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{{short description|1974 film}}
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{{Infobox film
   | name = Alluri Seetarama Raju
   | name           = Alluri Seetarama Raju
   | image = Alluri Seetarama Raju poster.jpg
   | image         = Alluri Seetarama Raju poster.jpg
   | caption =
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   | director =V. Ramachandra Rao
   | director       = V. Ramachandra Rao
   | producer =G. Hanumantha Rao<br />[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] <small>'''(presenter)'''</small>
   | producer       = G. Hanumantha Rao<br />[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] <small>'''(presenter)'''</small>
   | writer = [[Tripuraneni Maharadhi]]
   | writer         = [[Tripuraneni Maharadhi]]
   | starring =[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]<br />[[Vijaya Nirmala]]<br />[[Kongara Jaggayya|Jaggayya]]
  | based_on      = [[Personal life|Life]] of [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]]
   | music = [[P. Adinarayana Rao]]
   | starring       = [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]<br />[[Vijaya Nirmala]]<br />[[Jaggayya]]
   | music         = [[P. Adinarayana Rao]]
   | cinematography =
   | cinematography =
   | editing =
   | editing       =
   | studio = [[Padmalaya Studios]]
   | studio         = [[Padmalaya Studios]]
   | distributor =
   | distributor   =
   | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1974|05|01}}
   | released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1974|05|01}}
   | runtime = 187 minutes
   | runtime       = 187 minutes
   | language =  Telugu
   | language       =  Telugu
   | country = India
   | country       = India
   | budget =
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'''''Alluri Seetarama Raju''''' is a 1974 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[action film]] directed by V. Ramachandra Rao from a screenplay by Maharadhi Tripuraneni. Starring [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Vijaya Nirmala]] and [[Kongara Jaggayya|Jaggayya]], the film is produced by [[Padmalaya Studios]] marking the 100th film of Krishna.<ref name="cinegoer.com" /> The film depicts the life of [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]], an Indian revolutionary, who is known for his role in the [[Rampa Rebellion of 1922]]–24. Alluri, with a band of farmers, tribal leaders and other sympathizers, fought an armed rebellion against the [[British Raj]] who violated their land rights and used them for forced labour.
 
'''''Alluri Seetarama Raju''''' is a 1974 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[action film]] directed by V. Ramachandra Rao from a screenplay by Maharadhi Tripuraneni. Starring [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Vijaya Nirmala]] and [[Jaggayya]], the film is produced by [[Padmalaya Studios]] marking the 100th film of Krishna.<ref name="cinegoer.com" /> The film depicts the life of [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]], an Indian revolutionary, who is known for his role in the [[Rampa Rebellion of 1922]]–24. Alluri, with a band of farmers, tribal leaders and other sympathizers, fought an armed rebellion against the [[British Raj]] who violated their land rights and used them for forced labour.
''Alluri Seetarama Raju'' is considered to be [[South India]]'s first [[CinemaScope]] film.<ref name="cinegoer.com">{{Cite web |date=8 June 2007 |title=Krishna's 100th Film Alluri Seetarama Raju |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/alluriseetaramaraju.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608162320/http://www.cinegoer.com/alluriseetaramaraju.htm |archive-date=8 June 2007 |website=CineGoer}}</ref> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] for revolutionary compositions rendered by Telugu Marxist poet and composer [[Srirangam Srinivasa Rao|Sri Sri]]. The film won the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]], and was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]] in the mainstream section, and ''Tashkent Film Festival''. The film ran for 175 days and ended up becoming the [[List of highest-grossing Telugu films|highest-grossing Telugu film]] of the year.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pecheti |first=Prakash |date=12 May 2019 |title=A tribute to 'Manyam Veerudu' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/a-tribute-to-manyam-veerudu |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
''Alluri Seetarama Raju'' is considered to be [[South India]]'s first [[CinemaScope]] film.<ref name="cinegoer.com">{{Cite web |date=8 June 2007 |title=Krishna's 100th Film Alluri Seetarama Raju |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/alluriseetaramaraju.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608162320/http://www.cinegoer.com/alluriseetaramaraju.htm |archive-date=8 June 2007 |website=CineGoer}}</ref> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] for revolutionary compositions rendered by Telugu Marxist poet and composer [[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]. The film won the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]], and was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]] in the mainstream section, and ''Tashkent Film Festival''. The film ran for 175 days and ended up becoming the [[List of highest-grossing Telugu films|highest-grossing Telugu film]] of the year.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pecheti |first=Prakash |date=12 May 2019 |title=A tribute to 'Manyam Veerudu' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/a-tribute-to-manyam-veerudu |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=October 2021}}
 
== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] as [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]]
{{Cast listing|
* [[Kongara Jaggayya|Jaggayya]] as Rutherford Scott Coward
* [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] as [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]]
*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Seeta
* [[Ramesh Babu as Young Alluri Sitarama Raju]]
*[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]]
* [[Jaggayya]] as Rutherford Scott Coward
*Sridhar
* [[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Seeta
*[[M. Balaiah]] as Aggi Raju
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]]
*[[Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao|Kanta Rao]] as Padalu
* Sridhar
*[[Pandari Bai]]
* [[M. Balayya]] as Aggi Raju
*[[Dr. Prabhakar Reddy]] as [[Gam Malludora]]
* [[Kanta Rao]] as Padalu
*[[Raja Babu (actor)|Rajababu]]
* [[Pandari Bai]]
*[[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]]
* [[Dr. Prabhakar Reddy]] as [[Gam Malludora]]
*[[Rajasree]]
* [[Raja Babu (actor)|Rajababu]]
*K. V. Chalam
* [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]]
*[[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] as Gamgantam Dhora
* [[Rajasree]]
*Tyagaraaju as Sebastian
* K. V. Chalam
*[[Rao Gopal Rao]]
* [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Gamgantam Dhora
* Tyagaraaju as Sebastian
* [[Rao Gopal Rao]]
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
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* [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] – [[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]] for ''"Telugu Veera Levara"''<ref name=":0" />
* [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] – [[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]] for ''"Telugu Veera Levara"''<ref name=":0" />


;[[Nandi Awards]]
;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
* [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film - Gold]] - G. Hanumantha Rao


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
The film was screened at the ''Patriotic Film Festival'' held at [[Coimbatore]] in February 2017, jointly presented by the Indian [[Directorate of Film Festivals]] and [[Ministry of Defense (India)|Ministry of Defense]], commemorating 70th [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directorate of Film Festivals |url=http://dff.nic.in/IDFF.aspx#:~:text=To%20mark%20the%2070%20years,2016%20at%20Siri%20Fort%20Auditorium |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=dff.nic.in}}</ref>
The film was screened at the ''Patriotic Film Festival'' held at [[Coimbatore]] in February 2017, jointly presented by the Indian [[Directorate of Film Festivals]] and [[Ministry of Defense (India)|Ministry of Defense]], commemorating 70th [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directorate of Film Festivals |url=http://dff.nic.in/IDFF.aspx#:~:text=To%20mark%20the%2070%20years,2016%20at%20Siri%20Fort%20Auditorium |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=dff.nic.in}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[RRR (film)|''RRR'']] (2022), a fictional film depicting Alluri Sitarama Raju


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:1970s biographical films]]
[[Category:1970s biographical films]]
[[Category:1970s action films]]
[[Category:1970s action films]]
[[Category:Films about Alluri Sitarama Raju]]

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Alluri Seetarama Raju
File:Alluri Seetarama Raju poster.jpg
Directed byV. Ramachandra Rao
Produced byG. Hanumantha Rao
Krishna (presenter)
Written byTripuraneni Maharadhi
Based onLife of Alluri Sitarama Raju
StarringKrishna
Vijaya Nirmala
Jaggayya
Music byP. Adinarayana Rao
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 May 1974 (1974-05-01)
Running time
187 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Alluri Seetarama Raju is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language biographical action film directed by V. Ramachandra Rao from a screenplay by Maharadhi Tripuraneni. Starring Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala and Jaggayya, the film is produced by Padmalaya Studios marking the 100th film of Krishna.[1] The film depicts the life of Alluri Sitarama Raju, an Indian revolutionary, who is known for his role in the Rampa Rebellion of 1922–24. Alluri, with a band of farmers, tribal leaders and other sympathizers, fought an armed rebellion against the British Raj who violated their land rights and used them for forced labour.

Alluri Seetarama Raju is considered to be South India's first CinemaScope film.[1] The film won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for revolutionary compositions rendered by Telugu Marxist poet and composer Sri Sri. The film won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section, and Tashkent Film Festival. The film ran for 175 days and ended up becoming the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.[2]

Plot

Cast

Production

D. L. Narayana, producer of Devadasu (1953), initially sought to make a film based on Alluri Sitarama Raju featuring Sobhan Babu as the title character. However, as the film failed to take off, Narayana had given story to Krishna who was willing to produce it. Filming took place around Chintapalle forest of Andhra Pradesh.[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by P. Adinarayana Rao.[4]

Reception

Critical reception

The film received a positive review from Andhra Patrika dated 5 May 1974.[5]

Box office

The film ran for 175 days.[6] It was the first film to a distributor share of ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹24 crore or US$3.4 million in 2019).[2]

Awards

National Film Awards
Nandi Awards[7]

Legacy

The film was screened at the Patriotic Film Festival held at Coimbatore in February 2017, jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day.[8]

See also

  • RRR (2022), a fictional film depicting Alluri Sitarama Raju

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Krishna's 100th Film Alluri Seetarama Raju". CineGoer. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pecheti, Prakash (12 May 2019). "A tribute to 'Manyam Veerudu'". Telangana Today. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kavirayani, Suresh (1 May 2014). "Krishna's best movie till date". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Alluri Seetharama Raju". Hungama. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: అల్లూరి సీత రామ రాజు" [Film review: Alluri Seetharama Raju]. Andhra Patrika (in తెలుగు). 5 May 1974. p. 4.
  6. ↑ "Independence Day Special: Most patriotic films in Telugu cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "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)
  8. ↑ "Directorate of Film Festivals". dff.nic.in. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

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