Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra
| Sri Madvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra | |
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 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Produced by | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Written by | Kondaveeti Venkata Kavi (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Story by | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Starring |
N.T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Balakrishna Rati Agnihotri |
| Music by | Susarla Dakshinamurthi |
| Cinematography | Nandamuri Mohana Krishna |
| Edited by | Ravi |
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Release dates |
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Running time | 173 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sri Madvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (Telugu: శ్రీమద్విరాట్ వీరబ్రహ్మేంద్ర స్వామి చరిత్ర) is a 1984 Telugu hagiographical film produced & directed by N. T. Rama Rao on his Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner. NTR portrayed the characters of Gautama Buddha, Vemana, Ramanuja and Adi Shankara in addition to the title role of Pothuluri Veerabrahmam. Shooting of the film was completed by 1981, but the release got delayed due to the objection from the censor board asking to delete a few scenes from the movie, to which N.T.R did not agree and immediately took the matter to court and finally got released in November 1984. Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Rati Agnihotri, Satyanarayana, Kanchana in other important roles and music composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi.
Plot
The story is based on the life of Pothuluri Veerabrahmam (N. T. Rama Rao) a well-known saint and astrologer of the 17th century. A brief life of Gautama Buddha, Ramanuja, Adi Shankara and Vemana (all essayed by NTR) are shown at the beginning of the film.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Sri Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy, Gautama Buddha, Aadi Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya & Yogi Vemana (Five roles)
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Sayyad/ Siddayya
- Satyanarayana as Chandaludu
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Karanam
- Mikkilineni as Siva Kotaiah
- Mukkamala as Siddayya's father-in-law
- Rallapalli as Bhooshaiah
- P. J. Sarma as Munsab
- Chalapathi Rao as Sultan
- Chitti Babu
- Madan Mohan
- Rati Agnihotri as Raziya
- Rushyendramani as Veerapapamanba
- Kanchana as Govindamma
- Devika as Gollalu
- Prabha as Vishwada
- Annapurna as Siddayya's mother
- Kavita as Polamma
- Dubbing Janaki as Yekukalasani
- Rajyalakshmi
- Krishnaveni as Veeranarayanamma
- Master Harish as Child Veerabrahmendra Swamy
Crew
- Story, Screenplay and Director: N. T. Rama Rao
- Producer: Nandamuri Harikrishna
- Production Company: Ramakrishna Cine Studios
- Studio: Ramakrishna Studios
- Writer: Kondaveeti Venkata Kavi
- Director of Photography: Nandamuri Mohana Krishna
- Film Editing: Ravi
- Art Direction: Madhavapeddi Gokhale
- Music Direction: Susarla Dakshinamurthi
- Lyrics: Kosaraju Raghavaiah, C. Narayana Reddy
- Playback Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, P. Leela
Soundtrack
| Sri Madvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra | |
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| Film score by Susarla Dakshinamurthi | |
| Released | 1984 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 81:57 |
| Label | Saregama Audio |
| Producer | Susarla Dakshinamurthi |
Music composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi. Lyrics written by C. Narayana Reddy. Music released on Saregama Audio Company.
| S.No | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aasathoma Sadhgamaya | N. T. Rama Rao | 0:30 |
| 2 | Vemana Sukthulu | V. Ramakrishna | 3:17 |
| 3 | Neevuyevaro | P. Leela | 4:11 |
| 4 | Bhuloka Kalpataruvu | V. Ramakrishna | 0:30 |
| 5 | Shiva Govinda Govinda | V. Ramakrishna | 4:40 |
| 6 | Shiva Govinda Govinda-II | V. Ramakrishna | 6:00 |
| 7 | Nandamaya Guruda Nandamaya | V. Ramakrishna | 4:11 |
| 8 | Vinara Vinara O Naruda | V. Ramakrishna | 4:08 |
| 9 | Kulabheda Matabheda | V. Ramakrishna | 1:42 |
| 10 | Yemandi Pandithulara | V. Ramakrishna | 5:08 |
| 11 | Chilakamma Palakave | V. Ramakrishna | 6:07 |
| 12 | Pavithram (Slokam) | V. Ramakrishna | 0:35 |
| 13 | Yoganandhakari (Slokam) | V. Ramakrishna | 0:32 |
| 14 | Srungara Rasaraja | Vani Jayaram | 4:25 |
| 15 | Mama Kuthura | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:21 |
| 16 | Chenguna Dhookali | SP Balu,P. Susheela | 3:31 |
| 17 | Matham Neethira | SP Balu | 5:18 |
| 18 | Mayadhaari Marala Bandira | V. Ramakrishna | 7:06 |
| 19 | Slokam | V. Ramakrishna | 1:00 |
| 20 | Panchamudani Ninu | V. Ramakrishna | 4:38 |
| 21 | Cheppaledhantanaka | V. Ramakrishna | 5:45 |
| 22 | Narudaa Naa Maata | V. Ramakrishna | 3:50 |
| 23 | Swasthivachanam (Slokam) | V. Ramakrishna | 0:32 |
Boxoffice
This is the first Telugu film released with more than 100 prints and it ran for 300 days in Hyderabad. The film's budget is just Rs. 15 lakhs excluding NTR's remuneration. It collected Rs. 7 crores and became the highest grosser in regional films in the world at that time.[1]