Draft:Billa Ranga (film)

Billa Ranga
Directed byK. S. R. Das
Story byAadhurthi Narasimhamurthy
StarringChiranjeevi
Mohan Babu
Music bySatyam
Production
company
P. N. R. Pictures
Release date
  • 15 October 1982 (1982-10-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Billa Ranga is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by K. S. R. Das and starring Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu in the titular roles.[1] The film was a box office success.[2]

Plot

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Billa makes a living by stealing while Ranga robs those who earn unjustly. Ranga looks for police officer Raviraj, who separated him from his father Rajaram as a child. After Raviraj suspects that he is Rajaram's son, he sends Billa to kill him. Ranga explains his past to Billa about how his father Rajaram was skilled at throwing swords. Rajaram had threatened Rajaram and asked him to kill a police officer (who happens to be Billa's father Vishnu). His refusal meant that he had to die in Raviraj's custody.

Billa tells Ranga about his father Vishnu's past and how Raviraj also killed him too. Billa and Ranga join hands to confront their common enemy, Raviraj. Billa saves a girl from bullies and Ranga marries her. Ranga takes their daughter and leaves while Billa says that she is innocent. Raviraj thinks they are a danger to him and arrest Ranga and his wife. Billa saves Ranga from Raviraj and reveals that he is a CID officer.[2]

Cast

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Production

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Both Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu played dual roles in this film.[3] The names of the lead characters are based on the Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case.[2]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Satyam and written by Veturi and C. Narayana Reddy.[2]

  • "Na Pere Billa"
  • "Eduruga Thu"
  • "Pillaki Testa Pallaki"

Reception

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The camaraderie between Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu's characters were appreciated.[4] The success of the film led to many action films to be subsequently made.[3]

Future

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A film with the same title starring Chiranjeevi's nephew Venkat Rahul was released in 2014 but was a box office flop.[5]

In 2020, it was reported that Ram Charan and Manoj Manchu, the son of the two lead actors, were going to reprise their roles in a remake of this film.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Billa- Ranga: నలభై ఏళ్ళ 'బిల్లా-రంగా'" [Billa-Ranga: Forty years of 'Billa-Ranga']. NTV Telugu (in Telugu). 2022-10-15. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  3. ^ a b c "చెర్రీ, మనోజ్ కాంబోలో.. ఓ సూపర్ హిట్ మూవీ రీమేక్" [Cherry, Manoj combo... A remake of a super hit movie]. TV9 (in Telugu). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ Manchu, Manoj (19 May 2010). "Interview with Manoj Manchu". Idlebrain.com (Interview). Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. ^ "చిరంజీవి పాత టైటిల్స్‌తో మ‌ళ్లీ వ‌చ్చిన సినిమాలు ఇవే..!" [These are the movies that Chiranjeevi came back with old titles..!]. Telugulives (in Telugu). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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Category:1980s Indian films Category:1980s Telugu-language films Category:Indian action drama films