Mundadugu

Mundadugu
Mundadugu
	File:Mundadugu 1983.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Bapaiah
Produced by	D. Rama Naidu
Written by	Paruchuri Brothers
Starring	Krishna; Shobhan Babu; Sridevi; Jayaprada
Music by	K. Chakravarthi
Cinematography	A. Venkat
Edited by	K. A. Marthand
Production; company	Suresh Productions
Release date	25 February 1983;
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Mundadugu (transl. A step forward) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by D. Rama Naidu of Suresh Productions and directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Sridevi and Jaya Prada.^[1]

It is remade in Hindi language in 1984 as Maqsad, starring Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, Sridevi and Jaya Prada.

Plot[edit]

Gummadi and Sivakrishna are brothers. Sivakrishna is a socialist and wants to spend the property for the poor, whereas Gummadi is a very selfish man. Their differences lead to the death of Sivakrishna as planned by Raogopal Rao, Allu and Chalapati Rao. Chakravarthi (Sobhan Babu) is the son of Gummadi and Tilak (Krishna) is the son of Sivakrishna. Tilak joins as a worker in the company of Gummadi. Jayaprada is the niece of Gummadi and she falls in love with Tilak. Chakravarthi loves Sridevi, daughter of a teacher in their company. The villains have issues with Tilak. The resulting conflict between Chakravarthi and Tilak finally leads to the revelation of their relationship and a happy ending.

Cast[edit]

Krishna as Balagangadhara Tilak
Shobhan Babu as Chakravarthi
Sridevi as Bharati
Jayaprada as Rani
Kaikala Satyanarayana as Kamaraju
Rao Gopal Rao as Phanibhushan Rao
Allu Ramalingaiah as Bhujangam
Sivakrishna as father of Balagangadhar Tilak
Giribabu
Rajendraprasad
Gummadi as Lawyer
Nutan Prasad as Dasu
Suryakantham as wife of Bhujangam
Annapoorna as mother of Balagangadhara Tilak
M. Prabhakar Reddy

Soundtrack[edit]

All lyrics are written by Veturi; all music is composed by K. Chakravarthi.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chilakaluripeta Kada Chilako"	Veturi	S. P. Balasubramaniam	4:30
2.	"Naakoka Srimathi Kavali"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	S. P. Balasubramaniam	4:31
3.	"Pora O Kantri Mama"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	S. P. Balasubramanyam, P.Susheela
4.	"Premaku Nenu Pedanu Kanu"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	P. Susheela
5.	"Veyi Padagala Meeda"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	S. P. Balasubramaniam	4:24
6.	"Ye Talli Kannado Ninnu"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	P.Susheela

Box office[edit]

The film ran for more than 50 days in all the released centers. It also ran for more than 100 days and celebrated Silver Jubilee.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ Bose (1 March 1983). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: ముందడుగు" [Film review: Mundadugu]. Andhra Patrika (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
↑ Boxoffice results of Shobhan Babu films.

External links[edit]

Mundadugu on IMDb

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[1] Bose (1 March 1983). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: ముందడుగు" [Film review: Mundadugu]. Andhra Patrika (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[2] Boxoffice results of Shobhan Babu films.

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