Vande Mataram (1985 film)

Vande Mataram (transl. Mother, I bow to thee) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film, produced by Anil Babu under the Krishna Chitra banner, presented by Y. Harikrishna and directed by T. Krishna. It stars Rajasekhar and Vijayashanti, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is the debut of actor Rajasekhar into the Telugu film industry. The popular song Vandemataram in the film, written by C. Narayana Reddy was first written much earlier, published in a magazine, made popular by singers of Praja Natya Mandali. The singer Srinivas who sung it for this movie was later called Vandemataram Srinivas.

Vande Mataram
File:Vande Mataram (1985 film).jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. Krishna
Produced by	Anil Babu Y. Harikrishna (Presents)
Written by	M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	T. Krishna
Story by	T. Krishna
Starring	Dr. Rajasekhar Vijayashanti
Music by	Chakravarthy
Cinematography	R. Rama Rao
Edited by	Choudula Subba Rao
Production company	Krishna Chitra
Release date	1985 (1985)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

• Vijayashanti as Shanthi
• Dr. Rajashekar as Satyam
• Rajendra Prasad Dr.G. N. Kal /Nukaal
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Govindaiah
• Suthi Veerabhadra Rao
• Suthi Velu as Lakchanna
• Sakshi Ranga Rao as Brahmaiah
• P. L. Narayana as Manikyam
• Narra Venkateswara Rao as Eeswaraiah
• Saikumar
• Saichand as Maridaiah
• Benerjee
• Ramaraju
• Bhimeswara Rao as Bhushanam
• Chitti Babu as Papaiah
• Ramana Reddy
• Jayamalini as item number
• Anuradha as item number
• Pushpa Kumari
• Dubbing Janaki as Mahalakshmi
• Lakshmi Priya
• Shaheeda
• Bindu Madhavi
• Devi as Seetalu
• Vaani as Kamalamma
• Nirmalamma as Satyam's Bamma

Crew

• Art: Uli
• Choreography: Chinna
• Dialogues: V. Siva Kameswara Rao
• Story: V. Siva Kameswara Rao
• Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy
• Playback: SP Balu, S. Janaki, S. P. Sailaja, Vandemataram Srinivas
• Music: Chakravarthy
• Editing: Choudula Subba Rao
• Cinematography: R. Rama Rao
• Associate Director: Muthyala Subbaiah
• Presenter: Y. Harikrishna
• Producer: Anil Babu
• Screenplay – Director: T. Krishna
• Banner: Krishna Chitra
• Release Date: 1985

Soundtrack

Vandemataram
Film score by Chakravarthy
Released	1985
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	28:58
Label	AVM Audio
Producer	Chakravarthy
Chakravarthy chronology
America Alludu (1985) Vandemataram (1985) Ragile Gundelu (1985)

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy. Music released on AVM Audio Company.

S.No	Song Title	Singers	length
1	"Aakasama Neevekkada"	SP Balu, S. Janaki	5:39
2	"Allatappa Aadannni Kadu"	S. P. Sailaja	5:33
3	"Naa Peru Palletooru"	S. P. Sailaja	8:45
4	"Yedaya Mee Daya"	SP Balu, S. Janaki	4:17
5	"Vandemataram"	Vandemataram Srinivas	4:44

External links

• Vande Mataram on IMDb