Mantri Gari Viyyankuduis a 1983Telugu-language film released directed byBapuand starsChiranjeeviin the lead role andPoornima Jayaram,NirmalammaandAllu Ramalingaiahin important roles. This was actress Poornima’s first and only Telugu film as a leading lady, after which she made a comeback so many years later to supporting roles.
| Mantri Gari Viyyankudu | |
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| Directed by | Bapu |
| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramanadialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Produced by | Jaya Krishna |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Poornima Jayaram |
| Cinematography | Lok Singh |
| Edited by | Anil Malnad |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Muddu Art Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editKobbarikayala Subba Rayudu (Allu Ramalingaiah) is a self-made millionaire, who after attaining a high status, forgets the people who helped him initially and spends life counting his successes. A chance meeting several years later between his son, Siva (Subhalekha Sudhakar) and his former friend Ravulapalem Rambhadrayya's (Raavi Kondala Rao) daughter (Tulasi) leads to both of them falling in love. Subba Rao invites his friend and his wife Annapoornamma (Nirmalamma) to his mansion and insults them reminding of their lower status in society. The rest of the movie is about how Annapoornamma- who challenges Subba Rao that he would one day come to her house begging for their help - gets it done with the main lead taken by her son Babji (Chiranjeevi) with help from others.
Cast
edit- Chiranjeevias Babji
- Poornima JayaramAnuradha
- Allu Ramalingaiahas Kobbarikayala Subba Rao
- Nirmalammaas Annapoornamma
- Nutan Prasad
- Raavi Kondala Raoas Ravulapalem Rambhadrayya
- Subhalekha Sudhakaras Siva
- Tulasias Suseela
- Kaikala Satyanarayanaas Kappala Appa Rao
- Rallapalli
- Srilakshmi
- Potti Prasad
- K. Venkata Rao as minister (special appearance)
- Vijayan(special appearance)
Production
editWhile Bapu-Ramana wanted to haveK. V. Mahadevan(who was their usual choice) as the composer, producerJaya Krishnainsisted on havingIlaiyaraajaas the composer, sinceIlaiyaraaja-Chiranjeevi's first combination,Abhilasha(1983) was a major musical and commercial success.[1]According to Ramana, the film was remade from a Malayalam film.[1]Mantri Gari Viyyankuduwas the only movie with Chiranjeevi-Bapu/Ramana combination. HeroinePoornima Jayaramwas the top heroine in Malayalam and was introduced to Telugu movies through this movie. The budget was 22 lakh rupees [2.2 million] andChiranjeevi's remuneration was 1.5 lakh rupees. BothIlaiyaraajaandPoornima Jayaramwere given 60,000 Rupees.[1]CinematographerLok Singhwas paid 50,000 INR. The shooting was done mostly in and aroundChennaiexcept for a couple of songs [Emani Ne Cheli Paduduno] and one fight, which were shot inOoty.[2]The shooting was completed in 40 days.[1]
Soundtrack
editAll songs were composed by MaestroIlaiyaraaja.Ilayaraja later recreated "Emani Ne" as "Kaise Kahoon" for Hindi filmShiva(2006).[2]
| Song | Playback Singer/s | Lyrics | Picturised on | Playtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Emani Ne Cheli Paduduno" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam&S. Janaki | Veturi | Chiranjeevi&Poornima Jayaram | 4:26 |
| "Chi Chipa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Veturi | Chiranjeevi & Poornima Jayaram | 4:22 |
| "Sala Sala Nanu Kavvinchanela" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki | Veturi | Chiranjeevi & Poornima Jayaram andSubhalekha Sudhakar&Tulasi | 4:24 |
| "Manaku Dosti Okate Asthi Raa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Veturi | Chiranjeevi | 4:15 |
| "Manasa Sirasa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki | Veturi | Allu Ramalingaiah,Poornima Jayaram, Subhalekha Sudhakar & Tulasi | 4:29 |
| "Koluvainade" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Veturi | Chiranjeevi, Allu Ramalingaiah, Poornima Jayaram, Subhalekha Sudhakar &Nutan Prasad | 4:17 |
| "Ammagade Bujjigade" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki | Veturi | Chiranjeevi & Poornima Jayaram | 4:26 |
Reception
editThe movie was both a critical and commercial success and completed 50 days in most of the centers it was released. While the movie was the first foray for Bapu/Ramana combination into pure commercial cinema, it was praised for still having the Bapu/Ramana touch. The movie became a rage among youth, especially the college scenes and the songs endeared the youth of Andhra to the movie. The movie would have done even better had it not released a week afterKhaidi,which was breaking all kinds of industry records at that time.
References
edit- ^abcd"Mantrigari Viyyankudu (1983) - Retro".Telugucinema.com.10 January 2009. p. 2. Archived fromthe originalon 31 December 2010.Retrieved15 December2024.
- ^ab"Mantrigari Viyyankudu (1983) - Retro".Telugucinema.com.10 January 2009. p. 1. Archived fromthe originalon 30 December 2010.Retrieved15 December2024.