| Yamagola | |
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| Directed by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
| Produced by | S. Venkataratnam |
| Written by | D. V. Narasa Raju |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayaprada Kaikala Satyanarayana Rao Gopal Rao Jhansi Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao Nirmalamma Prabhakar Reddy Suryakantham |
| Music by | K. Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Editing by | Sanjeevi |
| Studio | Vauhini Studios |
| Release date(s) | October 21, 1977 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | About 15 lakhs |
Yamagola or Yama Gola (Telugu: యమగోల) is a 1977 Silver Jubilee Telugu film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao and produced by cinematographer S. Venkataratnam. It is a Fantasy and Comedy film starring N.T. Rama Rao and Jayaprada in lead roles. The film is loosely based on the theme of a Hollywood production called Death Takes a Holiday (1934) of Paramount Pictures.[1]
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Satyam (N.T. Rama Rao) is a youth leader and Panchayati Board President. He interferes with the ex-President of the board, Rudrayya (Rao Gopala Rao) from executing his corrupt practices. Satyam and Rudrayya's daughter, Savithri (Jayapradha) are in love and plan to get married. So Rudrayya gets Satyam killed with the help of a professional killer (Prabhakar Reddy). Satyam immediately goes to heaven. He angers the King of Heaven, Indra (Kanta Rao) while he enjoys the dance by Rambha, Urvasi and Menaka. He sends him straight to hell headed by Yama (Satyanarayana) and ably assisted by Chitragupta (Allu Ramalingaiah). In hell, he influences the soldiers of death, Yama's army using communist theories and rights of labor, and turns them against their leader-Yama, and Hell shuts down. Yama sends him back to Earth. Yama and Chitragupta visits Earth on a holiday trip and experiences the funny aspects of Humans. Satyam changes his name and teaches Rudrayya a lesson.
| Actor | Character |
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| Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Ramu/Satyam |
| Jayapradha | Savithri, daughter of Rudrayya |
| Rao Gopal Rao | Rudrayya |
| Kaikala Satyanarayana | Yamadharma raju |
| Allu Ramalingaiah | Chitraguptudu |
| M. Prabhakar Reddy | Ramana Murthy\Rama Sastry |
| Jhansi | Wife of Rudrayya |
| Nirmalamma | Shantamma |
| Manju Bhargavi | Menaka |
| Jayamalini | Dancer |
| Chalapathi Rao | Friend of Satyam |
| Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao | Indrudu |
| Suryakantham | Seetamma |
| P. J. Sharma | Police Inspector |
| Potti Prasad | Dentist |
| K. V. Chalam | Perayya |
The film celebrated Silver Jubilee at 6 centres and ran for 40 weeks in Hyderabad and Vijayawada.[2] It is the fourth Telugu film to collect Rs. 1 crore at Box Office.
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