19-423: Adavi Ramudu may refer to: Adavi Ramudu (1977 film) , a 1977 Telugu film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and starring NTR, Jayaprada, and Jayasudha Adavi Ramudu (2004 film) , a 2004 Telugu film directed by B. Gopal and starring Prabhas and Aarti Agarwal Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
38-478: A 100-day run in 32 centers, a 175-day run in 16 centers, and a 200-day run in 8 centers. It ran for 302 days at Apsara Theatre in Vijayawada and achieved a full-year (365-day) run in four centers, including Hyderabad, Vizag, Tirupati, and Vijayawada. Adavi Ramudu was the first Indian film to run for a full year in four centres within a single state, breaking the previous record held by Sholay (1975), which ran for
57-446: A chase sequence, a horse cart axle broke, resulting in injuries for both actresses, requiring them to rest for a few days. The film was released on 28 April 1977 to positive reviews. Adavi Ramudu was a significant box office success, setting multiple records upon its release. It became the first film to collect more than ₹80 lakh in its first 50 days and the first to reach ₹1 crore within 67 days (10 weeks). The film completed
76-718: A year in three centers in Maharashtra. As of 2008, it still held the record for the longest run in Secunderabad , with 161 days of continuous screenings. The film re-brought N. T. Rama Rao into the league of top heroes of the Telugu Film Industry. The success of the film made K. Raghavendra Rao an established director in Telugu Cinema. The title of the film was used for a 2004 film . Kamalakara Kameswara Rao Kamalakara Kameswara Rao (04 October 1911 – 29 June 1998)
95-510: Is a 1977 Indian Telugu -language action film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao . The film stars N. T. Rama Rao , Jayaprada and Jayasudha , with supporting roles played by Nagabhushanam , Satyanarayana , Gummadi and Jaggayya . The film was edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao , with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan and cinematography by A. Vincent . Released on 28 April 1977, Adavi Ramudu received positive reviews and became an Industry Hit , running for 366 days in theatres. It won
114-570: The Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu and re-established N. T. Rama Rao as a leading star in Telugu cinema. The film was a major breakthrough for director K. Raghavendra Rao, helping him gain prominence in the industry. It was the highest-grossing Telugu film of the 1970s until the record was surpassed by Premabhisekham in 1981. Dharma Raju and his son Nagaraju run a smuggling and illegal transport racket of forest produce. Ramu opposes and raises
133-403: The 300-member cast and crew, working for 50 days to set up temporary facilities. Supplies had to be transported daily from Mysore , 250 km away. Jayasudha recalled two accidents during filming. In one instance, both she and Jayaprada were thrown from elephants during a scene when the animals were startled by noise from junior artists. They escaped with minor injuries. In another incident, during
152-516: The heroine. Sridhar was selected for another important role opposite Jayasudha. Jayasudha was unaware of playing a secondary role until the last minute, but since she had already agreed to do the film, she just went ahead keeping faith in Raghavendra Rao. Despite receiving positive feedback for her performance, she received letters from fans advising her to avoid second-lead roles in future films. Although Rama Rao had committed to Adavi Ramudu , he
171-656: The hundred greatest Indian films of all time. The film has received wide critical acclaim and has garnered the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film at the 11th National Film Awards , and has secured the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film . He was born in 1911 in Machilipatnam . He has completed a Bachelor of Arts from the Noble College, Machilipatnam . He has worked as a Film journalist for Krishna Patrika between 1934 and 1937. His unbiased reviews about
190-519: The released films are highly appreciated by the audiences. On invitation from H. M. Reddy , he has reached Madras . He has joined as assistant director and worked with K. V. Reddy and Moola Narayana Swamy for the film Gruhalakshmi in 1938. He has worked as assistant director for the films Vande Mataram , Sumangali , Devatha and Swarga Seema under Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy and for Bhakta Potana and Yogi Vemana under K. V. Reddy . After observing him closely, Vijaya Productions has given
209-485: The responsibility of independently direct Chandraharam in 1954 which was not commercially successful. He has left Vijaya Productions in 1955. He has directed about 30 films for National Art Theatres, Rajyam Pictures, Ponnaloori Brothers, Padmalaya Pictures , Mahija pictures and Suresh Productions over the period of three decades. He used to describe the film Nartanasala (1963) as his best directoral work, which won many National and International awards. Rao died at
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#1732901477615228-519: The title Adavi Ramudu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adavi_Ramudu&oldid=969273527 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Adavi Ramudu (1977 film) Adavi Ramudu ( transl. Forest Ramu )
247-429: The villagers to fight against him. Padma who is the daughter of forest officer loves him. One tribal lady Chilakamma also loves Ramu as a brother. Dharma Raju takes the help of one Jaggu to send Ramu away from the forest. The second half of the film reveals that Ramu is, in fact, a forest officer in a secret mission to investigate the case of forest affairs. The story finally leads to the arrest of all criminals. The music
266-400: Was also filming Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977) simultaneously and assured the producers that he would provide bulk dates after completing the latter project. The team proceeded with filming, confident in their cast and crew. The majority of the film was shot in the dense Madumalai forest , except for the opening scene, which was filmed in a Madras studio on 9 January 1977. Adavi Ramudu
285-577: Was an Indian film director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema , and a few Tamil and Hindi films . Widely known as Pauranika Chitra Brahma ( transl. Brahma of mythological films ), Kameswara Rao directed fifty feature films in a variety of genres. In 1960 he directed the biographical film , Mahakavi Kalidasu which won the President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu . In 1962 he directed Gundamma Katha which
304-465: Was commercially successful and received the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu . In the same year, he directed another biographical film , Mahamantri Timmarusu which won the President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 10th National Film Awards . In 1963, Rao directed the blockbuster , epic mythological film Nartanasala . The film is cited among CNN-IBN ' s list of
323-584: Was composed by K. V. Mahadevan . Lyrics were written by Veturi . The song "Aarasukoboyi" was recreated for a 2004 film with the same name. The success of Rajkumar 's Gandhada Gudi (1972), which had a forest backdrop, inspired N. T. Rama Rao to pursue a similar theme for his next project. After the failure of Prema Bandham (1976), producers Nekkanti Veera Venkata Satyanarayana and Arumilli Suryanarayana of Satya Chitra banner approached Rama Rao to collaborate on Adavi Ramudu . They chose K. Raghavendra Rao , who had just started his directorial career and
342-399: Was familiar to Rama Rao from assisting Kamalakara Kameswara Rao on Pandava Vanavasam (1965). Rama Rao agreed to the project, and Jandhyala was brought in to write the script and dialogues. Jayasudha , who had worked with Raghavendra Rao on Raja (1976), was cast in a significant role, while Jayaprada , a rising star following the success of Siri Siri Muvva (1976), was chosen as
361-584: Was the first film for which Rama Rao had given dates for more than a month (35 days) outside Madras. It also marked Rama Rao's first colour film shot in Cinemascope , using a special lens imported from Japan . Cinematographer A. Vincent , who had previously worked with Rama Rao on Sontha Vooru (1956), returned to collaborate on this film after a long break. Due to the remote location, the production team faced logistical challenges. With only three government guesthouses available, they built new accommodations for
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