Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
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| Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari | |
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| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Produced by | C. Ashwini Dutt |
| Written by | K. Raghavendra Rao, Jandhyala |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi, Sridevi, Amrish Puri |
| Music by | Ilayaraja |
| Cinematography | Ajay Vincent |
| Distributed by | Vyjayanthi Movies |
| Release date(s) | May 9, 1990 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (Telugu: జగదేక వీరుడు అతిలోక సుందరి) is a Tollywood film released on May 9, 1990 and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Chiranjeevi and Sridevi played the lead roles. Aswani Dutt produced a film with Chiranjeevi for the first time with this film. Ilayaraja provided the music. The sucuess of the film prompted the producers to dub and release in Hindi as Aadmi Aur Apsara, captivating on actress Sridevi's popularity[1][2].
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[edit] Plot
The story revolves around Raju (Chiru), a guide and caretaker of 4 young orphans. One day he comes upon a magical ring in the Himmalayas, where he had gone to search for a cure for one of the children, who was accidentally injured. The ring belongs to a celestial being, Indraja (Sridevi), the daughter of Lord Indra. She comes back to Earth to retrieve it. During her earthly voyage, she becomes close with the orphans, is kidnapped by a sorcerer who wants to sacrifice her to become immortal, is rescued, and eventually finds true love, Raju. She, at the end, throws away her ring and goes to her love instead of returning to her heavenly abode.
[edit] Cast
- Chiranjeevi .... Raju
- Sridevi .... Indraja
- Amrish Puri .... Mahadrashta
- Kannada Prabhakar .... K.P.
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Tanikella Bharani
- Brahmanandam ......Vichitra
- Janagaraj.......Police Inspector
- Rami Reddy
- Sangeetha
- Shalini (as Baby Shalini)
- Shamili (as Baby Shamili)
- R.S. Shivaji .... Malokam
[edit] Crew
- Director: K. Raghavendra Rao
- Writer: Jandhyala (dialogue)
- Producer: C. Ashwini Dutt
- Music: Ilayaraja
- Cinematography: Ajay Vincent
- Lyrics: Veturi
- Playback singers: K. S. Chitra, S.P. Balasubramaniam and S. Janaki
- Choreography: Prabhu Deva
[edit] Box-office performance
- The film had a 200-day run in 1 centre.[3]
This is film was released during the monsoon season, despite the heavy rains and initial slow collections it was a blockbuster in Karnataka and Orissa.
The highlight of the movie was Chiranjeevi and Sridevi combination and the backdrop of mythology mixed fantasy, which attracted kids.
