Sardar Papa Rayudu
- 30 October 1980 (1980-10-30)
Sardar Papa Rayudu is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language historical fiction film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao about an Indian revolutionary "Sardar Papa Rayudu" and his fight against the British Raj. Produced by Kranthi Kumar, starring N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi and Sharada, with music composed by Chakravarthy.[1][2] The film was remade in Hindi as Sarfarosh (1985).[3]
Plot
A sincere police officer Ramu and Vijaya, are in love. Vijaya's father, Dharmaraju, is a corrupt politician who fakes the good gentleman image outside. He, along with two more guys named Satya Murthy and Nyayapathi, exploited the poor by joining hands with the British. When Dharmaraju meets Ramu with his daughter, he immediately goes back to his past. Dharmaraju, Satya Murthy, and Nyayapathi kill a king, Vijayaraghavaraju, in the Andaman islands and throw the crime over a sincere gentleman and a great freedom fighter, Sardar Paparayudu. Sardar Paparayudu gets a life sentence. The reason why Dharmaraju is shocked seeing Ramu is that the latter exactly resembles Sardar Paparayudu in facial features. In fact, Ramu is the son of Sardar Paparayudu. Ramu's mother, Seeta, is the wife of Sardar Paparayudu. Right from then, Dharmaraju gets terrified, and to make things worse for him, Sardar Paparayudu gets released from jail as a result of reducing the imprisonment. He decides to take revenge on Dharmaraju for wrongly imprisoning him, and a rift starts between him and his son Ramu. Sardar Paparayudu comes between fight to save his son and others Dharmaraju fires on Paparayudu, but also he saves them at the end Paparayudu hugs Ramu before his dies.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Sardar Paparayudu and Ram "Ramu" Mohan
- Sridevi as Vijaya
- Sharada as Seeta
- Rao Gopal Rao as Dharma Rao
- Satyanarayana as Satya Murthy
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Nyayapathi
- Mohan Babu as Britisher
- Gummadi as Baba
- Prabhakar Reddy as Vijaya Raghava Raju
- Tyagaraju as British Inspector
- K. V. Chalam as Raju
- P. J. Sarma as I.G.
- Chalapathi Rao as Sardar Paparayudu's henchmen
- Pandari Bai as Sardar Paparayudu's mother
- S. Varalakshmi as Urmila Devi
- Athili Lakshmi as Vijaya's mother
- Jyothi Lakshmi in an item number
Soundtrack
Sardar Papa Rayudu | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 1980 | |||
Genre | Filmi | |||
Length | 30:14 | |||
Label | AVM Audio | |||
Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Chakravarthy. Sri Sri, Rajashri, and Dasari Narayana Rao penned the lyrics.[4]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hello Temper" | Rajashri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:48 |
2. | "Thella Cheera Kallakatuka" | Dasari Narayana Rao | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:38 |
3. | "Pandommidhi Vandhala" | Rajashri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:41 |
4. | "Jyothilakshmi" | Dasari Narayana Rao | S. Janaki | 5:59 |
5. | "Uyyalaku Vayasochchindhi" | Rajashri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:19 |
6. | "Burrakatha" | Sri Sri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Benerjee | 6:49 |
Total length: | 30:14 |
Reception
Venkatram of Andhra Patrika appreciated the direction, screenplay and dialogues by Dasari Narayana Rao, songs by Chakravarthy and the performances of the cast.[5]
References
- ^ "Stalwart's death". The Hindu. 20 May 2003. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (31 May 2017). "Hot-shot director Dasari dead". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Sharma, Devesh (7 April 2020). "Filmfare recommends: Top films of Jeetendra where he played a double role". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Sardar Paparayudu". JioSaavn. 31 December 1980. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "చిత్రసమీక్ష: సర్దార్ పాపారాయుడు" [Movie review: Sardar Paparayudu]. Andhra Patrika. 5 November 1980. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
- Sardar Papa Rayudu at IMDb
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