Vande Mataram (transl. Mother, I bow to thee) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by T. Krishna, and produced Krishna Chitra. It stars Vijayashanti and Rajasekhar, with music composed by Chakravarthy.[1] The film is the debut of actor Rajasekhar into the Telugu film industry.
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Telugu | వందేమాతరం |
Directed by | T. Krishna |
Written by | M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | T. Krishna |
Story by | T. Krishna |
Produced by | Anil Babu Y. Harikrishna (Presents) |
Starring | Vijayashanti Rajasekhar |
Cinematography | R. Rama Rao |
Edited by | Choudula Subba Rao |
Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Krishna Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 173 min |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
The popular song Vandemataram in the film, written by C. Narayana Reddy was first written much earlier, published in a magazine, made popular by singers of Praja Natya Mandali. The singer Srinivas who sang the song was later called Vandemataram Srinivas.[2] The film won two Nandi Awards.
Cast
edit- Vijayashanti as Shanthi
- Dr. Rajashekar as Satyam
- Rajendra Prasad as Dr.G. N. Kal /Nukaal
- Suthi Veerabhadra Rao
- Suthi Velu as Lakchanna
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Brahmaiah
- P. L. Narayana as Manikyam
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Eeswaraiah
- Saikumar
- Sai Chand as Maridaiah
- Benerjee
- Ramaraju
- Bhimeswara Rao as Bhushanam
- Chitti Babu as Papaiah
- Ramana Reddy
- Muthyala Subbaiah
- Pushpa Kumari
- Dubbing Janaki as Mahalakshmi
- Lakshmi Priya
- Shaheeda
- Bindu Madhavi
- Devi as Seetalu
- Vaani as Kamalamma
- Nirmalamma as Satyam's grandmother
- Jayamalini as item number
- Anuradha as item number
Soundtrack
editVandemataram | ||||
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Film score by | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 28:58 | |||
Label | AVM Audio | |||
Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy, Dasam Gopalakrishna (Allatappa) and Adrushta Deepak (Naa Peru Palleturu). Music released on AVM Audio Company.
S.No | Song Title | Singers | length |
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1 | "Aakasama Neevekkada" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 5:39 |
2 | "Allatappa Aadannni Kadu" | S. P. Sailaja, P. Susheela | 5:33 |
3 | "Naa Peru Palletooru" | S. P. Sailaja, M. Ramesh | 8:45 |
4 | "Edaya Mee Daya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:17 |
5 | "Vandemataram" | Srinivas | 4:44 |
Awards
edit- Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Y. Anil Babu
- Best Supporting Actor - Suthivelu
References
edit- ^ "Vandemataram Audio Songs Download". atozmp3-songs.in. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (7 August 2017). "'Vandemataram', the song that became a surname for singer Srinivas". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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