Rama Krishnulu


Rama Krishnulu is a 1978 Telugu Action drama film, produced and directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under his Jagapathi Art Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha, Jaya Prada in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film borrows shades of the Hindi movie Hera Pheri.

Plot

The film begins on Kondandam a nefarious person envies on a women Meenakshi for spurning his love and marrying a wise person Ramanandam. So he spills acid into her eyes with his two associates Tyagaraju & Nagaraju and they also conceal Ramanandam in the dark. Sub-inspector Satyananda a man of righteousness takes up the case and convicts Tyagaraju & Nagaraju. Keeping the grudge, they kill Satyananda's wife Chandramati when their son Ramu witnesses the crime and runs away from home. On his way, he gets acquainted with an orphan Krishna who makes petty thefts to feed his orphanage maintained by a noble person Baba. Even blind Meenakshi, the mother of Krishna hides her identity and stays in the same orphanage. Years roll by, Ramu joins Krishna, they become soulmates, bounty hunters and small-time crooks to nourish the poor. At present, Ramu falls for Lakshmi and Krishna to Jaya. Here Ramu is still longing with avenge against homicides of his mother. At that point in time, Krishna finds out Meenakshi as his mother and learns the past when Ramu & Krishna realizes that both of them are subjected to the injustice of the same criminals. There onwards, they start eliminating them one after another and are in search of third heinous Kondandam. During that time, Ramu meets his father Satyanandam but he decides to hold back until he accomplishes his mission. Terror-stricken Kondandam ploys and forges as Krishna's father when war erupts between Ramakrishnulu. At last, it is affirmed that all this is a play to cease Kondandam. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Ramu & Lakshmi and Krishna & Jaya.

Cast

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya. Music released on EMI Columbia Audio Company.
S. NoSong TitleSingerslength
1"Abbabbabbo Aadavaallu"SP Balu, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, V. Ramakrishna5:24
2"Kanne Yevaro"SP Balu, V. Ramakrishna5:23
3"Hare Rama Hare Krishna"SP Balu, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, V. Ramakrishna3:03
4"Navanavalade Chinnadana"SP Balu, P. Susheela3:12
5"Duppatlo Dooraaka"V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela3:07
6"Jhuy Jhuy Antunte"SP Balu, V. Ramakrishna3:08
7"Aadanaa Paadanaa"P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram3:10