Rama Krishnulu

Rama Krishnulu is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced and directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under his Jagapathi Art Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha and Jaya Prada, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film borrows shades of the Hindi film Hera Pheri (1976).^[1]

Rama Krishnulu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
Written by	Acharya Aatreya (dialogues)
Screenplay by	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
Story by	Guhanathan
Produced by	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jayasudha Jaya Prada
Cinematography	V. S. R. Swamy
Edited by	A. Sanjeevi
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Jagapathi Art Pictures
Distributed by	Annapurna Studios
Release date	8 June 1978 (1978-06-08)
Running time	161 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film begins with a nefarious Kondandam who envies Meenakshi for spurning his love and knitting an upright Ramanandam. So, he spills acid into her eyes with his two associates, Tyagaraju & Nagaraju, and conceals Ramanandam in the dark. Now Inspector Satyanandam who convicts Tyagaraju & Nagaraju. So, enraged knaves kill his wife Chandramati when their son Ramu absconds. After a while, an orphan, Krishna, acquaints him and conducts pilfering to uphold his orphanage maintained by a noble Baba who shelters Meenakshi also, hiding her identity as Krishna's mother. Years roll by, and Ramu & Krishna are bounty hunters and small-time crooks to nourish the poor. At present, Ramu falls for Lakshmi, and Krishna loves Jaya. Here, Ramu still longs to seek vengeance. Now, Krishna is aware of Meenakshi's actuality when Ramu & Krishna realize that the same subjects the two to the injustice. They begin a murder spree and search for the 3rd heinous Kondandam. During that time, Ramu meets his father, Satyanandam, but is silent until he accomplishes the mission—Terror-stricken Kondandam ploys and forges as Krishna's father when a rupture erupts between Ramakrishnulu. At last, they affirm it as their game to cease baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Ramu & Lakshmi and Krishna & Jaya.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Ramu
• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Krishna
• Jaya Prada as Jaya
• Jayasudha as Lakshmi
• Satyanarayana as Kondandam
• Mohan Babu as Thyagaraju
• Allu Ramalingaiah as Jaya's father
• Raja Babu as Jaya's brother
• Jaggayya as Sakshala Sub-Inspector Satyanandam
• Kanta Rao as Ramanandam
• Anjali Devi as Chandramathi
• Pushpalatha as Meenakshi
• Dhulipala as Baba
• Mukkamala as I.G.
• K. V. Chalam as Lakshmi's brother
• Sarath Babu as Nagaraju
• Chalapathi Rao as Jaggu

Soundtrack

Rama Krishnulu
Film score by K. V. Mahadevan
Released	1978
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	26:27
Label	EMI Columbia Audio Company
Producer	K. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan chronology
KD No: 1 (1978) Rama Krishnulu (1978) Chilipi Krishnudu (1978)

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya.^[2]

S. No	Song title	Singers	length
1	"Abbabbabbo Aadavaallu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, V. Ramakrishna	5:24
2	"Kanne Evaro"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, V. Ramakrishna	5:23
3	"Hare Rama Hare Krishna"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, V. Ramakrishna	3:03
4	"Navanavalade Chinnadana"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:12
5	"Duppatlo Dooraaka"	V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela	3:07
6	"Jhuy Jhuy Antunte"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, V. Ramakrishna	3:08
7	"Aadanaa Paadanaa"	P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram	3:10