Aadi Dampatulu

1986 film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao

  • 20 June 1986 (1986-06-20)
[2]
Running time
147 MinsCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Aadi Dampatulu (transl. Beginning Couple) is a 1986 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Nitin D. Kapoor under the JSK Combines banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha with music composed by Satyam. The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Ghar Dwaar (1985).[4]

Plot

The film begins with an ideal couple, Shankar Rao & Parvati; Shankar Rao has 3 siblings: Mohan, Sagar, and Kamala. For their nurture, they give up their progeny. Shankar Rao aims & strives hard to civilize his brothers. Discerning it, the younger Sagar feigns illness and molds Mohan an engineer. Eventually, Mohan loves and knits vainglory Uma, the daughter of multi-millionaire Sulochana Devi. Soon after, she hostiles with the family and swears to ruin their happiness, which works and leads to detachment. Right now, Uma departs to her mother's house along with Mohan, where he is humiliated, so he quits and walks on to Dubai to have a career. Sagar also steps out because of Uma's mortification. Besides, Shankar Rao must sacrifice his job & home to perform Kamala's nuptial with her love interest, Bujji. Following this, UMa faces the society music when she admits her guilt and forwards for Mohan. Midway, she is attacked by goons when Sagar secures her. Simultaneously, Mohan returns, and they are in quest of Shankar Rao & Parvati. At last, they discover them as terminally ill. Finally, the movie ends with the two departing together, showing them as immortal.

Cast

  • Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Shankar Rao
  • Jayasudha as Parvathi
  • Dasari Narayana Rao as Collector D. N. Rao
  • Chandra Mohan as Mohan
  • Naresh as Sagar
  • Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as Dharma Rao
  • Suthi Velu
  • Tilak as Bujji
  • Tulasi as Uma
  • Poornima as Kamala
  • Raja Sulochana as Sulochana Devi
  • Jaya Malini as item number
  • Master Harish as Young Shankar Rao

Crew

  • Art: Chalam
  • Choreography: Raghu, Dhanush, Taara
  • Lyrics: Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Appalacharya, Dasari Narayana Rao, Gurram Jashuva, Kondaveeti Venkatakavi[2]
  • Playback: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, Madhavpeddi Ramesh, Manjula[2]
  • Music: Satyam[2]
  • Story: Keshav Rathod, Bhishetty Lakshmana Rao
  • Editing: B. Krishnam Raju
  • Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
  • Producer: Nitin D. Kapoor
  • Dialogues - Screenplay - Director: Dasari Narayana Rao
  • Banner: JSK Combines
  • Release Date: 20 June 1986[2]

Soundtrack

Aadi Dampatulu
Film score by
Satyam
Released1986
GenreSoundtrack
Length40:02
LabelSEA Records
ProducerSatyam
Satyam chronology
Prathibhavanthudu
(1986) 		Aadi Dampatulu
(1986) 		Jeevana Ragam
(1986)

Soundtrack composed by Satyam was released through SEA Records music label.[2]

Track list[2]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kadalinigani Vadivadiganu"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryK. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela 
2."Saagincharaa Maavaa"AppalacharyaMadhavapeddi Ramesh, Manjula4:01
3."Satya Harischandra"Gurram Jashuva, Kondaveeti Venkatakavi, Dasari Narayana RaoS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, Jayasudha9:58
4."Ennaallu Inkennellu"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:47
5."Chelli Anu Pilupu"Dasari Narayana RaoS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, G. Anand4:25
6."Egiregiri Vasthondi"Dasari Narayana RaoS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram4:35
Total length:40:02

References

  1. ^ "Aadi Dampatulu (Overview)". IMDb.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Aadhidampathulu". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Aadi Dampatulu (Cast & Crew)". Know Your Films.
  4. ^ "Aadi Dampatulu (Review)". Spicy Onion.

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