| Aapathbandhavudu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Viswanath |
| Produced by | Edida Nageshwara Rao |
| Written by | K. Viswanath Jandhyala |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Jandhyala Meenakshi Seshadri Sharath Babu |
| Music by | M.M. Keeravani |
| Studio | Poornodaya Movie Creations |
| Release date(s) | 9 October 1992 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Aapathbandhavudu (Telugu: ఆపథ్బంధవుడు) is a 1992 Telugu film and the third collaboration between actor Chiranjeevi and director K. Viswanath after previous films like Subhalekha and Swayamkrushi. The movie did win critical acclaim, especially for Chiranjeevi, who received the Nandi Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu for his performance.
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Madhava (Chiranjeevi), is a loyal friend, servant, and cowherd to Hema (Meenakshi Seshadri) and her father (Jandhyala). He also stars in dramas, in which he plays Lord Shiva. Hema's father is a school teacher and is a great poet, but since his classical poetry is no longer popular, he cannot find a publisher to print his poems. Even though Hema and Madhava love each other, neither realizes this due to societal divisions of not only caste but of economic class as well. Hema is the first to realize her love during a drama where she portrays the role of Lord Shiva's consort, but suppresses her feelings owing to societal divisions.
One day, in order to pay for the wedding of Lalitha (Geetha), Hema's elder sister, Madhava sells his cows and gives the money to a family friend to give to Hema's father as a loan. When her father hears what he has done, he gives Madhava his manuscripts. Madhava goes to town to have them printed. When he returns, he sees Hema being taken away to an insane asylum. He learns that Hema has gone into shock after her brother-in-law tried to rape her and killed Lalitha when she tried to stop him.
Madhava pretends to be crazy and enters the asylum, where he goes through many hardships in order to save her. After stopping a guard from attacking her, he is falsely accused of attempted rape and is electrocuted. He tries many times to help her regain her memory. When she finally does and realizes what he did for her, she wants to marry him after she is safely rescued. However, Madhava objects to her proposal as he is from a lower strata of society when Hema's fiancée Sripathi (Sarath Babu) convinces him to change his mind. Hema and Madhava finally unite.
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Chiranjeevi | Madhava |
| Meenakshi Seshadri | Hema |
| Jandhyala | School Teacher (Hema's father) |
| Sarath Babu | Sripathi |
| Allu Ramalingaiah | Sripathi's Father |
| Geetha | Lalitha |
| Nirmalamma | |
| Brahmanandam | |
| Kaikala Satyanarayana | |
| Silpa | Nurse in mental asylum |
| Kalpana Rai | Nurse in mental asylum |
| Suthi Velu | |
| Vijayachander | Baba |
| Prasad Babu | Guard in mental asylum |
Jandhyala acted for the first and last time in his career.
| Aapathbandhavudu | |
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| Soundtrack album by M. M. Keeravani | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Producer | Edida Nageshwara Rao |
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