Viswanatha Nayakudu
| Viswanatha Nayakudu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Produced by | Vadde Ramesh |
| Written by | Dasari Narayana Rao (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Starring |
Krishna Krishnam Raju Sivaji Ganesan Jayaprada K. R. Vijaya Mohan Babu |
| Music by | J. V. Raghavulu |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
Production company |
Padmalaya and Annapurna studios |
Release dates | 1987 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Viswanatha Nayakudu[1] (Telugu: విశ్వనాథ నాయకుడు) is a Telugu historical film of 1987 directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.
Plot
The story is based on the Indian historical event during 16th century. It narrates the victory of Viswanatha Nayak on his father to express his Rajabhakti towards Srikrishnadevaraya.
Viswanatha Nayak (Krishna) is the son of Nagama Nayak (Shivaji Ganesan), a successful general of Krishnadevaraya (Krishnam Raju) of the Vijayanagara empire. Chola ruler Veerasekara Chola invades the Madurai kingdom and deposed the Pandya king Chandrasekara Pandyan who was under the protection of Krishnadevaraya. Due to this, an enraged Raya sends Nagama Nayak to aid Pandyan king. Nagama suppresses the Chola ruler and takes Madurai, but then suddenly he threw off his allegiance and declining to help the Pandya king, usurped the throne.
So, Viswanatha volunteers to face his dad in the battle ground. Nagama is defeated and the loyalty of Viswanatha is proven. Chivalry of both father and son is admired by Raya who makes Viswanatha the governor of Madurai and other regions of Tamil Nadu.
Cast
- Krishnam Raju as Sri Krishnadevaraya
- Krishna as Viswanatha Nayak
- M. Prabhakar Reddy as Timmarusu, Krishnadevaraya's minister
- Sivaji Ganesan as Nagama Nayak, Viswanatha Nayak's father
- K. R. Vijaya as Viswanatha Nayak's mother
- Jayaprada as Kalavati, court dancer
- Ramakrishna as Natyacharya
- Nirmalamma as Kalavati's mother
- Dhulipala
- Kanta Rao
- Mohan Babu
- B. Padmanabham
- Prabha
- Rajasulochana
- Ranganath as Rajaraja Chola
- Sarath Babu
- J. V. Somayajulu
- Sumalata
Crew
- Screenplay, Dialogues, Director : Dasari Narayana Rao
- Producer : Vadde Ramesh
- Studios : Padmalaya studios and Annapurna studios
- Story : Kondamudi Srirama Murthy and Yamini Saraswathi
- Dialogues : Kondaveeti Venkatakavi and Yamini Saraswathi
- Director of Photography : V. S. R. Swamy
- Editing : G. G. Krishna Rao
- Art Director : Bhaskara Raju
- Choreography : Sreenu
- Voice double for Sivaji Ganesan : Kongara Jaggaiah
- Playback singers : P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, Raj Seetaram, V. Ramakrishna, Ramesh, Prakash Rao
Soundtrack
All lyrics written by Arudra, Dr. C. Narayana Reddy, all music composed by J. V. Raghavulu.
| Songs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Playback | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Kavi Jana Samaaja Bhoja, Idi Natya Neerajanam" (Cast: Jayaprada) | P. Susheela | ||||||||
| 2. | "Maruvanantondi Manasu Maranantondi Manasu" (Cast: Krishna, Jayaprada) | P. Susheela, M. Ramesh | ||||||||
| 3. | "Oka Nartaki Nartinchu Vela" (Cast: Krishna, Jayaprada) | |||||||||
Awards
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | P. Susheela (for singing "Kavi Jana Samaaja Bhoja") |
Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won |