Rikshavodu (transl. Rickshaw puller) is a 1995 Telugu language film starring Chiranjeevi, Nagma and Soundarya, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Kranthi Kumar. Chiranjeevi played a dual role in the film.[1] It was dubbed in Hindi as Devaa The Power Man and in Tamil as Veeraputhran.[2][3]
| Rikshavodu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
| Produced by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Nagma Soundarya Jayasudha Manorama Paresh Rawal Brahmanandam AVS (actor) |
| Music by | Koti |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editRaju moves to the city in search of a livelihood with his grandmother Manorama. He is befriended by Brahmanandam and taken to Soundarya, who rents rickshaws. One day while driving passengers in his rickshaw, he has a confrontation with Nagma, who hit it by driving her car aggressively. He files a suit against her in the court, but fails due to the influence of Nagma's wealthy father Paresh Rawal. After some scenes, Paresh Rawal forces his daughter to marry Chiranjeevi to build up his political career as Chiru has a good mass following in his area. Manorama sees Paresh and then reveals his past. His father (also Chiranjeevi) a good human being and also a village head. Envied by the good name he has in the village, Paresh Rawal traps his sister and sees that she commits suicide and also blames his wife Jayasudha that she is illicit. He kills Chiranjeevi in a village fight and that blame is taken by Jayasudha and she is in jail and all the villagers think that she is the actual cause of all this. Now the son takes revenge on the villain and opens the truth before the villagers. Also Nagma transforms into his loving wife after knowing her fathers' deeds.
Cast
edit- Chiranjeevi as Raju & Dharma Rayudu (dual role)
- Nagma as Rani
- Soundarya as Narsakka
- Jayasudha as Raju's Mother
- Manorama as Bamma
- Brahmanandam as Ramakrishna, Raju's Rickshaw Friend
- Paresh Rawal as G. K. Rao
- A.V.S as G. K. Rao's Assistant
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao
- Subbaraya Sharma
- Visweswara Rao as Villager
Music
editMusic scored by Raj-Koti; Lyrics written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy and Bhuvana Chandra.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ne Petta" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra | |
| 2. | "Ardha Rathri" | Sujatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Roop Tera Mastana" | Baba Sehgal, Sujatha | |
| 4. | "Devudyna Jeevu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Pa Pa Edirinpa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 6. | "Entabba Taku" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Release
editRikshavodu clashed with Dasari Narayana Rao and R. Narayana Murthy's major production Orey Rikshaw that released in December 1995. While both Orey Rikshaw and Rikshavodu featured a rickshaw puller as its protagonist, only Orey Rikshaw emerged successful at the box office.[4]
References
edit- ^ Zamin Ryot review
- ^ "Veeraputhran". YouTube.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi Top Disaster Movies : ఆచార్య సహా చిరంజీవి కెరీర్లో టాప్ డిజాస్టర్ మూవీస్ ఇవే". 6 May 2022.
- ^ UV, Gunnesh (28 July 2021). "'చిరు' రిక్షా చతికిలబడింది.. 'నారాయణరావు' రిక్షా పరుగు తీసింది." TV5 (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
External links
edit- Rikshavodu at IMDb
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