Yuga Purushudu (transl. Man of the Era) is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by K. Bapayya.[1] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was remade in Hindi as Mard Ki Zabaan (1987).[2] The film was declared a Hit at the box office.
| Yuga Purushudu | |
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| Directed by | K. Bapayya |
| Written by | Jandhyala (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Bapaiah |
| Story by | Balamurugan |
| Produced by | C. Aswini Dutt |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jaya Prada |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | Akkineni Sanjeevi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
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Release date |
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Running time | 149 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editJanaki, daughter of Pushpagiri Zamindar, knitted a pleb, Ranganna, for which her father ostracized them. After a while, the couple is blessed with a baby boy, Kalyan. Being conscious of it, the delightful Zamindar forwards an invitation to retrieve them via his nephew Dhananjay. However, the vindictive Dhananjay ploy to slay them on behalf of Zamindar when Ranganna dies & his younger Jaggu hinders them, and Janaki flees, entrusting Kalyan to their stanch Balaram. Whereat, Balaram swaps his children Anand & Madhavi with Janaki and sends Kalyan to Singapore with his sibling Banerjee. Enraged, Jaggu seeks vengeance against the Zamindar.
Years roll by, and Kalyan grows as Rajesh becomes the martial arts king, triumphing in worldwide championships. Latha, the granddaughter of Zamindar, is a stan of Rajesh, and they crush. Once, Anand competes with Rajesh to recoup the ailing Janaki. In the ring, Rajesh bars Anand from backing out, discerning his incapacity, but he deaf ears and is gravely wounded. Following, he takes his breath and announces his family status to Rajesh. So, Rajesh quits his profession and takes up the responsibility for Anand's family as penance. As of today, he runs a taxi for their livelihood.
One night, Rajesh secures Latha from goons when she hears her threat from her maternal uncle, Dhananjay, and his son, Maruti Rao. Here, Latha pleads for Rajesh to turn up as her missing cousin Kalyan, and he agrees. Knowing it, Dhananjay & Maruti Rao ruse to slaughter him. Fortunately, they contact Rajesh only for this crime when he gamely intrudes into the house and satirizes the knaves by shielding Zamindary. Next, Rajesh detects hazardous odds of the Zamindar from Jaggu. Hence, he encounters him; the brawl erupts when Jaggu recognizes him by the tattoo on his chest and knowledge of the virtue of Zamindar. Anyhow, the blackguards are aware of Janaki's whereabouts and abduct the entire family. At last, Rajesh ceases the baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Rajesh & Latha.
Cast
edit- N. T. Rama Rao as Rajesh / Kalyan
- Jaya Prada as Latha
- Jaggayya as Jaggu
- Rao Gopala Rao as Balaram
- Satyanarayana as Maruti Rao
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Diwanji
- Prabhakar Reddy as Zamindar
- Raja Babu as Mohan
- Chandra Mohan as Anand
- Kanta Rao as Ranganna
- Rajanala as Benerjee
- Dhulipala as Dhanunjay
- Eswara Rao as Dr. Chandra Shekar
- Chalapathi Rao as Naveen
- Pushpalata as Janaki
- Madhavi as Madhavi
- Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Rosy
- Komilla Veerk as item number
Soundtrack
edit| Yuga Purushudu | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Filmi | |||
| Length | 18:42 | |||
| Label | EMI Columbia | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[3]
| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Idigidigo Mana Hero" | Acharya Aatreya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:07 |
| 2 | "Gaali Mallindi" | Acharya Aatreya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3.03 |
| 3 | "Ekku Ekku Thelaguram" | Acharya Aatreya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:08 |
| 4 | "Okka Raatri" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:14 |
| 5 | "Bobbaralanka Chinnadi" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 6:10 |
References
edit- ^ "యుగపురుషుడు". Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). 18 July 1978. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Mard Ki Zabaan". MySwar. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Yugapurushudu (1978)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2021.