Manavoori Pandavulu (transl. Our village's Pandavas) is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Bapu and written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, dealing with the struggle against the feudal system in their own unique way. The film is remake of Kannada film Paduvaaralli Pandavaru (1978) directed by Puttanna Kanagal. In 1980, he also remade it in Hindi as Hum Paanch starring Mithun Chakraborty.[1][2]
| Manavoori Pandavulu | |
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| Directed by | Bapu |
| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Based on | Paduvaaralli Pandavaru |
| Produced by | Jaya Krishna |
| Starring | Krishnam Raju Chiranjeevi Murali Mohan Rao Gopal Rao |
| Cinematography | Balu Mahendra |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Synopsis
editThe film revolves around Krishna (played by Krishnam Raju) who brings together an unlikely group of 5 youngsters to help in creating awareness among their villagers to revolt against the cruel village head, Rambhoopal (Rao Gopal Rao) and his henchmen. Even though being a revolutionary theme, the movie was wonderfully made without the usual noise that accompanies the leftist movies and fashioned on the lines of the great epic Mahabharata. Amazing performances by all the actors (Krishnam Raju, Raogopal Rao, Allu Ramalingaiah etc.) and wonderful technical backup make this movie another classic from Bapu. The film also has Chiranjeevi as a very young actor (his second movie to be released) in the role of Parthu.
Manavoori Pandavulu is the story of five youngsters come together in village to protest against the village chief because village chief is cruel he receive 2x rent from the village farmers there income totally depend on rain, when villagers told that whole past story to the five youngsters the first person who protest against the village chief is Parthu (Chiranjeevi ) the four come together. The village chief tries to kill them but in the end he is vanquished.
By kanchalogy
Cast
edit- Krishnam Raju as Krishna
- Chiranjeevi as Parthu
- Prasad Babu as Bheemanna
- Murali Mohan as Ramudu
- Rao Gopal Rao as Rambhoopal
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Kannappa
- Shoba as Sundari
- Geetha as Sinni
- Kanta Rao as Dharmayya
- Sarathi as Rambhoopal's son
- Jhansi as Santhamma
- Halam as Oorvasi
- Madhavi
- Bhanuchander
- Jayamalini
- Mada Venkateswara Rao
Soundtrack
editAll music is composed by K. V. Mahadevan
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jendaa Pai Kapiraju" | Arudra | K. V. Mahadevan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, G. Anand, M. S. Ramarao | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Manchiki Cheddaki" | Arudra | K. V. Mahadevan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 2:16 |
| 3. | "Nalla Nallani" | Kosaraju | K. V. Mahadevan | G. Anand, S. P. Sailaja | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Orey Pichchi Sannaasee" | Arudra | K. V. Mahadevan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Pandavulu" | Arudra | K. V. Mahadevan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, G. Anand, M. S. Ramarao | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Piriki Mandhu Thaagi" | Arudra | K. V. Mahadevan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Sitralu Seyaro" | Arudra | K. V. Mahadevan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Swagatham Suswagatham" | Arudra | K. V. Mahadevan | Rao Gopal Rao, P. Susheela | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 27:23 | ||||
Reception
editKatakataala Rudrayya and Mana Voori Pandavulu were released within a gap of 10 days and both the films became blockbusters.[3]
Film Companion while compiling the 25 Greatest Telugu Films of the Decade, called Rangasthalam as an updated version of this film.[4]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991. p. 391.
- ^ Mana Voori Pandavulu at IMDb
- ^ "Did You Know - Movies - Telugu - Entertainment - the Times of India".
- ^ "25 Greatest Telugu Films of the Decade | Film Companion".
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)