Jagannathakam is a 1991 Telugu-language, drama film, produced by Radha Krishna, Chalapathi Rao[1] under the R. C. Creations banner and directed by A. Mohan Gandhi. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Meena, Sharada and the music was composed by Vidyasagar.[2]
| Jagannatakam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. Mohan Gandhi |
| Screenplay by | A. Mohan Gandhi |
| Dialogues by | |
| Story by | Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | Radha Krishna Chalapathi Rao Sharada (presents) |
| Starring | Jagapathi Babu Meena Sharada |
| Cinematography | D. Prasad Babu |
| Edited by | Vemuri Ravi |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | R. C. Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
The film begins with a family which lives festively, Balakotaiah and Manikyamma couple having 4 daughters Sarada, Neela, Madhavi, and Jhansi. Jagam is an orphan nurtured by Manikyamma and serves as a valet. From childhood, he loves Neela as Manikyamma betrothed him. Sarada is subjected to domestic violence by her spouse Inspector Krishna Rao and even goes into miscarriage. Thus, as a brash lady Manikyamma gets her back and also sentences her son-in-law. Meanwhile, Neela is ragged by her co-student Chakarvathy as a payback Manikyamma slaps him in front of all. Parallelly, Madhavi loves a cool guy Prabhakar and their elders accept it. As well as Neela's alliance is also fixed with a well-educated guy which is difficult for Jagam. Exploiting it, Chakarvathy arouses Jagam and makes him muddle at the marriage ceremony. Hence, both weddings are called off. After some time, Jagam silently knits Neela in her sleep even Prabhakar also wedlocks Madhavi without his parents' assent. Here, Neela discards Jagam and always humiliates him which he bears with patience. Besides, Chakravarthy intrigues along with his friend Kishore and traps Jhansi. Knowing it, Balakotaiah moves to fix up the alliance together with Jhansi where Kishore tries to molest Jhansi. In that clash, Balakotaiah slaughters Chakravarthy and goes behind bars. At last, Jagam struggles hard along with the family and acquits Balakotaiah. Consequently, Neela understands her husband's virtue. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note.
Cast edit
- Jagapathi Babu as Jagam
- Meena as Jhansi
- Sharada as Manikyamma
- Satyanarayana as Balakotaiah
- Anand as Prabhakar
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Parameswara Rao
- Chalapathi Rao as Yerra Subbaiah
- Prasad Babu as Krishna Rao
- Ravi Shankar as Chakarvathy
- Rajeevi as Madhavi
- Easwari Rao as Neela
- Jayalalitha as Lanka Papa
- Varalakshmi as Sarada
- Tatineni Rajeswari as Parameswara Rao's wife
- Anitha as Krishna's Rao's sister
Soundtrack edit
| Jagannatakam | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 20:47 | |||
| Label | LEO Audio | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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Music was composed by Vidyasagar and released by LEO Audio Company. Lyrics were written by Veturi.
| No | Song Title | Singers | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "All Rounder" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Veturi Sundara Ramamurhty |
| 2 | "Khaleja" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3 | "Choodi Ittaga" | K. S. Chithra | |
| 4 | "Dash Dash" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5 | "Jungle Jagguki" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
References edit
- ^ "Veteran actor Chalapathi Rao passes away". Cinema Express.
- ^ "Interview with Jagapati Babu". Idlebrain.com. 17 January 2008.
External links edit
- Jagannatakam at IMDb
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