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{{short description|1977 film directed by V. | {{short description|1977 film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao}} | ||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Chakradhari | | name = Chakradhari | ||
| image = Chakradhari (1977 film).jpg | | image = Chakradhari (1977 film).jpg | ||
| caption = Theatrical release poster | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| writer = [[ | | writer = [[Acharya Aatreya]] {{small|(dialogues)}} | ||
| screenplay = V. | | screenplay = V. Madhusudhana Rao | ||
| producer = N. R. Anuradha Devi | | producer = N. R. Anuradha Devi | ||
| director = [[V. | | director = [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]] | ||
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br>[[Vanisri]] | | starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br>[[Vanisri]] | ||
| music = [[G. K. Venkatesh]] | | music = [[G. K. Venkatesh]] | ||
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| based_on = ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' | | based_on = ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' | ||
| studio = Lakshmi Films Combines<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312541/ |title=Chakradhari (Overview) |work=IMDb}}</ref> | | studio = Lakshmi Films Combines<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312541/ |title=Chakradhari (Overview) |work=IMDb}}</ref> | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=y | | released = {{Film date|1977|02|03|df=y}} | ||
| runtime = 142 mins | | runtime = 142 mins | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''Chakradhari''''' ({{translation|A Person Holding a Wheel}}) is a 1977 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[biographical film]], based on the life of the potter-turned-saint [[Gora Kumbhar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://balsanskar.com/english/lekh/335.html |title=Chakradhari (Shri Sant Gora Kumbhar) |work=Balsankar.com |access-date=11 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112070840/http://balsanskar.com/english/lekh/335.html | '''''Chakradhari''''' ({{translation|A Person Holding a Wheel}}) is a 1977 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[biographical film]], based on the life of the potter-turned-saint [[Gora Kumbhar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://balsanskar.com/english/lekh/335.html |title=Chakradhari (Shri Sant Gora Kumbhar) |work=Balsankar.com |access-date=11 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112070840/http://balsanskar.com/english/lekh/335.html |archive-date=12 January 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under the Lakshmi Films Combines banner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmiclub.com/movie/chakradhari-1977-telugu-movie |title=Chakradhari (Banner) |work=Filmiclub}}</ref> and directed by [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowyourfilms.com/film/Chakradhari/11114 |title=Chakradhari (Direction) |work=Know Your Films}}</ref> The film stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Vanisri]], with music composed by [[G. K. Venkatesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/chakradhari-movie/16591 |title=Chakradhari (Cast & Crew) |work=gomolo.com}}</ref> It is a remake of the 1974 Kannada film ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]''. G.K.Venkatesh, who had composed music for the Kannada version, was chosen as the music director of this movie. 4 songs were retained from the original version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/chakradhari-telugu-movie/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111195543/http://spicyonion.com/title/chakradhari-telugu-movie/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=11 November 2016 |title=Chakradhari (Music) |work=Spicy Onion}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecinebay.com/movie/index/id/6043?ed=Tolly |title=Chakradhari (Review) |work=The Cine Bay}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The film is based on the | The film is based on the life of [[Gora Kumbhar]], an advent devotee of [[Vithoba|Panduranga]] between the 11th to 12th centuries belonging to Satyapuri village [[Maharashtra]]. [[Namdev]], a great disciple of the Lord, offers ''[[Prasāda]]'' to which he does not respond when saint Gynadeva says that he may go for some other devotee. At that moment, self-centered Namadeva declares that no one is superior to him. Parallelly, Gora, a potter, leads a good life with his ideal wife, Lakshmi, and a kid, Vittu. Gora is very kindhearted and ameliorates everyone in the village. However, he is not interested in worldly matters and is constantly immersed in the adoration of Panduranga. Once, Namadeva & Gynadeva, in their tour, halt at Satyapuri, where Gora provides hospitality. Here, Gynadeva orders Gora to acknowledge the state of knowledge from the disciples when Gora affirms Namadeva as a half-knowledge fellow. Knowing this, Namadeva seeks the Lord to endorse his duty when he states to search for a mentor to amend his deficiency, and he moves. | ||
Meanwhile, in an awful incident, Gora, while mixing clay, gets involved in a holy ecstasy and plods the child under the mud. Furious, Lakshmi vows in the name of the Lord that Gora should not touch her. From there, Gora works on his own, and he suffers from Lakshmi's rejection. Eventually, she arranges his marriage to her sister Manju under the condition set by Lakshmi's father that Gora treat both similarly. Ergo, Gora refuses to touch Manju, but one night, unfortunately, he touches them, being regretful for the sin; he amputates his hands when Panduranga appears as a potter Ranganna and starts serving him. During that time, Namadeva realizes Gora is his mentor, bows his head down, and divulges Ranganna's true self. At last, the Lord completes his test of Gora, restores his hands, returns his child, and removes his vow. Finally, the movie ends with Gora nobilitated immortal as an advent devotee of Panduranga. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Gora Kumbhar / Gora | *[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Gora Kumbhar / Gora | ||
*[[Vanisri]] as Lakshmi | *[[Vanisri]] as Lakshmi | ||
*[[ | *[[Jaya Prada]] as Manju | ||
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as [[Namdev|Namadeva]] | *[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as [[Namdev|Namadeva]] | ||
*[[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)|Ramakrishna]] as [[Vithoba|Lord Panduranga]] / Ranganna | *[[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)|Ramakrishna]] as [[Vithoba|Lord Panduranga]] / Ranganna | ||
*[[Gummadi | *[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Lakshmi's father | ||
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Sangoji | *[[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Sangoji | ||
*[[Raja Babu (actor)|Rajababu]] as Devada | *[[Raja Babu (actor)|Rajababu]] as Devada | ||
*[[Mukkamala]] as Saint | *[[Mukkamala (actor)|Mukkamala]] as Saint | ||
*Nagaraju as Gynadeva | *Nagaraju as Gynadeva | ||
*[[Mada Venkateswara Rao|Mada]] as Basavanna | *[[Mada Venkateswara Rao|Mada]] as Basavanna | ||
*[[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]] | |||
*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as [[Rukmini]] | *[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as [[Rukmini]] | ||
*[[Rama Prabha]] as Tulasamma | *[[Rama Prabha]] as Tulasamma | ||
*[[Jaya Malini]] as [[item number]] | *[[Jaya Malini]] as [[item number]] | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| name = Chakradhari | | name = Chakradhari | ||
| type = film | | type = film | ||
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| label = | | label = | ||
| producer = [[G. K. Venkatesh]] | | producer = [[G. K. Venkatesh]] | ||
| prev_title = [[America Ammayi]] | | prev_title = [[America Ammayi (film)|America Ammayi]] | ||
| prev_year = 1976 | | prev_year = 1976 | ||
| next_title = [[Ravanude Ramudayithe?]] | | next_title = [[Ravanude Ramudayithe?]] | ||
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{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
!S. No.!!Song | !S. No.!!Song title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length!! Original | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|[[V. Ramakrishna]] | |[[V. Ramakrishna]] | ||
|5:47 | |5:47 | ||
|''Kande Hariya Kande'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m924oIYBpcU</ref> | |''Kande Hariya Kande'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m924oIYBpcU|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
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|[[P. Susheela]] | |[[P. Susheela]] | ||
|4:19 | |4:19 | ||
|''Aaha Mysooru Mallige'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQjQAowmNE</ref> from ''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]'' | |''Aaha Mysooru Mallige'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQjQAowmNE|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> from ''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|" | |"Manava Emunnadi Ee Deham" | ||
|Acharya Aatreya | |Acharya Aatreya | ||
|[[V. Ramakrishna]] | |[[V. Ramakrishna]] | ||
|3:58 | |3:58 | ||
|''Manava Dehavu Moole Mamsada Thadike'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUOrngPhMY</ref> | |''Manava Dehavu Moole Mamsada Thadike'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUOrngPhMY|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
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|V. Ramakrishna | |V. Ramakrishna | ||
|4:20 | |4:20 | ||
|''Hari Namave Chanda'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF50TgQSrLY</ref> | |''Hari Namave Chanda'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF50TgQSrLY|title = Hari Namave Chanda - Bhaktha Kumbara - Kannada Best Songs|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|" | |"Vitthala Vitthala Panduranga Vitthala" | ||
|Acharya Aatreya | |Acharya Aatreya | ||
| | |S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | ||
|3:42 | |3:42 | ||
|''Vitala Vitala Panduranga Vitala'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO-piXHQZoM</ref> | |''Vitala Vitala Panduranga Vitala'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO-piXHQZoM|title = Chakradhari Songs - Vitala Panduranga Vitala - Nageshwara Rao Akkineni, Vanisree - HD|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
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|[[V. Ramakrishna]] | |[[V. Ramakrishna]] | ||
|5:01 | |5:01 | ||
|- | |||
|7 | |||
|"Pora Pokiri Pilagada" | |||
|Acharya Aatreya | |||
|[[P. Susheela]] | |||
|4:16 | |||
|- | |||
|8 | |||
|"Ide Prathi Jeeviki" | |||
|Acharya Aatreya | |||
|[[P. B. Srinivas]] | |||
|2:07 | |||
|- | |||
|9 | |||
|"Nuvvevarayya Nenevarayya" | |||
|Acharya Aatreya | |||
|[[V. Ramakrishna]] | |||
|3:42 | |||
| | | | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|Year|| Title || Language || Director ||Cast | |Year|| Title || Language || Director ||Cast | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"|1944 || ''Chakradhari'' ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]] || ||[[ | |rowspan="2"|1944 || ''Chakradhari'' ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]] || ||[[V. Nagayya]], [[S. Varalakshmi]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Chakradhari'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] ||[[ | | ''Chakradhari'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] ||[[V. Nagayya]], [[Pushpavalli]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1960 || ''Gora Kumbara'' ||[[ | |1960 || ''Gora Kumbara'' ||[[Kannada]] || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1967 ||''Sant Gora Kumbhar'' || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || Rajesh Limkar ||Mangesh Diwanji, Mansi Lonkar | |1967 ||''Sant Gora Kumbhar'' || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || Rajesh Limkar ||Mangesh Diwanji, Mansi Lonkar | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1974 ||''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' || Kannada || [[Hunsur Krishnamurthy]]||[[Rajkumar | |1974 ||''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' || Kannada || [[Hunsur Krishnamurthy]]||[[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]], [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{V. | {{V. Madhusudhana Rao}} | ||
[[Category:Indian biographical films]] | [[Category:Indian biographical films]] | ||
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]] | [[Category:Hindu devotional films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by V. | [[Category:Films directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh]] | [[Category:Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh]] | ||
[[Category:Films set in the 13th century]] | [[Category:Films set in the 13th century]] | ||
[[Category:Films set in the 14th century]] | [[Category:Films set in the 14th century]] | ||
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Kannada films]] | [[Category:Telugu remakes of Kannada films]] | ||
[[Category:1970s biographical films]] | [[Category:1970s biographical films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:16, 27 November 2025
| Chakradhari | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | V. Madhusudhana Rao |
| Produced by | N. R. Anuradha Devi |
| Written by | Acharya Aatreya (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | V. Madhusudhana Rao |
| Based on | Bhakta Kumbara |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisri |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Gopalakrishna Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Production company | Lakshmi Films Combines[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Chakradhari (transl. A Person Holding a Wheel) is a 1977 Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of the potter-turned-saint Gora Kumbhar.[2] produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under the Lakshmi Films Combines banner[3] and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao.[4] The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by G. K. Venkatesh.[5] It is a remake of the 1974 Kannada film Bhakta Kumbara. G.K.Venkatesh, who had composed music for the Kannada version, was chosen as the music director of this movie. 4 songs were retained from the original version.[6][7]
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film is based on the life of Gora Kumbhar, an advent devotee of Panduranga between the 11th to 12th centuries belonging to Satyapuri village Maharashtra. Namdev, a great disciple of the Lord, offers Prasāda to which he does not respond when saint Gynadeva says that he may go for some other devotee. At that moment, self-centered Namadeva declares that no one is superior to him. Parallelly, Gora, a potter, leads a good life with his ideal wife, Lakshmi, and a kid, Vittu. Gora is very kindhearted and ameliorates everyone in the village. However, he is not interested in worldly matters and is constantly immersed in the adoration of Panduranga. Once, Namadeva & Gynadeva, in their tour, halt at Satyapuri, where Gora provides hospitality. Here, Gynadeva orders Gora to acknowledge the state of knowledge from the disciples when Gora affirms Namadeva as a half-knowledge fellow. Knowing this, Namadeva seeks the Lord to endorse his duty when he states to search for a mentor to amend his deficiency, and he moves.
Meanwhile, in an awful incident, Gora, while mixing clay, gets involved in a holy ecstasy and plods the child under the mud. Furious, Lakshmi vows in the name of the Lord that Gora should not touch her. From there, Gora works on his own, and he suffers from Lakshmi's rejection. Eventually, she arranges his marriage to her sister Manju under the condition set by Lakshmi's father that Gora treat both similarly. Ergo, Gora refuses to touch Manju, but one night, unfortunately, he touches them, being regretful for the sin; he amputates his hands when Panduranga appears as a potter Ranganna and starts serving him. During that time, Namadeva realizes Gora is his mentor, bows his head down, and divulges Ranganna's true self. At last, the Lord completes his test of Gora, restores his hands, returns his child, and removes his vow. Finally, the movie ends with Gora nobilitated immortal as an advent devotee of Panduranga.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Gora Kumbhar / Gora
- Vanisri as Lakshmi
- Jaya Prada as Manju
- Satyanarayana as Namadeva
- Ramakrishna as Lord Panduranga / Ranganna
- Gummadi as Lakshmi's father
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Sangoji
- Rajababu as Devada
- Mukkamala as Saint
- Nagaraju as Gynadeva
- Mada as Basavanna
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Rukmini
- Rama Prabha as Tulasamma
- Jaya Malini as item number
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Chakradhari | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:07 | |||
| Producer | G. K. Venkatesh | |||
| G. K. Venkatesh chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh who was also the composer of the Kannada version. Four songs were retained from the original Kannada versions whereas another song was based on a Kannada song from Bangaarada Manushya movie composed by the same music director.
| S. No. | Song title | Lyrics | Singers | length | Original |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kanugontini Harini" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 5:47 | Kande Hariya Kande [8] |
| 2 | "Naalo Evevo Vinthalu" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:19 | Aaha Mysooru Mallige [9] from Bangaarada Manushya |
| 3 | "Manava Emunnadi Ee Deham" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 3:58 | Manava Dehavu Moole Mamsada Thadike [10] |
| 4 | "Harinamame Madhuram" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 4:20 | Hari Namave Chanda [11] |
| 5 | "Vitthala Vitthala Panduranga Vitthala" | Acharya Aatreya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:42 | Vitala Vitala Panduranga Vitala [12] |
| 6 | "Ekkadunnavu" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 5:01 | |
| 7 | "Pora Pokiri Pilagada" | Acharya Aatreya | P. Susheela | 4:16 | |
| 8 | "Ide Prathi Jeeviki" | Acharya Aatreya | P. B. Srinivas | 2:07 | |
| 9 | "Nuvvevarayya Nenevarayya" | Acharya Aatreya | V. Ramakrishna | 3:42 |
Other versions[edit | edit source]
The story of Gora Kumbhar has been an inspiration for various movies and has had various versions in Indian film industry.
| Year | Title | Language | Director | Cast |
| 1944 | Chakradhari | Telugu | V. Nagayya, S. Varalakshmi | |
| Chakradhari | Tamil | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | V. Nagayya, Pushpavalli | |
| 1960 | Gora Kumbara | Kannada | ||
| 1967 | Sant Gora Kumbhar | Marathi | Rajesh Limkar | Mangesh Diwanji, Mansi Lonkar |
| 1974 | Bhakta Kumbara | Kannada | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Rajkumar, Leelavathi |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Chakradhari (Overview)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Chakradhari (Shri Sant Gora Kumbhar)". Balsankar.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Chakradhari (Banner)". Filmiclub.
- ↑ "Chakradhari (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- ↑ "Chakradhari (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ↑ "Chakradhari (Music)". Spicy Onion. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Chakradhari (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ↑ "Hari Namave Chanda - Bhaktha Kumbara - Kannada Best Songs". YouTube.
- ↑ "Chakradhari Songs - Vitala Panduranga Vitala - Nageshwara Rao Akkineni, Vanisree - HD". YouTube.