Pedarayudu is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed and co-written by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and starring Mohan Babu in the lead in a dual role, while Rajinikanth, Bhanupriya and Soundarya appear in other prominent roles.[1] For his role, Mohan Babu won the Best Actor - Telugu at South Filmfare Awards.[2] This film is a remake of the 1994 Tamil film, Nattamai. The film was recorded an 'industry' hit. It is also Rajini's last proper Telugu film till date.[3]
| Pedarayudu | |
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| Directed by | Ravi Raja Pinisetty |
| Written by | G. Satyamurthy (dialogues) Ravi Raja Pinisetty (screenplay) |
| Story by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Based on | Nattamai |
| Produced by | Mohan Babu |
| Starring | Mohan Babu Bhanupriya Rajinikanth Soundarya |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash Rao |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Koti |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editPedarayudu is a kindhearted and disciplined man. He sits on the ancestral throne in his village to do justice. He hears all the cases and gives solutions to the people and punishments to the wrongdoers. His wife Lakshmi admires and respects him. His brothers Raja and Ravindra fear him but also have a lot of respect for him as he has brought them up as his children. Raja marries Bharathi, the daughter of an industrialist. She dislikes Pedarayudu because of his verdicts and attitude and her husband for being so timid with his brother but later transforms after learning of the former's greatness from her father. Ravindra loves his paternal cousin, Bhupathi's daughter.
In the flashback, Paparayudu, Pedarayadu's father, orders Bhupathi to marry his servant's daughter whom he raped, though he is his sister's son. His brother-in-law shoots him as he is disappointed by his verdict. Enraged, Paparayudu gives his final verdict before dying to abandon their family, and whoever visits his house will receive the same punishment and also not to share even a glass of water with them. Paparayudu also tells Pedarayudu "Whenever we give a wrong verdict, that moment it is said that we die." The moment when he says that, he dies.
Bhupathi builds envy on his uncle's family and waits for an opportunity to take revenge on them. He hires a woman as the village school teacher and asks her to make Raja fall for her. She does so to save her father, who is in the hands of Bhupathi. He kills her and makes the villagers believe that Raja has committed the murder. Pedarayudu sentences ten years of exile for his brother's family. Bhupathi learns of his daughter's love and tries to kill Ravindra, with the help of his goons. Raja goes in rescue of him, and a pregnant Bharathi goes to Pedarayudu to convey this message. While Raja starts to take revenge on Bhupathi, Pedarayudu's aunt rushes to Pedarayudu, kills Bhupathi, and reveals the truth and tells that he punished his brother without committing any mistake and also told that the crimes blamed on Raja were really perpetrated by Bhupathi. Pedarayudu dies upon learning that he gave a wrong verdict, and Raja is shown taking his place on the throne.
Cast
edit- Mohan Babu in a dual role as
- Pedarayudu
- Raja
- Rajinikanth as Paparayudu (voice dubbed by P. Sai Kumar)
- Raja Ravindra as Ravindra
- Bhanupriya as Lakshmi
- Soundarya as Bharathi
- Subhashri as Teacher
- Anandaraj as Bhupathi
- Jayanthi as Paparayudu's sister and Pedarayudu's aunt
- Brahmanandam as Dhanush
- Chalapathi Rao as Bhupathi's father
- M. S. Narayana as Acharya
- Babu Mohan as Dhanush's father
- Master Mahendra
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Bharathi's father
Soundtrack
edit| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dhama Dhama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Koo Annadoyi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Kadile kalama" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Abba Dani Soku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 5. | "Bavavi Nuvvu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra |
References
edit- ^ "The Tamil stars are here, Mind it!". The Times of India. 14 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Filmfare Awards. Web.archive.org (9 November 1999). Retrieved on 3 February 2013.
- ^ "'Pedarayudu' completes 25 years of release: Mohan Babu shares throwback video of the launch ceremony - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
edit- Pedarayudu at IMDb