| Madana Gopaludu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | P. S. Krishna Mohan Reddy |
| Written by | Madhu (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | P. S. Krishna Mohan Reddy |
| Story by | Thotakura Aasalatha |
| Produced by | V. Ramakrishna P. Surendra Nath Reddy |
| Starring | Rajendra Prasad Ramya Krishna |
| Cinematography | Divakar |
| Edited by | K. Ram Gopal Reddy |
| Music by | Sivaji Raja |
Production company | Sri Sailaja Combines[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Madana Gopaludu is a 1987 Telugu-language drama film, produced by V. Ramakrishna and P. Surendra Nath Reddy under the Sri Sailaja Combines banner[2] and directed by P. S. Krishna Mohan Reddy.[3] It stars Rajendra Prasad, Ramya Krishna and music composed by Sivaji Raja.[4]
Plot
Gopalam is born into an orthodox Brahmin family, his father Rama Chary is a rectitude in a village who works as a temple priest. Gopalam leaves for the town for higher studies where he turns to debauchery, but he acts wisely before his parents. Gopalam is completely submerged in all sorts of vices and does not even have time to attend his mother's funeral. After some time, his father finds out the reality and takes him back. Therein, Gopalam is completely reformed as a Sath Brahmin and becomes the temple priest. Rama Chary fixes his alliance with his friend Ranga Chary's daughter Poornima. Thereafter, his past friends reenter his life and try to get him back, but he does not yield. But Rama Chary misconstrues his son and commits suicide. After his death, the village ostracizes Gopalam and h3 goes onto his deathbed. Gowri a scheduled caste girl who endears Gopalam protects him. Meanwhile, Syedulu, the village goon, publicizes badly on Gopalam & Gowri, so, Gopalam decides to knit her. However, stunningly, Poornima claims that Gopalam has spoiled her and village heads order him to marry her. Now Gopalam brings out the truth that Syedulu is the real culprit who has molested Poornima and he threatened her to incriminate him. At last, Poornima kills Syedulu and sacrifices her life to shield Gopalam. Finally, the movie ends with Gopalam leaving the village with Gowri.
Cast
- Rajendra Prasad as Gopalam
- Ramya Krishna as Gowri
- Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as Ranga Chary
- J. V. Somayajulu as Rama Chary
- Suthi Veerabhadra Rao as Manmadha & Ramba (dual role)
- Narayana Rao as Dasu
- Balaji as Syedulu
- Pucha Poornanandam as Bhushaiah
- Rajyalakshmi as Poornima
- Radha Kumari as Ranga Chary's wife
- Mamatha as Subba Lakshmi
- Dubbing Janaki as Seeta
Soundtrack
| Madana Gopaludu | |
|---|---|
| Film score by Sivaji Raja | |
| Released | 1987 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 21:07 |
| Producer | Sivaji Raja |
Music composed by Sivaji Raja. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya.
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Madana Gopaludu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:12 |
| 2 | "Kondavagai Kodenagai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:01 |
| 3 | "Pramadala Aasala" | Vani Jayaram | 4:27 |
| 4 | "Vannava Chindi" | Madhavpeddi Ramesh, Chitra | 3:52 |
| 5 | "Brathakadam Neekentha" | P. Susheela | 4:35 |
References
- ↑ "Madana Gopaludu (Overview)". Telugu Cinema Prapancham.
- ↑ "Madana Gopaludu (Banner)". Chitr.com.
- ↑ "Madana Gopaludu (Direction)". Tollywood Times.com.
- ↑ "Madana Gopaludu (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.