Rudraveena (film)
| Rudraveena | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by |
Chiranjeevi, Nagendra Babu |
| Written by |
K. Balachander, Ganesh Patro |
| Starring |
Chiranjeevi Shobana, Gemini Ganesan |
| Music by | Ilayaraja |
| Cinematography | R.Raghunadha Reddy |
| Release dates | March 4, 1988 |
| Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Rudraveena is a 1988 Telugu film starring Chiranjeevi and Shobana. Produced by Anjana Productions (Chiranjeevi's home banner), the film was directed by K. Balachander with music by Ilaiyaraaja. Songs were sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra. The lyrics, penned by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry, are a highlight of this movie.
The film was later remade into Tamil as Unnal Mudiyum Thambi starring Kamal Haasan.
Plot
The film is about the ideological clash between a young man, Suryam (Chiranjeevi), and his father, Bilahari Ganapathi Sastry (Gemini Ganesan). While the father believes that music and his life are for salvation, the son strives for a better society.
They part ways after Suryam decides to teach his father a lesson by representing the need for social awareness in a concert. Sastry hates this idea of polluting the sacredness of music by individualism and promotes another disciple ignoring Suryam.
Fed up with his father's refusal to identify him, Suryam leaves home. He finds solace with Lalita (Shobana) and her family. Sastry, who believes in the supremacy of caste over humanity, tries to break their relationship by instigating drunkards from the village whom Suryam has sworn to reform. Suryam vows not to marry in exchange for the drunkards reforming themselves.
Sastry takes a major blow when the disciple he groomed later marries his daughter and abhors him from singing Sastry's favorite raga - The Bilahari.
Finally, Sastry changes his chauvinistic self, when the Indian government recognizes Suryam's efforts at social reform and the Prime Minister of India himself comes to his village to felicitate Suryam. He realizes his son's ideals and proudly addresses himself as Suryam's father rather than a great musician.
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Suryanarayana Sastry
- Gemini Ganesan as "Bilahari" Ganapati Sastry
- Shobana as Lalita Siva Jyoti
- Kaikala Satyanarayana
- Prasad Babu
- Brahmanandam
- P. L. Narayana
- Devi Lalita as Sandhya
Crew
- Director: K. Balachander
- Writers: K. Balachander (story) & Ganesh Patro (story & dialogues)
- Producers: Chiranjeevi & Nagendra Babu
- Music: Ilaiyaraaja
- Photography: R.Raghunadha Reddy
- Lyricist: Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry & Sri Sri (posthumous)
- Playback Singers: S.P. Balasubramaniam, K. S. Chithra, S. Janaki, S.P. Sailaja & K.J. Yesudas
- Production Company: Anjana Productions
- Distributors: Geeta Film Distributors, Jagapathi Film Distributors, Kokila Pictures, Kranthi Pictures, Navayuga Films, Sri Lakshmi Pictures, Venkata Krishna Films
- VCD release: Shalimar Videos
Awards
- Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration
- National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Ilaiyaraja
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - S.P. Balasubramaniam
Soundtrack
All music composed by Ilayaraja.| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cheppalani Vundi" | Sri Sri | S. P. Balasubramaniam | 6:46 | |
| 2. | "Chuttu Pakkala Choodara" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | S. P. Balasubramaniam | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "Lalita Priya Kamalam" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | K. J. Yesudas; K. S. Chitra | 5:24 | |
| 4. | "Manava Seva Drohama" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | K. J. Yesudas | 5:42 | |
| 5. | "Nammaku Nammaku Ee Reyini" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | S. P. Balasubramaniam | 5:31 | |
| 6. | "Neethone Aagena Sangeetham" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | K. J. Yesudas | 3:59 | |
| 7. | "Raghupathi Raghava" | Theme Music | Instrumental | 0:27 | |
| 8. | "Randi Randi Randi" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | Mano; S.P. Sailaja | 8:01 | |
| 9. | "Tarali Raada Tane Vasantham" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | S. P. Balasubramaniam | 4:32 | |
| 10. | "Tulasi Dalamulache" | Tyagaraja | K. J. Yesudas | 4:13 |
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