Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra

Sri Madvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra

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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
Production
company
Release dates
  • 29 November 1984 (1984-11-29)
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

Crew

Soundtrack

Sri Madvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra
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.NoSong 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]

References

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