Rudraveena (film)
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| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Written by | K. Balachander, Ganesh Patro |
| Produced by | Chiranjeevi, Nagendra Babu |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Sobhana, Gemini Ganesan |
| Cinematography | R.Ragunadha Reddy |
| Music by | Ilayaraja |
Release date | March 4, 1988 |
Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Rudraveena (రుద్రవీణ) is a National Award Winning 1988 Telugu film starring Chiranjeevi and Sobhana. Produced by Anjana Productions (Chiru's home banner), the film was directed by K. Balachander with music by maestro 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.
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 (Sobhana) 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.
Awards
- Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration - K. Balachander
- National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Ilaiyaraja
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - S.P. Balasubramaniam
- Chiranjeevi won the 3rd Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) - Chiranjeevi
- Nandi Award for Best Actor (Jury) - Chiranjeevi
Songs
- Cheppalani Vundi (National Award for S. P. Balasubramanyam)
- Chuttu Pakkala Chooda
- Lalita Priya Kamalam
- Manava Seva
- Nammaku Nammaku
- Neethone Aagena Sangeetham
- Raghupathi Raghava
- Randi Randi
- Tarali Raada
- Tulasi Dalamulache (K. J. Yesudas)
Credits
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Suryanarayana Sastry
- Gemini Ganesan as Bilahari Ganapati Sastry
- Sobhana as Lalita Siva Jyoti
- Brahmanandam
- P. L. Narayana
- Prasad Babu
- Kaikala Satyanarayana
- Devi Lalita as Sandhya
Crew
- Director: K. Balachander
- Writers: K. Balachander (story) & Ganesh Patro (story & dialogues)
- Producers: Chiranjeevi & Nagendra Babu
- Music: Ilaiyaraaja
- Photography: Lok Singh
- Lyricist: Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry & Sri Sri (posthumous)
- Playback Singers: S.P. Balasubramanyam, 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
References
- http://www.cineherald.com/todaynews.php?id=2207
- Rudra Veena at IMDb
- Retrospect: article at idlebrain.com
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