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

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]

Plot

The film begins with Kondandam a nefarious person who envies a woman Meenakshi for spurning his love and marrying a wise person Ramanandam. So he spills acid into her eyes with his two associates Tyagaraju & Nagaraju and they also conceal Ramanandam in the dark. Sub-inspector Satyananda a man of righteousness takes up the case and convicts Tyagaraju & Nagaraju. Keeping the grudge, they kill Satyananda's wife Chandramati when their son Ramu witnesses the crime and runs away from home. On his way, he gets acquainted with an orphan Krishna who makes petty thefts to feed his orphanage maintained by a noble person Baba. Even blind Meenakshi, the mother of Krishna hides her identity and stays in the same orphanage. Years roll by, and Ramu joins Krishna, and they become soulmates, bounty hunters, and small-time crooks to nourish the poor. At present, Ramu falls for Lakshmi and Krishna to Jaya. Here Ramu is still longing to avenge the homicide of his mother. Then, Krishna finds out Meenakshi is his mother and learns about the past when Ramu & Krishna realizes that both of them are subjected to the injustice of the same criminals. There onwards, they start eliminating them one after another and are in search of a third heinous Kondandam. During that time, Ramu meets his father Satyanandam but he decides to hold back until he accomplishes his mission. Terror-stricken Kondandam ploys and forges as Krishna's father when war erupts between Ramakrishnulu. At last, it is affirmed that all this is a play to cease Kondandam. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Ramu & Lakshmi and Krishna & Jaya.

Cast

Soundtrack

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

References

External links

• Rama Krishnulu at IMDb