Aapadbandhavudu

Aapadbandhavudu
Aapadbandhavudu
Soundtrack album by M. M. Keeravani
Released	1992
Language	Telugu
Label	Lahari Music
M. M. Keeravani chronology

Aapadbandhavudu
Aapadbandhavudu
	File:Aapadbandhavudu.jpg Theatrical poster
Directed by	K. Viswanath
Produced by	Edida Nageswara Rao
Written by	Jandhyala (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. Viswanath
Story by	K. Viswanath
Starring	Chiranjeevi; Meenakshi Seshadri; Jandhyala; Sarath Babu; Geetha
Music by	M. M. Keeravani
Cinematography	A. Vincent; Ajayan Vincent
Edited by	G. G. Krishna Rao
Production; company	Poornodaya Movie Creations
Distributed by	Poornodaya Movie Creations
Release date	9 October 1992;
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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Aapadbandhavudu (transl. Protector against misfortune) is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath.^[1] Produced by Edida Nageswara Rao's Poornodaya Movie Creations, the film stars Chiranjeevi and Meenakshi Seshadri while Jandhyala, Sharath Babu and Geetha play supporting roles.^[2] It was the third collaboration between actor Chiranjeevi and Viswanath after Shubhalekha and Swayam Krushi. The film won critical acclaim with five state Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Actor for Chiranjeevi, and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for Chiranjeevi. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India, the Asia Pacific Film Festival, and the AISFM Film Festival.^[3]^[4] The film was later dubbed and released into Tamil as Veera Marudhu.^[5]

Plot[edit]

Madhava (Chiranjeevi) is a loyal friend, servant, and cowherd to Hema (Meenakshi Seshadri) and her father (Jandhyala). He also performs in dramas, in which he portrays Lord Shiva. Hema's father is a school teacher and a great poet. However, since his classical poetry is no longer popular, he cannot find a publisher to print his poems. Even though Hema and Madhava love each other, neither realize this due to societal divisions of caste and economic class. Hema is the first to realize her love during a drama where she portrays the role of Lord Shiva's consort but suppresses her feelings owing to societal divisions.

One day, in order to pay for the wedding of Lalita (Geeta), Hema's elder sister, Madhava sells his cows and gives the money to a family friend to give to Hema's father as a loan. When her father hears what he has done, he gives Madhava his manuscripts. Madhava goes to town to have them printed. When he returns, he sees Hema being taken away to an asylum. He learns that Hema has gone into shock after her brother-in-law tried to rape her and killed Lalitha who tried to stop him.

Madhava pretends to be mentally unstable and is admitted to the same asylum, where he goes through many hardships in order to save Hema. After stopping a guard from attacking her, he is falsely accused of attempted rape and is given shock therapy. He tries many times to help her regain her memory. When she finally does and realizes what he did for her, she wants to marry him after she is safely rescued. However, Madhava objects to her proposal as he is from the lower strata of society when Hema's fiancé Sripathi (Sarath Babu) convinces him to change his mind. Hema and Madhava finally unite.

Cast[edit]

Actor
Chiranjeevi	Madhava
Meenakshi Seshadri	Hema
Jandhyala	School Teacher (Hema's & Lalitha's father)
Sarath Babu	Sripati
Allu Ramalingaiah	Sripati's father
Geetha	Lalita
Brahmanandam	Madhava's friend
Nirmalamma	Brahmanandam's grandmother
Kaikala Satyanarayana	President of the village
Silpa	Nurse in a mental asylum
Kalpana Rai	Nurse in mental asylum
Suthi Velu	A patient in mental asylum
Vijayachander	Baba
Prasad Babu	Guard in a mental asylum
Mukku Raju	Cameo appearance as a dancer

Soundtrack[edit]

All songs are composed by M. M. Keeravani and audio is owned by Lahari Music.^[6]^[7]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Odiyappa"	Bhuvanachandra	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:55
2.	"Oura Ammaka Chella"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:45
3.	"Chukkallara (Female Version)"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	K. S. Chithra	2:40
4.	"Chukkallara (Duet)"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:53
5.	"Puvvunavve Guvvanavve"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:06
6.	"Athala Vithala"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	2:12
7.	"Parameshwaruni"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	2:00
Total length:				26:31

Awards[edit]

Nandi Awards^[8]

Third Best Feature Film - Bronze – Edida Nageswara Rao
Best Actor – Chiranjeevi
Best Dialogue Writer – Jandhyala
Best Art Director – B. Chalam & Arun D Ghodgavnkar
Best Choreographer – Bhushan Lakhandri

Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu – Chiranjeevi ^[9]^[10]
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu – K. Viswanath

References[edit]

↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (25 April 2017). "K Viswanath brought dignity and grace to Telugu cinema". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
↑ "Aapadbandhavudu (1992)". Indiancine.ma.
↑ "The films of K. Viswanath". AISFM Blog. 15 February 2014.
↑ https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/1808/8/08_chapter%203.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
↑ Zachariah, Serene. "A Critique of Star Worship in the Case of Malayalam Actor Dileep's Sexual Abuse Controversy" – via www.academia.edu. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ "Apathbhandavudu". 4 January 1992 – via www.jiosaavn.com.
↑ "Apathbhandavudu". 31 August 2014 – via music.apple.com.
↑ "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)
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External links[edit]

Aapatbandhavudu on IMDb

[1] Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (25 April 2017). "K Viswanath brought dignity and grace to Telugu cinema". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.

[2] "Aapadbandhavudu (1992)". Indiancine.ma.

[3] "The films of K. Viswanath". AISFM Blog. 15 February 2014.

[4] ttps://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/1808/8/08_chapter%203.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF

[5] Zachariah, Serene. "A Critique of Star Worship in the Case of Malayalam Actor Dileep's Sexual Abuse Controversy" – via www.academia.edu. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[6] "Apathbhandavudu". 4 January 1992 – via www.jiosaavn.com.

[7] "Apathbhandavudu". 31 August 2014 – via music.apple.com.

[8] "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)

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