Vande Mataram (1985 film)
Vande Mataram (transl. Mother, I bow to thee) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by T. Krishna, and produced Krishna Chitra. It stars Vijayashanti and Rajasekhar, with music composed by Chakravarthy.[1] The film is the debut of actor Rajasekhar into the Telugu film industry.
| Vande Mataram | |
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| Telugu | వందేమాతరం |
| Directed by | T. Krishna |
| Written by | M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | T. Krishna |
| Story by | T. Krishna |
| Produced by | Anil Babu Y. Harikrishna (Presents) |
| Starring | Vijayashanti Rajasekhar |
| Cinematography | R. Rama Rao |
| Edited by | Choudula Subba Rao |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Krishna Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 173 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The popular song Vandemataram in the film, written by C. Narayana Reddy was first written much earlier, published in a magazine, made popular by singers of Praja Natya Mandali. The singer Srinivas who sang the song was later called Vandemataram Srinivas.[2] The film won two Nandi Awards.
Cast
- Vijayashanti as Shanthi
- Dr. Rajashekar as Satyam
- Rajendra Prasad as Dr.G. N. Kal /Nukaal
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Govindaiah
- Suthi Veerabhadra Rao
- Suthi Velu as Lakchanna
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Brahmaiah
- P. L. Narayana as Manikyam
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Eeswaraiah
- Saikumar
- Saichand as Maridaiah
- Benerjee
- Ramaraju
- Bhimeswara Rao as Bhushanam
- Chitti Babu as Papaiah
- Ramana Reddy
- Muthyala Subbaiah
- Pushpa Kumari
- Dubbing Janaki as Mahalakshmi
- Lakshmi Priya
- Shaheeda
- Bindu Madhavi
- Devi as Seetalu
- Vaani as Kamalamma
- Nirmalamma as Satyam's grandmother
- Jayamalini as item number
- Anuradha as item number
Soundtrack
| Vandemataram | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:58 | |||
| Label | AVM Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
| Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy, Dasam Gopalakrishna (Allatappa) and Adrushta Deepak (Naa Peru Palleturu). Music released on AVM Audio Company.
| S.No | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aakasama Neevekkada" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 5:39 |
| 2 | "Allatappa Aadannni Kadu" | S. P. Sailaja, P. Susheela | 5:33 |
| 3 | "Naa Peru Palletooru" | S. P. Sailaja, M. Ramesh | 8:45 |
| 4 | "Edaya Mee Daya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:17 |
| 5 | "Vandemataram" | Srinivas | 4:44 |
Awards
- Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Y. Anil Babu
- Best Supporting Actor - Suthivelu
References
- "Vandemataram Audio Songs Download". atozmp3-songs.in. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- Narasimham, M. L. (7 August 2017). "'Vandemataram', the song that became a surname for singer Srinivas". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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