Rakshasudu (1986 film)
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| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Written by | M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Story by | Yandamuri Veerendranath |
| Based on | Rakshasudu (Novel) |
| Produced by | K. S. Rama Rao |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Suhasini Radha |
| Cinematography | Lok Singh |
| Edited by | M. Vellaiswamy |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Running time | 146 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Rakshasudu (transl. Demon) is a 1986 Telugu-language action crime film produced by K. S. Rama Rao under the Creative Commercials banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Chiranjeevi, Radha, Suhasini while Rajendra Prasad, Sumalatha in special appearances and music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The film is based on Yandamuri Veerendranath's novel of the same name.[citation needed] The film is the debut of K. Naga Babu in the film industry. The film was recorded as a "superHit" at the box office.
Plot
[edit]The film begins with a widowed woman giving birth to a baby boy, but the local landlord disapproves and orders the baby to be disposed of. A drunkard finds the baby and raises him for a few years before selling him to a labor camp in exchange for money. Twenty years later, the boy, Purusha, along with his friend Simham, escapes from the labor camp in search of Purusha’s mother. When Purusha confronts the landlord for information about his mother, the landlord reveals she left long ago and demands a bribe of ₹10,000 for further details.
Purusha and Simham resort to stealing the money from a house, but they are caught by J. Krishna Murthy (JK), who surprisingly permits them to keep the stolen amount. However, by the time they return, the landlord has sold the information about Purusha’s mother to JK for ₹50,000. Angered, Purusha confronts JK, who reveals that he wants to use Purusha to stop his rival, a drug dealer. Initially reluctant, Purusha eventually agrees.
During a confrontation with the rival's men, Purusha is injured and jumps into a river, where he is rescued by Sumathi, a school teacher and an orphan, who also happens to be the sister of Inspector Vijay. As Purusha recovers, he devises a plan to raid critical documents that would incriminate Sailaja’s father, who is JK's rival. However, during the mission, Vijay is killed. The rest of the story follows Purusha as he seeks revenge and reunites with his mother.
Cast
[edit]- Chiranjeevi as Purusha / Rakshasudu
- Radha as Sailaja / Sailu
- Suhasini as Sumathi
- Tiger Prabhakar as Vankachakra Ram Murthy / VR
- Rao Gopal Rao as J. Krishna Murthy / JK
- Nagendra Babu as Simham
- Rajendra Prasad as Inspector Vijay
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Narasimham
- Annapurna as Rakshasudu's mother
- Sumalatha as Vani
- Samyuktha as JK's daughter
- Jayamala as Tarakeswari
- M. V. S. Haranatha Rao as Narakasurudu
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Chief Commander
- P. J. Sarma as SP Bhujanga Rao
- Vankayala Satyanarayana as Sumathi's father
- Bhimeswara Rao as Principal
- Vasudeva Rao as Rajan
- Jagga Rao
- Master Suresh as Young Rakshasudu
Soundtrack
[edit]| Rakshasudu | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:40 | |||
| Label | Echo Audio | |||
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
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The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. All the songs were chartbusters. Music released on Echo Audio Company. The following is the track listing.[1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
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| 1. | "Hey Naughty" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Malli Malli" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Acha Acha" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Giliga Gili" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Nee Meeda" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Jaya Jaya" | Devulapalli Krishna Sastry | S. Janaki | 2:04 |
Reception
[edit]This is the third film made by K. S. Rama Rao in the Chiranjeevi-Yandamuri Veerendranath-Ilaiyaraaja-A. Kodandarami Reddy combination under Creative Commercials after Abhilasha (1983) and Challenge (1984). It was also dubbed into Tamil as Raatshashan and did well in Tamil Nadu as well. The Telugu version did well in reruns too.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rakshasudu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes Store. 2 October 1986. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Rakshasudu at IMDb