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{{Infobox film
| name = Ratha Saradhi
| image = Ratha Saradhi.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| writer = [[Paruchuri Brothers]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Kommanapalli Ganapathi Rao
| screenplay = Sarath
| producer = Buragapalli Subba Rao
| director = Sarath
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Vinod Kumar]]<br />[[Raveena Tandon]]<br />[[Suhasini (Telugu actress)|Suhasini]]
| music = [[Raj–Koti]]
| cinematography = N. Sudhakar Reedy
| editing = K. Nageswara Rao<br />Satyanarayana
| studio = Sri Sai Prasanna Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1993|8|14}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Ratha Saradhi''''' ({{translation|Charioteer}}) is a 1993 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]], produced by Buragapalli Subba Rao under the [[Sri Sai Prasanna Pictures]] banner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmiclub.com/movie/radha-saradhi-1993-telugu-movie/cast-crew |title=Ratha Saradhi (Banner) |work=Filmiclub}}</ref> and directed by [[Sarath (movie director)|Sarath]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowyourfilms.com/film/Radhasarathi/22645 |title=Ratha Saradhi (Direction) |work=Know Your Films}}</ref> It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Vinod Kumar]], [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Suhasini (Telugu actress)|Suhasini]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/radha-saradhi-movie/44750 |title=Ratha Saradhi (Cast & Crew) |work=gomolo.com}}</ref> and music composed by [[Raj–Koti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecinebay.com/movie/index/id/6934?ed=Tolly |title=Ratha Saradhi (Review) |work=The Cine Bay}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film begins on Bapineedu (Satyanarayana) a malicious, forges himself as a respectable person, performs felonious deeds in the society, along with his two sons Ankineedu (Devan) & Ramineedu (Srikanth). During that dreadful situation, a new Collector Raja Shekaram (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a stickler for law & order arrives and hinders their activities when to thwart they bid to bribe him but fail. Once Raja Shekaram gets acquainted with a frustrated unemployed youth Pardha Saradhi (Vinod Kumar) and helps him to get a taxi. There onwards, Pardha Saradhi becomes convenient to Raja Shekaram also takes care of his daughter Anjali (Anjali) as a sister. Parallelly as a glimpse, he falls for a beautiful girl Rekha (Raveena Tandon). Meanwhile, Raja Shekaram gathers the pieces of evidence against Bapineedu & gang when they seek to crush him. At that point in time, he is rescued by his ex-lover Dr. Shakuntala (Suhasini) who lives alone as she still persists love on Raja Shekaram. Thereafter, Ramineedu molests & kills Anjali and acquits from the judiciary with fake alibis. Right now, enraged Raja Shekaram resigns and takes his avenge by eliminating the baddies with the help of Pardha Saradhi. Finally, Raja Shekaram couples up Pardha Saradhi & Rekha and continues his journey with Shakuntala.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Collector Raja Shekaram
*[[Vinod Kumar]] as Pardha Saradhi
*[[Raveena Tandon]] as Rekha
*[[Suhasini (Telugu actress)|Suhasini]] as Dr. Shakuntala
*[[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]] as Ramineedu
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Bapineedu
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]]
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Patil
*[[Nutan Prasad]] as Gangadaram
*[[Mannava Balayya|M. Balayya]] as Judge
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Minister Kaleswara Rao
*[[Babu Mohan]] as Dabba Subba Rao
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Anakapalli
*[[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Ankineedu
*Raghunath Reddy as S.P.
*[[Chalapathi Rao]] as Inspector
*[[Maharshi Raghava]] as Raghava
*Chidatala Appa Rao as Appa Rao
*Bhimeswara Rao as Lawyer
*Ironleg Sastry as Chantodu
*[[Suryakantam (actress)|Suryakantam]] as Gundamma
*Anjali as Anjali
*Sudha Rani as Ankineedu's wife
*Mandakini as Swarajyam
*Kalpana Rai as Subbalakshmi
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Fancy Jhansi
{{colend}}

==Crew==
*'''Art''': Srinivasa Raju
*'''Choreography''': DKS Babu, Siva Shankar
*'''Fights''': Saahul
*'''Dialogues''': [[Paruchuri Brothers]]
*'''Lyrics''': [[Veturi]], [[Bhuvana Chandra]]
*'''Playback''': [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]]
*'''Music''': [[Raj–Koti]]
*'''Story''': Konnapalli Ganapathi Rao
*'''Editing''': K. Nageswara Rao, Satyanarayana
*'''Cinematography''':N. Sudhakar Reddy
*'''Producer''': Buragapalli Subba Rao
*'''Screenplay - Director''': Sarath
*'''Banner''': Sri Sai Prasanna Pictures
*'''Release Date''': 14 August 1993

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Ratha Saradhi
| type = film
| artist = [[Raj–Koti]]
| cover =
| released = 1993
| recorded =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 23:05
| label = AKASH Audio
| producer = [[Raj–Koti]]
| prev_title = [[Pekata Papa Rao]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[Aashayam]]
| next_year = 1993
}}

Music composed by [[Raj–Koti]]. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cineradham.com/telugu-audio/movie/2135/Radha%20Saradhi(1993)/ |title=Ratha Saradhi (Songs) |work=Cineradham}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title!!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Abbare Jabbare"
|[[Veturi]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]]
|4:38
|-
|2
|"Meghamaa Priya"
|Veturi Sundararama Murthy
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra
|5:00
|-
|3
|"Narmadhaa Nadhi Theeramlo"
|Veturi Sundararama Murthy
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra
|4:30
|-
|4
|"Seethamma Chilikindhi"
|Veturi Sundararama Murthy
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra
|4:39
|-
|5
|"Tappu Tappu"
|[[Bhuvana Chandra]]
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|4:28
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Sarath (director)}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sarath]]
[[Category:Films scored by Raj–Koti]]
[[Category:1993 action films]]
[[Category:1993 films]]

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->Romano Melnyk at 09:18, 14 December 2021