Radha Gopalam
Radha Gopalam (Telugu: రాధా గోపాలం) is a 2005 Telugu-language film directed by Bapu and written by Ramana. It stars Srikanth and Sneha in lead roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma and lyrics were penned by Veturi, Jonnavittula, Mullapudi Venkata Ramana. It is based on the Hollywood film Adam's Rib (1949). The performances of Srikanth and Sneha were critically applauded.[1][2][3] The film won three Nandi Awards and was successful at the box office.[4]
| Radha Gopalam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Bapu |
| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Produced by | Anil Kumar Koneru |
| Starring | Srikanth Sneha Sunil Sharma Brahmanandam Sunil Venu Madhav Jayalalitha |
| Cinematography | P. R. K. Raju |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Distributed by | Nagendra Babu |
Release date | 29 April 2005 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Gopalam (Srikanth) performs tapas and gets Radha (Sneha) as his wife. Gopalam is an assistant public prosecutor. Radha is the daughter of Judge (Ranganath). She applies for a law degree after marriage and passes the exams with high honors. Radha is superior and more talented than Gopalam at work. This trait infuriates Gopalam and it causes a rift between him and Radha. The rest of the story is all about how they survive the ego tiff.
Cast
- Srikanth as Gopalam
- Sneha as Radha
- Brahmanandam as Clerk
- Jayalalitha
- Sunil Sharma as Lord Krishna
- Sunil as Lakshmana Rao
- Ranganath as Judge (Radha's father)
- Rallapalli as Judge
- Lahari
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
- Venu Madhav as Raju
- Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
- Raavi Kondala Rao
- M. S. Narayana
- AVS
- L. B. Sriram
- Divyavani
- Sudarshan
- Rajyalakshmi as Radha's mother
- Saraawatamma
- IDPL Nirmala
- Lakshmi Reddy
- Kallu Chidambaram as Police officer
Awards
- Best Cinematographer - P.R.K. Raju
- Best Choreographer - Srinivas
- Special Jury Award - Sneha
References
- "Bapu's comeback doesn't impress".
- "Radha Gopalam - Telugu cinema Review - Srikanth, Sneha".
- Varma, Sankeertana (25 February 2019). "Revisiting 'Radha Gopalam': A Telugu film on marital conflict well ahead of its time". The News Minute.
- M. L., Narasimham (30 December 2005). "Dubbed films rule yet again". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
- "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)