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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	~~\| name = Radha Kalyanam~~		\| image = Radha Kalyanam 1981 poster.jpg
	\| image = Radha Kalyanam poster.jpg
	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = [[Bapu (~~artist~~)\|Bapu]]		\| director = [[Bapu (director)\|Bapu]]
	\| ~~producer~~ =		\| based_on = {{based on\|''[[Andha 7 Naatkal]]''\|[[K. Bhagyaraj]]}}
	\| ~~writer =~~ [[~~Mullapudi Venkata Ramana~~]] ~~<br />~~ [[K. Bhagyaraj]]		\| producer =
	\| narrator =		\| screenplay = [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]]
	\| starring = [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)\|Chandra Mohan]] <br /> [[~~Raadhika~~]] <br /> [[Sarath Babu]]		\| narrator =
			\| starring = [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)\|Chandra Mohan]] <br /> [[Radhika Sarathkumar\|Radhika]] <br /> [[Sarath Babu]]
	\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]		\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
	\| cinematography =		\| cinematography =
	\| editing =		\| editing =
	\| studio = [[Saradhi Studios]]		\| studio = [[Saradhi Studios]]
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = {{film date\|1981\|12\|3\|df=y}}		\| released = {{film date\|1981\|12\|3\|df=y}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Telugu		\| language = Telugu
	\| budget =		\| budget =
	}}		}}

	'''''Radha Kalyanam''''' ({{translation\|Radha's wedding}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written by [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] and directed by [[Bapu (~~artist~~)\|Bapu]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kanchibhotla \|first=Srinivas \|title=Radha Kalyanam \|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/radhakalyanam.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~nIkvX~~ \|archive-date=25 January 2013 \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref> It is a remake of the [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Andha 7 Naatkal]]'' (1981) directed by [[K. Bhagyaraj]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish ~~\|url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf~~ \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|pages=55 \|author-~~link~~=Ashish Rajadhyaksha \|author-link2=Paul Willemen \|orig-~~year~~=1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sri \|date=12 June 2010 \|title=K.Bhaagya Raj – Chitchat \|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_bhagyaraj_2010_2.php \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231103207/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_bhagyaraj_2010_2.php \|archive-date=31 December 2010 \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|website=Telugucinema.com \|page=2}}</ref> The film stars [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)\|Chandra Mohan]], [[~~Raadhika~~]] and [[Sarath Babu]]. it was released on 3 December 1981.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web \|title=Radha Kalyanam \|url=https://indiancine.ma/WAG/info \|~~website~~=~~Indiancine~~.ma \|access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>		'''''Radha Kalyanam''''' ({{translation\|Radha's wedding}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written by [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] and directed by [[Bapu (director)\|Bapu]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kanchibhotla \|first=Srinivas \|title=Radha Kalyanam \|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/radhakalyanam.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125191648/http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/radhakalyanam.html \|archive-date=25 January 2013 \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref> It is a remake of the [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Andha 7 Naatkal]]'' (1981) directed by [[K. Bhagyaraj]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|pages=55 \|author-link1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha \|author-link2=Paul Willemen \|orig-date=1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sri \|date=12 June 2010 \|title=K.Bhaagya Raj – Chitchat \|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_bhagyaraj_2010_2.php \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231103207/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_bhagyaraj_2010_2.php \|archive-date=31 December 2010 \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|website=[[Telugucinema.com]] \|page=2}}</ref> The film stars [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)\|Chandra Mohan]], [[Radhika Sarathkumar\|Radhika]] and [[Sarath Babu]]. It was released on 3 December 1981.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Radha Kalyanam \|url=https://indiancine.ma/WAG/info \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230115155213/https://indiancine.ma/WAG/info \|archive-date=15 January 2023 \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> Bapu went on to direct the Hindi version titled ''[[Woh Saat Din]]'' in 1983.

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	The movie is a triangle love story between the lover, the heroine and her husband. Radha (~~Raadhika~~) is a typical girl from a lower-middle-class family. She falls deeply in love with the new tenant upstairs, Palghat Madhavan (Chandramohan). Madhavan aspires to be a great music director, but struggles to get by. He is attracted to Radha.		The movie is a triangle love story between the lover, the heroine and her husband. Radha (Radhika) is a typical girl from a lower-middle-class family. She falls deeply in love with the new tenant upstairs, Palghat Madhavan (Chandramohan). Madhavan aspires to be a great music director, but struggles to get by. He is attracted to Radha.

	Dr. Anand (Sarath Babu), a widower, is forced to marry Radha to fulfill the wish of his dying mother. He fully intends to keep his promise of returning Radha to her rightful owner and partner, Madhavan, after hearing Radha's reason behind attempting suicide on their first night. Events lead to conflict in her mind between the husband and lover. Whom should Radha choose and why?		Dr. Anand (Sarath Babu), a widower, is forced to marry Radha to fulfill the wish of his dying mother. He fully intends to keep his promise of returning Radha to her rightful owner and partner, Madhavan, after hearing Radha's reason behind attempting suicide on their first night. Events lead to conflict in her mind between the husband and lover. Whom should Radha choose and why?

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
			{{Cast listing\|
	* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)\|Chandra Mohan]] as Palghat Madhavan		* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)\|Chandra Mohan]] as Palghat Madhavan
	* [[~~Raadhika~~]] as Radha		* [[Radhika Sarathkumar\|Radhika]] as Radha
	* [[Sarath Babu]] as Dr. Anand		* [[Sarath Babu]] as Dr. Anand
	* [[~~Tadepalli Lakshmi~~ Kanta Rao]]		* [[Kantha Rao\|Kanta Rao]]
	* [[Raavi Kondala Rao]]		* [[Raavi Kondala Rao]]
	* Pushpalata		* [[Pushpalatha\|Pushpalata]]
	* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]]		* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]]
	* Radhabai		* Radhabai
			* [[Master Haja Sheriff]] as Gopi
			}}

	== Production ==		== Production ==
	Bhagyaraj's then wife initially wanted him to reprise his role from the original film, but he decided against doing so due to his lack of fluency in Telugu; the role went to Chandra Mohan.<ref>{{~~cite~~ news \|~~last1~~=Shridharan \|~~first1~~=J. R. \|title=Making Telugu film is ~~Bhagyaraj’s~~ dream \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Making-Telugu-film-is-~~Bhagyaraj’s~~-dream/article17042042.ece \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|~~work~~=~~[[The Hindu]]~~ \|date=~~16 January 2017~~}}</ref>		Bhagyaraj's then wife [[Praveena Bhagyaraj\|Praveena]] initially wanted him to reprise his role from the original film, but he decided against doing so due to his lack of fluency in Telugu; the role went to Chandra Mohan.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Shridharan \|first=J. R. \|date=16 January 2017 \|title=Making Telugu film is Bhagyaraj's dream \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Making-Telugu-film-is-Bhagyaraj%E2%80%99s-dream/article17042042.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819080753/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Making-Telugu-film-is-Bhagyaraj%E2%80%99s-dream/article17042042.ece \|archive-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	{{~~empty section~~\|date=~~June 2020~~}}		The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Radha Kalyanam (1981) \|url=https://mio.to/album/Radha+Kalyanam+%281981%29 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416000658/https://mio.to/album/Radha+Kalyanam+%281981%29 \|archive-date=16 April 2021 \|access-date=11 March 2022 \|website=Music India Online \|language=en}}</ref>
	* "Bangaru Bala Pichuka" -		* "Bangaru Bala Pichuka" -
	* "Chetiki Gajulla" – [[S. P. ~~Balasubramanyam~~]], Jyothirmayi		* "Chetiki Gajulla" – [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Jyothirmayi
	* "Kalanaina Kshanamaina" -		* "Kalanaina Kshanamaina" - P, Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
	* "Palaghat Madhavan" -		* "Palaghat Madhavan" -
	* "Yemmogudo" -		* "Yemmogudo" -
			* "chittikeyave chinadaa" - P. Susheela, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
			*"chittikeya" - P. Susheela, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

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	\| name = Radha Kalyanam		\| name = Radha Kalyanam
	\| image = Radha Kalyanam poster.jpg		\| image = Radha Kalyanam poster.jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~
	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = [[Bapu (artist)\|Bapu]]		\| director = [[Bapu (artist)\|Bapu]]
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	\| writer = [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] <br /> [[K. Bhagyaraj]]		\| writer = [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] <br /> [[K. Bhagyaraj]]
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)\|Chandra Mohan]] <br /> [[Raadhika]] <br /> [[Sarath Babu~~]] <br /> [[Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao\|Kanta Rao~~]]		\| starring = [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)\|Chandra Mohan]] <br /> [[Raadhika]] <br /> [[Sarath Babu]]
	\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]		\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
	\| cinematography =		\| cinematography =
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	\| studio = [[Saradhi Studios]]		\| studio = [[Saradhi Studios]]
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = 3 ~~December 1981~~		\| released = {{film date\|1981\|12\|3\|df=y}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| country = India		\| country = India
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	'''''Radha Kalyanam''''' ({{~~trans~~\|Radha's wedding}}) is a 1981 Telugu [[drama film]] written by [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] and directed by [[Bapu (artist)\|Bapu]]<ref>http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/radhakalyanam.html~~</ref><ref>~~https://~~telugucineblitz~~.~~blogspot.com~~/~~2011/04/radha~~-~~kalyanam~~-~~1981.html?m~~=~~1</ref><ref>https://ghantasalagalamrutamu.blogspot~~.com~~/2019/11/1981_72.html?m=1~~</ref> It ~~was~~ a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Andha 7 Naatkal]]'' directed by [[K. Bhagyaraj]].<ref>{{Cite book \|~~last~~=Rajadhyaksha \|~~first~~=Ashish \|url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|pages=55 \|orig-year=1994}}</ref>		'''''Radha Kalyanam''''' ({{translation\|Radha's wedding}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written by [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] and directed by [[Bapu (artist)\|Bapu]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kanchibhotla \|first=Srinivas \|title=Radha Kalyanam \|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/radhakalyanam.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/nIkvX \|archive-date=25 January 2013 \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref> It is a remake of the [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Andha 7 Naatkal]]'' (1981) directed by [[K. Bhagyaraj]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish \|url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|pages=55 \|author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha \|author-link2=Paul Willemen \|orig-year=1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sri \|date=12 June 2010 \|title=K.Bhaagya Raj – Chitchat \|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_bhagyaraj_2010_2.php \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231103207/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_bhagyaraj_2010_2.php \|archive-date=31 December 2010 \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|website=Telugucinema.com \|page=2}}</ref> The film stars [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)\|Chandra Mohan]], [[Raadhika]] and [[Sarath Babu]]. it was released on 3 December 1981.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Radha Kalyanam \|url=https://indiancine.ma/WAG/info \|website=Indiancine.ma \|access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]]		* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]]
	* Radhabai		* Radhabai

			== Production ==
			Bhagyaraj's then wife initially wanted him to reprise his role from the original film, but he decided against doing so due to his lack of fluency in Telugu; the role went to Chandra Mohan.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Shridharan \|first1=J. R. \|title=Making Telugu film is Bhagyaraj’s dream \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Making-Telugu-film-is-Bhagyaraj’s-dream/article17042042.ece \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=16 January 2017}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	{{empty section\|date=June 2020}}		{{empty section\|date=June 2020}}
	* "Bangaru Bala Pichuka" -		* "Bangaru Bala Pichuka" -
	* "Chetiki Gajulla" - [[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], Jyothirmayi		* "Chetiki Gajulla" – [[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], Jyothirmayi
	* "Kalanaina Kshanamaina" -		* "Kalanaina Kshanamaina" -
	* "Palaghat Madhavan" -		* "Palaghat Madhavan" -
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Radha Kalyanam
| image = Radha Kalyanam poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Bapu (artist)|Bapu]]
| producer =
| writer = [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] <br /> [[K. Bhagyaraj]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] <br /> [[Raadhika]] <br /> [[Sarath Babu]] <br /> [[Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao|Kanta Rao]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = [[Saradhi Studios]]
| distributor =
| released = 3 December 1981
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}

'''''Radha Kalyanam''''' ({{trans|Radha's wedding}}) is a 1981 Telugu [[drama film]] written by [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] and directed by [[Bapu (artist)|Bapu]]<ref>http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/radhakalyanam.html</ref><ref>https://telugucineblitz.blogspot.com/2011/04/radha-kalyanam-1981.html?m=1</ref><ref>https://ghantasalagalamrutamu.blogspot.com/2019/11/1981_72.html?m=1</ref> It was a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Andha 7 Naatkal]]'' directed by [[K. Bhagyaraj]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=55 |orig-year=1994}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The movie is a triangle love story between the lover, the heroine and her husband. Radha (Raadhika) is a typical girl from a lower-middle-class family. She falls deeply in love with the new tenant upstairs, Palghat Madhavan (Chandramohan). Madhavan aspires to be a great music director, but struggles to get by. He is attracted to Radha.

Dr. Anand (Sarath Babu), a widower, is forced to marry Radha to fulfill the wish of his dying mother. He fully intends to keep his promise of returning Radha to her rightful owner and partner, Madhavan, after hearing Radha's reason behind attempting suicide on their first night. Events lead to conflict in her mind between the husband and lover. Whom should Radha choose and why?

== Cast ==
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Palghat Madhavan
* [[Raadhika]] as Radha
* [[Sarath Babu]] as Dr. Anand
* [[Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao]]
* [[Raavi Kondala Rao]]
* Pushpalata
* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]]
* Radhabai

== Soundtrack ==
{{empty section|date=June 2020}}
* "Bangaru Bala Pichuka" -
* "Chetiki Gajulla" - [[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], Jyothirmayi
* "Kalanaina Kshanamaina" -
* "Palaghat Madhavan" -
* "Yemmogudo" -

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0155996}}

{{Bapu (film director)}}

[[Category:1980s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bapu]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:1981 romantic drama films]]

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