Sardar Papa Rayudu
Sardar Papa Rayudu is a 1980 Telugu-language historical fiction film produced by Kranthi Kumar in the banner of Sri Annapoorna International and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sri Devi, Sharada in the lead roles and has music composed by Chakravarthy.[1][2] The film remade in Hindi as Sarfarosh (1985).[3][4]
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Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
Produced by | Kranthi Kumar |
Written by | Dasari Narayana Rao (story / screenplay / dialogues) |
Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Sri Devi Sharada |
Music by | Chakravarthy |
Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
Production company | Sri Annapoorna International |
Distributed by | Shayikrishna |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹30-35 lakhs (equivalent to ₹7-8.4 crores in 2019) |
Box office | ₹2.5 crores (equivalent to ₹60 crores in 2019) |
The film was declared a Blockbuster at the box office and was the highest grossing Telugu film of the year 1980 with an approximate theatrical run of 300 days in a few centres.
Plot
A sincere police officer Ramu (N. T. Rama Rao) and Vijaya (Sridevi) are in love. Vijaya's father Dharmaraju (Rao Gopala Rao) is a corrupt politician who fakes the good gentleman image outside. He, along with two more guys named Satya Murthy (Satyanarayana) and Nyayapathi (Allu Ramalingaiah) exploited the poor by joining hands with the British. When Dharmaraju meets Ramu with his daughter, he immediately goes back to his past. Dharmaraju, Satya Murthy and Nyayapathi kill a king, Vijayaraghavaraju (Prabhakar Reddy) in the Andaman islands and throw the crime over a sincere gentleman and a great freedom fighter, Sardar Paparayudu (again N. T. Rama Rao). Sardar Paparayudu gets a life sentence. The reason why Dharmaraju is shocked seeing Ramu is that the latter exactly resembles Sardar Paparayudu in facial features. In fact, Ramu is the son of Sardar Paparayudu. Ramu's mother Seeta (Sharada) is the wife of Sardar Paparayudu. Right from then, Dharmaraju gets terrified and to make things worse for him, Sardar Paparayudu gets released from jail as a result of reducing the imprisonment. He decides to take revenge on Dharmaraju for wrongly imprisoning him and a rift starts between him and his son Ramu. The film ends on a happy note with justice eventually winning.
Cast
Actor | Character |
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N. T. Rama Rao | Sardar Paparayudu & Ram Mohan"Ramu" (dual role) |
Sri Devi | Vijaya |
Sharada | Seeta |
Rao Gopal Rao | Dharma Rao |
Satyanarayana | Satya Murthy |
Allu Ramalingaiah | Nyayapathi |
Mohan Babu | Britisher |
Gummadi | Baba |
Prabhakar Reddy | Vijaya Raghava Raju |
Tyagaraju | British Inspector |
K. V. Chalam | Raju |
P. J. Sarma | I.G. |
Chalapathi Rao | Sardar Paparayudu's henchmen |
Pandari Bai | Sardar Paparayudu's mother |
S. Varalakshmi | Urmila Devi |
Athili Lakshmi | Vijaya's mother |
Jyothi Lakshmi | item number |
Soundtrack
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Released | 1980 | |||
Genre | Filmi | |||
Length | 30:14 | |||
Label | AVM Audio | |||
Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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The film has musical score by Chakravarthy. Sri Sri, Rajashri and Dasari Narayana Rao penned the lyrics. The song Jyothilakshmi was added to the film after the 50 days of its release. [5]
Tracks
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hello Temper" | Rajashri | SP Balu | 3:48 |
2. | "Thella Cheera Kallakatuka" | Dasari Narayana Rao | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:38 |
3. | "Pandommidhi Vandhala" | Rajashri | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:41 |
4. | "Jyothilakshmi" | Dasari Narayana Rao | S. Janaki | 5:59 |
5. | "Uyyalaku Vayasochchindhi" | Rajashri | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:19 |
6. | "Burrakatha" | Sri Sri | SP Balu, Benerjee | 6:49 |
Total length: | 30:14 |
References
- "The Hindu : Stalwart's death". www.thehindu.com.
- Krishnamoorthy, Suresh; Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (31 May 2017). "Hot-shot director Dasari dead" – via www.thehindu.com.
- "Sardar Papa Rayudu Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- "Sardar Paparaidu (1981) | Sardar Paparaidu Telugu Movie | Sardar Paparaidu Review, Cast & Crew, Release Date, Photos, Videos – Filmibeat". Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- Telugucineblitz.blogspot.com (5 August 2019). "Sardar Paparayudu filminfo". Retrieved 22 October 2019.