Rudraveena

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Rudraveena
Directed by K. Balachander
Produced by Chiranjeevi,
Nagendra Babu
Written by K. Balachander,
Ganesh Patro
Starring Chiranjeevi,
Sobhana,
Gemini Ganesan,
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Distributed by Anjana Productions
Release date(s) March 4, 1988
Country India
Language Telugu
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Rudraveena(Telugu: రుద్రవీణ) is an award-winning Telugu film which stars Chiranjeevi and Sobhana on Chiru's home banner Anjana Productions. The film was directed by K. Balachander and the music was provided by Ilaiyaraaja.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The film is about a young man, Suryam (Chiranjeevi), who opposes his own father Bilahari Sastry (Gemini Ganesan) for a social cause. Suryam is the second son of famous vocalist Bilahari Sastry, who believes that music is for the welfare of the society. He opposes his father's views when his father stops him from helping a dying electrician. After that electrician's death Suryam decides to leave the house and work for the welfare of the society.

Lalita(sobhana), who belongs to a scheduled caste, supports him in his endeavours. Unable to bear the fact that his son is getting married to a lower caste girl, Bilahari Sastry succeeds in provoking the villagers against Suryam and stops his marriage. Suryam vows not to marry till he solves their problems and how he succeeds in stopping their alcoholic habits and reforms their lives forms the rest of the story. Bilahari Sastry even goes to the extent of naming his son-in-law as his successor in music, rather than his son. But, when the Indian government recognizes Suryam's efforts and the President of India comes to his village to felicitate Suryam, he realizes his son's worth.

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[edit] Crew

[edit] Production & other companies


Distributors:

  • Geeta Film Distributors
  • Jagapathi Film Distributors
  • Kokila Pictures
  • Kranthi Pictures
  • Navayuga Films
  • Sri Lakshmi Pictures
  • Venkata Krishna Films
  • Shalimar Videos: VCD release

[edit] Songs

  • Cheppalani vundi (National Award-winner for S.P. Balasubramanyam)
  • Chuttu pakkala chooda
  • Lalita priya kamalam
  • Manava seva
  • Nammaku nammaku
  • Raghupathi raghava
  • Randi randi
  • Tarali raada
  • Tulasi dalamulache

[edit] Awards

National Film Awards:

[edit] Trivia

  • was later remade in Tamil as Unnal Mudiyam Thambi with Kamal Hassan
  • received lukewarm response at the box office but regarded as one of the best telugu movies ever

[edit] External links

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