Ooruki Monagadu
| Ooruki Monagadu | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Written by | Satyanand (dialogue) |
| Produced by | A. Gopala Krishna |
| Starring | Krishna Jayaprada |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Gopi Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | est. ₹2.5 crores[citation needed] |
Ooruki Monagadu (transl. Hero of the village) is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Krishna and Jayaprada in the lead roles.[1] It was a commercial success at the box office and became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of 1981.
The film marked the third collaboration between Krishna and director Raghavendra Rao, following their successful partnership in Bhale Krishnudu (1980) and Gharana Donga (1980). Ooruki Monagadu was later remade twice in Hindi as Himmatwala: first in 1983 and again in 2013.[2]
Plot
[edit]Master Dharma Murti witnesses a murder of a man at the hands of Sher Singh Bandookwala. But Sher Singh with his might, terror, and money is set free. In revenge, he places Dharam Murti in an awkward position with a lady teacher, Menaka. Dharam Murti ashamed of this, vacates his village and abandons his wife & children.
His wife Savitri helps her son Ravi become an engineer who then resolves to fight against Bandookwala and get his father's ruined reputation back. Bandookwala has terrorised all the villagers. His daughter Rekha follows in his footsteps and grows into an insensitive woman who tries to harass people. Ravi's sister Padma has to marry Munimji's son Shakti as she is pregnant with his child. After marriage, Shakti and Bandookwala together start harassing Padma. Rekha falls in love with Ravi and decides to play the same trick against the Bandookwala by pretending to be pregnant with Ravi's child. Ravi finds his father as a worker on a dam construction site. Ravi then presents Bandookwala guilty before the panchayat but is freed by Dharam Murti on the condition that he should show affection to the poor and treat them well. Finally, Bandookwala becomes a good man and then Ravi marries Rekha.
Cast
[edit]- Krishna as Ravi
- Jayaprada as Rekha
- Chandra Mohan
- Kanta Rao
- Rao Gopal Rao
- Geetha
- Prasad Babu
Music
[edit]| Ooruki Monagadu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by K. Chakravarthy | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Recorded | 1981 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | Saregama |
| Producer | K. Chakravarthy |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kadilirandi Manushulaithey" | Arudhra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Andhaala Javvan" | Veturi | P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Moggapindhe" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | |
| 4. | "Idigo Tella Cheera" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | |
| 5. | "Buzzam Banthi" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | |
| 6. | "Erra Tholu" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ooriki Monagadu Songs – Listen Ooriki Monagadu Telugu Movie Songs". Telugufm.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Ooriki Monagadu to be remade in Hindi". Sify. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.