| Yuvaraju | |
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| File:Yuvaraju (1982 film).jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Produced by | Venkat Akkineni Nagarjuna Akkineni |
| Written by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayasudha Sujatha |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | B. Krishnam Raju |
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Running time | 137 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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Yuvaraju (transl. Prince) is a 1982 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Venkat Akkineni, Nagarjuna Akkineni on Annapurna Studios banner[2] and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.[3] Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha, Sujatha[4] and music composed by Chakravarthy.[5]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Rajesh (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is a young & energetic guy who spends his life frolicking. Once he is acquainted with Dr. Karuna (Sujatha) who silently loves him as per his ideologies. Once Rajesh goes to their estate where he saves a beautiful, innocent, and charming girl named Aasha (Jayasudha) from the hands of goons. Aasha is an amnesiac patient who can not recall her past. Rajesh could not gaze at it and started loving her imagining her as his dream girl. One night they get sexually interacted. After that, Rajesh moves to the city along with Aasha where she misguides him showing an unknown person Puli Papa Rao (Allu Ramalingaiah) as her father. Believing it, Rajesh sends his father Ranga Subba Rao (Prabhakar Reddy) to fix up the alliance with Puli Papa Rao's daughter who is Dr. Karuna. Here, the wheel of fortune makes Ranga Subba Rao & Puli Papa Rao good old friends and they happily agree. During the time of marriage, Rajesh is shocked to see Karuna and reveals the entire story, so, she calls off the wedding with a broken heart. Now Rajesh moves in search of Aasha, by the time, she regains her memory, who is Jyothi, and returns to her home. At that juncture, Rajesh tries to retrieve the time spent with him but fails. Meanwhile, her brother Ramakrishna (Sridhar) decides to couple up her with a guy Murali (Murali Mohan). Being cognizant of it, depressed Rajesh becomes a drunkard, during that plight, Karuna nurses him back to health when he too realizes her love and decides to marry her. Then, unfortunately, Aasha / Jyothi returns regaining her memories with Rajesh, and also finds herself pregnant. Heretofore, Rajesh performs espousal with Karuna, so, Aasha / Jyothi decides to sacrifice her love but Karuna is already to do so. But, Rajesh cannot accept either of them suffers from pain and wants their love, they too are willing but hesitates due to the fear of violating the norms of civilized society. Rajesh convinces them not to forego their happiness due to cowardice and to face society with courage. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note because all of them are living under one roof.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Rajesh
- Jayasudha as Aasha / Jyothi
- Sujatha as Dr. Karuna
- Prabhakar Reddy as Ranga Subba Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Puli Papa Rao
- Padmanabham as Driver
- Murali Mohan as Mohan
- Sridhar as Ramakrishna
- Pushpalata as Rajesh's mother
- Mamatha as Musalamma
- K. Vijaya as Vijaya
- Dubbing Janaki as Doctor
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Yuvaraju | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:30 | |||
| Label | SEA Records | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Dasari Narayana Rao. Music released on SEA Records Audio Company.[6]
| S.No | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nari Nari Nadumamurari | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:15 |
| 2 | Andagadu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:40 |
| 3 | Nelallu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,P. Susheela | 4:20 |
| 4 | Evaro Chepparu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,P. Susheela | 4:42 |
| 5 | Neelala Ningi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,P. Susheela | 4:45 |
| 6 | Evara Naluguru | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:38 |
Others[edit | edit source]
- VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Yuvaraju (Overview)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Yuvaraju (Banner)". Know Your Films.
- ↑ "Yuvaraju (Direction)". Spicy Onion.
- ↑ "Yuvaraju (Cast & Crew)". Tollywood Times.com.
- ↑ "Yuvaraju (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ↑ "Yuvaraju (Songs)". Cineradham.