Rowdy Alludu
Rowdy Alludu (transl. Rowdy son-in-law) is a 1991 Telugu-language action comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.[1] This film stars Chiranjeevi in a dual role, Divya Bharti, and Shobhana. Upon its release, the film received positive reviews and was a Super Hit at the box office.[2] The film was also dubbed into Tamil as Pokkiri Mappilai.
| Rowdy Alludu | |
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| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind Dr. K. Venkateswara Rao Panja Prasad |
| Written by | Satyanand (story & dialogues) |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Divya Bharti Shobhana |
| Music by | Bappi Lahari |
| Cinematography | K.S. Hari |
| Edited by | Vellai Swamy |
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| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Chiranjeevi plays the dual roles of a Mumbai-based auto driver, Johnny, and an industrialist, Kalyan, who because he was interfering with the plans of the villains, led by Kota Srinivasa Rao, is first temporarily replaced by Johnny, and then framed for the murder of Kalyan's trusted employee, J. V. Somayajulu. Johnny realizes that he ruined the life of a good man and joins forces with Kalyan. They pretend to be each other, in order to save Kalyan. After the villains prove in court that Kalyan was the killer by replacing the rod of the murder weapon with one that has his finger prints on it, Johnny captures the villains and saves Kalyan.
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Kalyan and Johnny in dual role
- Divya Bharti as Rekha
- Shobhana as sita
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Venkat Ramudu
- Captain Raju as Ranjith Kumar
- Brahmanandam
- Allu Rama Lingaiah
- Kaikala Satyanarayana
- J. V. Somayajulu
- Ironleg Sastri
- Disco Shanthi in an item number
Production
The film was intended as a mass entertainer.[3] Allu Ramalingaiah originally questioned the use of the word Rowdy as a prefix to the title name, but was convinced to use the name by K. Raghavendra Rao, Chiranjeevi and Satyanand. Divya Bharti, the then popular Telugu actress, was signed for the role of Rekha and Shobana was signed for the role of Sita.[3] One of the first movies in Tollywood to be shot in Switzerland, the budget didn't allow the producers to take a big crew to Zermatt. The producer Allu Aravind himself worked as costume and make up assistant for Chiranjeevi and Shobana made herself up. The actors and the director came up with the choreography based on the light and scenery around them for the 3 days they had to shoot the "Chiluka Kshemama" song.
Soundtrack
| Rowdy Alludu | |
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| Soundtrack album by Bappi Lahari | |
| Released | 1991 |
| Length | 29:44 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
Music was composed by Bappi Lahari.All the songs emerged as Blockbusters.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Me My Hero" | Bhuvanachandra | SP Balu, K. S. Chitra | 5:09 |
| 2. | "Kori Kori Kalutundhi" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | SP Balu, K. S. Chitra | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Amalapuram Bullodu" | Bhuvanachandra | SP Balu, Radhika | 5:54 |
| 4. | "Chiluka Kshemama" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | SP Balu, K. S. Chitra | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Prema Geema Tassadiyya" | Bhuvanachandra | SP Balu, K. S. Chitra | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Thadinaka Tappadika" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | SP Balu, K. S. Chitra | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 29:44 | |||
Box office
- Rowdy Alludu was a Super Hit at the Box office & completed 100 days in almost every theater it was shown. It's Tamil dubbed version, Pokkiri Mappilai was also a hit in Tamil Nadu.
- Divya Bharti emerged as one of the Top Telugu actresses of 1991. She figured next to popular actress Vijayashanti.
References
- "Rowdy Alludu (1991) | Rowdy Alludu Movie | Rowdy Alludu Telugu Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos – Filmibeat". Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "Megastar Chiranjeevi Hits And Flops - Tollywood News- tollymasala.com updates". Tollymasala.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- m.l.narasimham (4 November 2012). "I cherish that compliment". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 July 2014.