Rao Gari Illu

Rao Gari Illu (transl. Home of Mr. Rao) is a 1988 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Y. Surendra under Annapurna Studios & S. S. Creations banner and directed by Tharani Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha, Revathy in the lead roles, while Akkineni Nagarjuna has given cameo appearance and music was composed by Chakravarthy. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.[1][2][3] The film is loosely based on the 1965 Hollywood film The Sound of Music.[4]

Rao Gari Illu
Poster
Directed by	Tharani Rao
Produced by	Yarlagadda Surendra
Written by	D. V. Narasa Raju (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Tharani Rao
Story by	Tharani Rao
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayasudha Revathi
Music by	Chakravarthy
Cinematography	Mahidhar
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Production company	Annapurna Studios & S. S. Creations
Release date	6 June 1988 (1988-06-06)
Running time	166 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

Anand Rao (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), a Public Prosecutor leads a happy family life with his wife Jaya (Jayasudha) and 5 children. One day, his wife Jaya dies in a road accident. There onwards, Anand Rao becomes a drunkard and his house is completely disintegrated. Anand Rao's friend SP Raghava Rao (Murali Mohan) sends his cousin Shanti (Revathy) as governess to take care of the children, in her acquaintance, they become as a straight arrow and develop a lot of affection towards Shanti. Parallelly, Anand Rao and Raghava Rao always have a rivalry with Tata Rao (Nutan Prasad), underworld mafia broker; they want to arrest him red-handed and are just waiting for an opportunity. Meanwhile, Anand Rao's elder daughter Lata (Indira) is a big fan of Akkineni Nagarjuna; one day her classmates trap her but to her fortune protected by Akkineni Nagarjuna only. After some time, Anand Rao and Raghava Rao decide to Shanti's marriage, but the children are not in a position able to leave her, so, they ask Anand Rao to marry her, but he refuses and Shanti leaves the house. Eventually, Tata Rao kidnaps the children. Finally, Anand Rao saves his children, gets back Shanti and marries her.

Cast

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Anand Rao
• Jayasudha as Jaya
• Revathy as Shanthi
• Akkineni Nagarjuna (Guest) as Himself
• Murali Mohan as SP Raghava Rao
• Nutan Prasad as Tata Rao
• Brahmanandam as Tufan Baba
• Suthi Velu as Kalakullu Ludhavadanulu
• Bhimeswara Rao as an Officer
• Surya as Sivaji
• Uttej as Raghu's Friend
• Srikanth as Raghu
• Indira as Lata
• Master Minraj as Ramu
• Baby Kalyani as Bujji
• Baby Raasi as Chitti

Crew

• Art: Bhaskar Raju
• Choreography: K. S. Raghuram, Siva Subramanyam, Prakash
• Fights: Raju
• Dialogues: D. V. Narasa Raju
• Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy
• Playback: SP Balu, Mano, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Ramola
• Music: Chakravarthy
• Editing: Gautham Raju
• Cinematography: Mahidhar
• Producer: Yarlagadda Surendra
• Story — Screenplay — Director: Tharani Rao
• Banner: Annapurna Studios & S. S. Creations
• Release Date: 6 June 1988
• Assistant Director: Ram Gopal Varma

Soundtrack

Rao Gari Illu
Film score by Chakravarthy
Released	1988
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	18:25
Label	Annapoorna Music
Producer	Chakravarthy
Chakravarthy chronology
Ramudu Bheemudu (1988) Rao Gari Illu (1988) Yudha Bhoomi (1988)

The film songs composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released on Annapoorna Music Company.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Sa Sa Saragaladali"	S. Janaki, Ramola	3:40
2.	"Madhura Madhura Meevela"	Mano, S. Janaki	4:14
3.	"Bore Bore Chaduvu"	SP Balu, P. Susheela	3:04
4.	"Chura Chura Chuse"	SP Balu, P. Susheela	4:04
5.	"Manushula Mamathala"	SP Balu	3:23
Total length:			18:25

References

1. "Raogari Illu (1988) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
2. ""Rao gari Ilu" - Full Movie". YouTube. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
3. "Rao Gari Illu Songs". CineHug. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
4. Nanisetti, Shanti (4 March 2017). "A musical story of the von Trapps". Telangana Today. Retrieved 15 July 2020.