Sri Ramadasu
| Sri Ramadasu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Produced by | Konda Krishnam Raju |
| Written by | J. K. Bharavi (story / dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nagarjuna Suman Sneha Sujatha Veda Sastry |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Production company |
Aditya Movies |
Release dates |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget |
 12 crore[1] |
| Box office |
32 crore |
Sri Ramadasu is 2006 Telugu devotional, biographical film, based on the life of Kancharla Gopanna, produced by Konda Krishnam Raju on Aditya Movies banner, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sneha, Suman in the lead roles and music was composed by M. M. Keeravani, who composed 19 songs for the film. Cinematography and editing were handled by S. Gopal Reddy and Sreekar Prasad respectively. Along with being critically acclaimed, The film recorded as Super Hit at box office.
Plot
The film starts with the penance of Sage Bhadra who becomes a hill with the blessings of Lord Rama. In later centuries, Dammakka, the tribal lady and worshiper of Lord Rama unearths and looks after the idols of Rama on the hill and awaits someone who can construct a temple there. On the other hand, Gopanna and his cousin Kamala fall in love and marry after a small conflict with their parents. After the marriage, Tanisha, the emperor of Golconda, with the recommendation of Akkanna and Madanna (the uncles of Gopanna), appoints Gopanna as Tehsildar of Husnabad. Thus, a Muslim who had been the Tehsildar to the place is dethroned for the sake of Gopanna. That ignites disgust among a few groups who attempt to murder Gopanna. However, Dammakka saves him while he lies unconscious on the bank of Godavari. She shows him the place of Bhadragiri and Gopanna becomes an ardent devotee of Rama. After a series of incidents, he decides to construct the Rama Mandir on the hill. He collects funds from people and with the help of Kabirdas, his guru, completes the construction of temple. Lord Rama, Lakshmana, Seetha and Anjaneya live in invisible forms in the place during the construction. They keep on guarding Gopanna until he accomplishes his mission. Thus, with immense bhakthi on Lord Rama, Gopanna becomes Ramadasu.
The enemies of Ramadasu pass on negative message to Tanisha about him, stating that he constructed the temple with money taken from other people without the king's permission. Exasperated, Tanisha imprisons Ramadasu. After many ordeals faced by Ramadasu in prison, Lord Rama and Lakshmana appear to Tanisha in a dream and pay the required amount to him. Then Tanisha releases Ramadasu from prison and discovers that the two who cleared the debt were Lord Rama and Lakshmana. After being released from prison, Ramadasu is frustrated that he never obtained a darshanam (appearance/glimpse) of Rama. He realizes that Rama is in his heart and cuts open his chest. Sri Rama and Sitamma appear from his heart and heal his wounds. Rama offers Gopanna the chance to go to Vaikunta as a living man, a boon granted to few. When Gopanna asks what is there in Vaikunta (The Highest Heaven), Rama says there is only happiness and no need to pray. However, Gopanna can only find happiness in saying Rama's name. As the only man ever to refuse Vaikuntha, Rama grants his wish: Ramadasu's spirit will remain forever in the Bhadrachalam Temple. The movie ends with Kancherla Gopanna, now Sri Ramadasu, looking down fondly at the temple in modern day.
Cast
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Kancherla Gopanna / Bhakta Ramadasu
- Sneha as Kamala
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Kadridas
- Sujatha as Dammakka
- Suman as Lord Sriram
- Veda Sastry as Goddess Seeta
- Nassar as Tanisha
- K.Naga Babu as Ravana
- Brahmanandam
- Sunil
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Seshabhisha Sastry
- Tanikella Bharani
- Venu Madhav
- AVS
- Ali
- Raghu Babu
- Sameer as Lord Lakshmana
- Sarath Babu as Sage Bhadra
- Vindu Dara Singh as Lord Hanuman
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Mathisahib
- Ranganath
- Raghunath Reddy
- Subbaraya Sharma
- Ananth
- Chitti Babu
- Duvvasi Mohan
- J. K. Bharavi
- Sudha as Gopanna's mother
- Siva Parvathi as Kamala's mother
- Hema as Tanisha's wife
- Apoorva
- Master Teja as Rahunathudu (Ramadasu's son)
Soundtrack
| Sri Ramadasu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by M. M. Keeravani | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 49:58 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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Music composed by M. M. Keeravani. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sri Raghavam" | Traditional | M. M. Keeravani | 0:58 | |
| 2. | "Adigadigo Badragiri" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu | 3:59 | |
| 3. | "Hylessa" | Suddala Ashok Teja | M. M. Keeravani, Devi Sri Prasad, Malavika | 4:16 | |
| 4. | "Antha Ramamayam" | Ramadasu Keerthana | SP Balu | 3:26 | |
| 5. | "Isvakulaku" | Ramadasu Keerthana | Shankar Mahadevan | 2:08 | |
| 6. | "Allah Rama" | Vedavyas | Shankar Mahadevan, Vijay Yesudas | 4:18 | |
| 7. | "Idhigidhigo" | J. K. Bharavi | Sunitha | 2:25 | |
| 8. | "Charanamulane" | Ramadasu Keerthana | Madhu Balakrishnan, Chitra,Ramachari | 4:00 | |
| 9. | "Chalu Chalu Chalu" | Chandrabose | SP Charan, Sunitha | 3:20 | |
| 10. | "Nannu Brovamani" | Ramadasu Keerthana | SP Balu, Sunitha | 2:55 | |
| 11. | "Sri Rama Rama Ramethi" | Traditional | M. M. Keeravani | 0:44 | |
| 12. | "Entho Ruchira" | Ramadasu Keerthana | SP Balu | 2:49 | |
| 13. | "Paluke Bangaramayena" | Ramadasu Keerthana | M. M. Keeravani, Chitra | 3:58 | |
| 14. | "Shuddha Brahma" | Traditional | Pranavi | 2:19 | |
| 15. | "Badra Sheela" | Ramadasu Keerthana | Hariharan, Chitra | 4:58 | |
| 16. | "Ye Theerugananu" | Ramadasu Keerthana | Vijay Yesudas | 2:07 | |
| 17. | "Thandri Matanu" | J. K. Bharavi | Sunitha | 0:44 | |
| 18. | "Dhasaradhi" | Vedavyas | SP Balu | 3:46 | |
| 19. | "Mangalam" | Ramadasu Keerthana | Chorus | 0:49 | |
Total length: |
49:58 | ||||
Crew
- Director: K. Raghavendra Rao
- Producer: Konda Krishnam Raju
- Story: J.K. Bharavi
- Screenplay: K. Raghavendra Rao
- Dialogues: J.K. Bharavi
- Cinematography: S. Gopal Reddy
- Music: M. M. Keeravani
- Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad
- Art Director: Bhaskara Raju
Release
Sri Ramadasu was released in 229 screens including 173 in Andhra Pradesh 18 in Karnataka, two in Chennai, one in Mumbai and 25 overseas.
Box-office performance
The film had a 100-day run in 67 centres and collected over 30 crores.[2]
Awards
- Nandi Awards (2006)
- Best Home-viewing Feature Film - Konda Krishnam Raju
- Best Actor - Nagarjuna
- Best Makeup Artist - Ramachandra Rao
References
- ↑ "Friday Review Hyderabad : A few hits and many flops". The Hindu. 2006-12-29. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ↑ "Magadheera will collect a share of 60 crores - Teluguc inema trade report". Idlebrain.com. 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2012-08-04.