Sarada Ramudu (transl. Funny Rama) is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by K. Vasu. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha with music composed by Chakravarthy. It is a remake of the Hindi film Junglee (1961). The film was a box-office bomb.[1]

Sarada Ramudu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Vasu
Written byJandhyala (dialogues)
Screenplay byK. Vasu
Based onJunglee
by Subodh Mukherjee
Produced byS. Riyaz Basha
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Jayasudha
CinematographyP. S. Sundaram
Edited byRavi
Music byChakravarthy
Production
company
Saif Enterprises
Release date
  • 14 November 1980 (1980-11-14)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

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The film begins with a martinet tycoon, Madhav, who was raised abroad as per the guidelines of his mother, Suvarchala Devi. Ergo, he needs to be aware of the laugh and be en route to arrive. At this point, his catty maternal uncle Chidanandam ruses to slay him with his son Sadanandam, but in vain. Soon after, Madhav takes charge, frightening the staff as he edicts harsh control. Following, Padma, his sibling, falls for Gopi, the son of their Manager, Sathabhisham, and conceives. Whereat, Madhav secretly knits them, concealing them from his mother. Parallelly, he decerns the swindling of Chidanandam in Kashmir. So, he proceeds with Padma for delivery and gets acquainted with a wag, Latha, the daughter of Dr. Prabhakar. From there, she comprehends Madhav, the beauty of life, turns into a barrel of laughs and endears her. Meanwhile, Padma has a baby boy left under guardianship at Gopi, and they retrieve him. Whereat, Suvarchala Devi shocks, sighting the carefree Madhav. After that, sly Chidanandam divulges the actuality to her when she rebukes, but Madhav actualizes the purity of humans. Madhav speaks out his love, and Prabhakar approaches Suvarchala Devi with bridal connections when she accuses him of her husband Raja Rao's homicide. Here, Prabhakar briefs Madhav that the hitman is Chidanandam. Furious, Madhav moves to strike him when Knaves abducts the baby. Finally, Madhav shields him in various disguises and ceases baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madhav & Latha.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Sarada Ramudu
Film score by
Released1980
GenreSoundtrack
Length21:54
ProducerChakravarthy
Chakravarthy chronology
Sardar Papa Rayudu
(1980)
Sarada Ramudu
(1980)
Prema Simhasanam
(1981)

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi.[2]

S. No. Song Title Singers length
1 "Abbabbo Shoku" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 3:19
2 "Kurra Pitta Kurra Pitta" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 3:11
3 "Manchu Mogga" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 3:24
4 "Amba Palikindhiraa" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 3:19
5 "La La La Lakotaa" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 3:14
6 "Okkariddharayye Vela" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 5:27
7 "Challaga Jaari Mellaga Doori" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:13

Reception

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Mallik of Sitara Weekly criticised the film, stating this is yet another film made with a concept of bad characters strategising to take control of the assets of the rich family. He criticised the characters and music, but appreciated the photography.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kumar, K. Naresh (21 May 2020). "Nostalgic Nuggets: When Shammi Kapoor cemented his playboy image". The Hans India. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Sarada Ramudu (1980)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ^ "సరదా రాముడు" [Sarada Ramudu]. Sitara Weekly (in Telugu). 30 November 1980. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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