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Aradhana (1987 film)
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| Aradhana | |
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| File:Aradhana telugu.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Bharathiraja |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind |
| Written by | Bharathiraja |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Radhika Suhasini Rajasekhar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan[1] |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Aradhana (transl. Admiration) is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by Bharathiraja.[3] It stars Chiranjeevi, Suhasini, Rajasekhar and Radhika in important roles. The music was scored by Ilaiyaraaja. Allu Aravind produced this film on his home production, Geetha Arts. It was a remake of Bharathiraja's Tamil film Kadalora Kavithaigal.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Puliraju (Chiranjeevi) is a small-time rowdy in a small town. He meets Jennifer (Suhasini), who arrives in that town as a school teacher. Suhasini slaps and berates him for ill-treating his mother. Puliraju, instead of taking revenge on her, gets attracted to her and manages to join as her student. Over a period of time, Puliraju transforms in his looks and behaviour and leaves his past life behind. Over a few reels, they both get attracted to each other, but neither of them expresses their feelings. His mother, surprised by the changes in his behaviour, brings his maradalu (Raadhika) from his village and tries to marry him off. At the same time, Jennifer's family friend Rajasekhar arrives and her father plans her marriage with him. Puliraju, struggling with change within himself is attacked by his old enemies and is hospitalized. Jennifer reaches the hospital, understands his love for her and they both unite in the climax.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Chiranjeevi as Puliraju
- Suhasini as Jennifer
- Raadhika as Gangamma
- Rajasekhar as Lawrence
- Anuradha Vasudev as Josephine
- P. L. Narayana
- Bheemeswara Rao
- C. H. Krishna Murthy
- Prasad
- Babu Rao
- Dubbing Janaki as Puliraju's mother
- Lalitha Sharma
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and all lyrics were written by Acharya Athreya.[4]
| Track list[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Hai Jamaku Jamu" | S. Janaki | 4:30 | ||||||
| 2. | "Emauthundhi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:34 | ||||||
| 3. | "Theeganai Mallenai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:21 | ||||||
| 4. | "Are Emaindhi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:32 | ||||||
Total length: |
18:00 | ||||||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Cinematographer B Kannan is No More". 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "32 Years for Chiranjeevi Aradhana Movie | Telugu Filmnagar". 27 March 2019.
- ↑ "Valentine's Day 2020: తెలుగు చిత్ర పరిశ్రమలో ఎవర్ గ్రీన్ ప్రేమ కథా చిత్రాలు ఇవే".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aaradhana". Spotify. 27 March 1987. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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