Driver Ramudu
Driver Ramudu is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film, produced by Nandamuri Harikrishna under the Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha, with music by Chakravarthy. The film was released in 35 centres across Andhra Pradesh on 2 February 1979.[2] It was remade in Tamil as Lorry Driver Rajakannu (1981) and in Hindi as Tarkeeb (1984).[3]
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| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Written by | Jandhyala (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Story by | Tarakarama Films Unit |
| Produced by | Nandamuri Harikrishna |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayasudha |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Babu Rao |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹2.5 crores |
Plot
Ramu (N.T. Rama Rao) is a lorry driver who personally does not tolerate injustice anywhere. With his hard work, he soon becomes a lorry owner. He has a blind sister Meena (Roja Ramani) to whom he is very affectionate. A police inspector by the name of Raja Reddy (Sridhar), admiring Ramu's sincerity and truthfulness, comes forward to marry the blind girl. Meanwhile, Chukkamma (Jayasudha) runs a small hotel on the highway, and Ramu falls in love with her. Ramu renders help to one of Chukkamma's relatives, another lorry driver named Vasu (Satyanarayana). They become good friends. Kamal Babu (Mohan Babu) soon enters the scene, implicates Ramu in a smuggling case and succeeds in sending him to jail. How Ramu manages to prove his innocence and brings the story to its logical, happy end constitutes the rest of the narrative.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Ramu
- Jayasudha as Chukkamma
- Rao Gopal Rao
- Satyanarayana as Vasu
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Mohan Babu as Kamal Babu
- Sridhar as Inspector Raja Reddy
- Mada
- Chalapathi Rao
- Roja Ramani as Meena
- Kanchana as Kantam
- Chaya Devi
- Jayamalini as Kalavati
- Halam
- Mamatha
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Filmi | |||
| Length | 21:46 | |||
| Label | SAREGAMA Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Music released on SAREGAMA Audio Company. The song "Vangamaaku" was remixed in the 2004 film Xtra and "Mamila Thopukada" was remixed in the 2011 film Veera.[4] [5]
| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gugu Gugu Gudisundi" | Acharya Aatreya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:32 |
| 2 | "Vangamaaku" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:08 |
| 3 | "Emani Varninchanu" | Acharya Aatreya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:08 |
| 4 | "Mamilla Thopukaada" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:15 |
| 5 | "Donga Donga Dorikaadu" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:22 |
| 6 | "Endharo Mudhu Gummalu" | Aarudhra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:21 |
Reception
The film celebrated a 100-day run at 14 centres and a silver jubilee (25 weeks) at 2 centres.[2]
References
- Driver Ramudu 1
- Driver Ramudu 2 Archived 7 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "Hindi Film Songs - Tarkeeb (1984) | MySwar".
- Jeevi (25 June 2004). "Movie review - Xtra (Mythili Malli Rammandi)". Idlebrain.com.
- Kavirayani, Suresh (13 December 2012). "Tollywood stars dance to daddy's tunes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2023.