Yuga Purushudu
Yuga Purushudu (transl. Man of the Era) is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by K. Bapayya.[1] It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was remade in Hindi as Mard Ki Zabaan (1987).[2] The film was declared a Hit at the box office.
| Yuga Purushudu | |
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| Directed by | K. Bapayya |
| Written by | Jandhyala (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Bapaiah |
| Story by | Balamurugan |
| Produced by | C. Aswini Dutt |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jaya Prada |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | Akkineni Sanjeevi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
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Running time | 149 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins with Pushpagiri Zamindar whose daughter Janaki knitted a plain man, Ranganna for which she is ostracized. After a few years, the couple is blessed with a baby boy, Kalyan. Being cognizant of it, the delightful Zamindar forwards an invitation via his nephew Dhananjay to retrieve them. However, the vindictive Dhanunjaya ploy to slay them on behalf of Zamindar when Ranganna dies & his younger brother Jaggu hinders them and Janaki flees entrusting Kalyan to their true-blue Balaram. At that moment, Balaram swaps his children Anand & Madhavi with Janaki and sends Kalyan to Singapore with his brother Banerjee. Meanwhile, enranged Jaggu seeks vengeance against the Zamindar.
Years roll by, and Kalyan grows as Rajesh turns into the king of martial arts triumphing worldwide championship. Latha, the granddaughter of Zamindar is a stan of Rajesh, and they both crush. Once, Anand competes with Rajesh to recoup the terminally ill Janaki. In the ring, Rajesh bars Anand to back out as he realizes his incapacity but he keeps a deaf ear and is gravely wounded. Whereat, he announces the current status to Rajesh and leaves his breath.
So, Rajesh quits his profession and proceeds to take up the responsibility for Anand’s mother & sister as a penance. Anyhow, he hides the passing away of Anand from Janaki at the request of Madhavi. As of today, he runs a taxi for their livelihood. One night, Rajesh secures Latha from goons when he learns about her family background. Plus, she has a life threat from her maternal uncle Dhanunjaya and his son Maruthi Rao. Here Latha pleads for Rajesh to turn up as her absconding cousin Kalyan and he agrees. Knowing it, Dhanunjay & Maruti Rao ruse to slaughter him.
Fortunately, they contact Rajesh only for this crime when he gamely enters the house. Here, Rajesh showers affection on Zamindar and satirize the knaves. After a while, Rajesh is aware of the hazardous odds of the Zamindar from Jaggu. Hence, he goes on to seize him when the brawl erupts. At that point, Jaggu recognizes Rajesh as Kalyan by the tattoo on his chest. Besides, Jaggu also knowledges the virtue of Zamindar. Consequently, blackguards detect the whereabouts of Janaki and abduct the entire family. At last, Rajesh ceases the baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Rajesh & Latha.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Rajesh / Kalyan
- Jaya Prada as Latha
- Jaggayya as Jaggu
- Rao Gopala Rao as Balaram
- Satyanarayana as Maruti Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Diwanji
- Prabhakar Reddy as Zamindar
- Raja Babu as Mohan
- Chandra Mohan as Anand
- Kanta Rao as Ranganna
- Rajanala as Benerjee
- Dhulipala as Dhanunjay
- Eswara Rao as Dr. Chandra Shekar
- Chalapathi Rao as Naveen
- Pushpalata as Janaki
- Madhavi as Madhavi
- Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Rosy
- Komilla Veerk as item number
Soundtrack
| Yuga Purushudu | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Filmi | |||
| Length | 18:42 | |||
| Label | EMI Columbia | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
| K. V. Mahadevan chronology | ||||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[3]
| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Idigidigo Mana Hero" | Acharya Aatreya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:07 |
| 2 | "Gaali Mallindi" | Acharya Aatreya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3.03 |
| 3 | "Ekku Ekku Thelaguram" | Acharya Aatreya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:08 |
| 4 | "Okka Raatri" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:14 |
| 5 | "Bobbaralanka Chinnadi" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 6:10 |
References
- "యుగపురుషుడు". Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). 18 July 1978. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Mard Ki Zabaan". MySwar. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Yugapurushudu (1978)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
