Thodallullu
Thodallullu (transl. Co-Brothers) is a 1988 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by G.V.G. Raju under the Vijaya Lakshmi Movies banner and directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Chandra Mohan, Gautami in the lead roles and music composed by Raj-Koti.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Relangi Narasimha Rao |
| Produced by | G. V. G. Raju |
| Written by | Kaasi Viswanath (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Relangi Narasimha Rao |
| Story by | Relangi Narasimha Rao Kaasi Viswanath |
| Starring | Rajendra Prasad Chandra Mohan Gautami |
| Music by | Raj-Koti |
| Cinematography | B. Koteswara Rao |
| Edited by | D. Rajagopal |
Production company | Vijaya Lakshmi Movies[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins in a compound, the home of three families, Bhaskar (Rajendra Prasad) a bus conductor, Narasimham (Satyanarayana) a typist, and Dharma Rao (Suthi Velu) an accountant. Narasimham has three daughters, Lakshmi (Srilakshmi), Uma (Rajyalakshmi) and Aruna (Gauthami). Lakshmi married a loaf Mohan (Chandra Mohan) one that bothers them. At present, Narasimham is engaged to find alliance for Uma but he is hog-tied because of dowry. Meanwhile, Aruna is a headstrong woman, aspires to couple up with Mr. Moneybag. Besides, Dharma Rao is honest, but his wife Varalakshmi (P.R. Varalakshmi) accustomed to spendthrift life for her vanity. Eventually, Bhaskar maintains an affinity with his neighbors and falls for Aruna, but she is hostile. During the interval, Narasimham and Uma attempts suicide due to frequent refusals of the matches when Bhaskar saves them. Thereafter, he detects that their opposite resident, LIC Agent Sudhakar (Subhalekha Sudhakar) likes Uma, so he performs their espousal. Aside from, Dharma Rao endures a huge financial crisis, so, he amends, but was caught and terminated. In addition, his elder daughter Rani (Rajitha) dies. During that plight, Bhaskar aids and succeeds in acquiring his job back. Moreover, reforms Mohan too. Realizing Bhaskar's love everyone appeals to Aruna for wedlock which she denies. Parallelly, Aruna is clutched by a shark Ramesh (Vinod). Being cognizant of it, Bhaskar protects her with the help of Mohan and Sudhakar when she understands his righteousness. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Bhaskar and Aruna.
Cast
- Rajendra Prasad as Bhaskar
- Gautami as Aruna
- Chandra Mohan as Mohan
- Satyanarayana as Narasimham
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Sudhakar
- Suthi Velu as Dharma Rao
- Vinod as Ramesh
- Vijaya Rangaraju as Mangal Singh
- Haranath as Manager
- Bhimeswara Rao as Venkatraju
- K. K. Sarma as Marriage Broker
- Gadiraju Subba Rao as House Owner
- Srilakshmi as Lakshmi
- Rajyalakshmi as Uma
- P. R. Varalakshmi as Varalakshmi
- Kuyili in item number
- Rajitha as Rani
- Nirmalamma as Papayamma
Soundtrack
| Thodallullu | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 20:38 | |||
| Label | LEO Audio | |||
| Producer | Raj-Koti | |||
| Raj-Koti chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Raj-Koti. Music released on LEO Audio Company.[4]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Ammalara Kalyanam" | Jonnavithhula | SP Balu, Madhavpeddi Ramesh | 4:13 |
| 2 | "A Aa E Ee" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:15 |
| 3 | "Jadalo Chamthidanda" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 3:52 |
| 4 | "Hey Gundu" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:23 |
| 5 | "Chaligavundi Raraa" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, Ramana, S. Janaki | 3:55 |
References
- "Thodallullu (Overview)". Telugu Cinema Prapancham.
- "Thodallullu (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- "Thodallullu (Review)". Filmiclub.
- https://bollywoodvinyl.in/products/thodallullu-1988-telugu-vinyl-l-p