Rao as Labour Minister
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Lawyer Buildup Masthan Rao
- Kanada Prabhakar as S.I. Prabhakar
- Mohan Raj as Gundappa
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Engineer
- Babu Antony as Dasu
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Labour Officer
- Raja Ravindra as Kumar
- Prasanna Kumar as Sudhakar
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Constable
- Babu Mohan as Koyadora
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Coolie
- Chitti Babu as Constable
- Sujatha as Mahalakshmi
- Lakshmi as S.P.
- Geetha as Lawyer Gayatri
- Kasturi as Bharathi
- Shilpa as Labour Minister's daughter
- Y. Vijaya as Labour Minister's wife
- Baby Shamili as Engineer's daughter
Crew
- Art: Peketi Ranga
- Choreography: Tara, Prabhu Deva
- Fights: Vijayan
- Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry
- Playback: SP Balu, Chitra
- Music: Bappi Lahiri, Raj-Koti
- Original Background Score: A. R. Rahman
- Story - Screenplay - Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers
- Editing: Gautham Raju
- Cinematography: S. Gopal Reddy
- Producer: M. V. Srinivas Prasad
- Director: A. Kodandarami Reddy
- Banner: Yuvaratna Arts
- Release Date: 3 September 1993
Soundtrack
| Nippu Ravva | |
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| Soundtrack album by Bappi Lahiri and Raj-Koti | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 33:33 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
| Producer | Bappi Lahiri Raj-Koti |
The songs featured in the film was composed by Bappi Lahiri with Raj-Koti composing only one song "Randi Kadilirandi". It was released by the Lahari Music Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time Enta" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Kamuni Patnam" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu, Chitra | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Hai Shabba" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu, Chitra | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Raavayya Raavayya" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu, Chitra | 7:14 |
| 5. | "Gulebakavali Kavalikato" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu, Chitra | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Randi Kadili Randi" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 33:33 | |||
- Hindi
- " Gaal Gulaabi" - Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Mawali Raj Aa Gaya" - Suresh Wadkar
- "Rang Rangeela Mausam Aaya" - Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy
Other
- VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad
- Dubbed in Hindi as Mawali Raj