''Vande Mataram'' () is a 1985 Indian
Telugu-language film written and directed by
T. Krishna, and produced Krishna Chitra. It stars
Vijayashanti
Vijayashanti (born 24 June 1966) is an Indian actress, producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, in addition to Hi ...
and
Rajasekhar, with music composed by
Chakravarthy. The film is the debut of actor Rajasekhar into the Telugu film industry.
The popular song ''Vandemataram'' in the film, written by
C. Narayana Reddy was first written much earlier, published in a magazine, made popular by singers of ''Praja Natya Mandali''. The singer Srinivas who sang the song was later called
Vandemataram Srinivas
Kanneboina Srinavasa Rao Yadav, known professionally as Vandemataram Srinivas, is an Indian music director and playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has won two Filmfare Awards and six Nandi Awards. He got the prefix "Va ...
. The film won two
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
.
Cast
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Vijayashanti
Vijayashanti (born 24 June 1966) is an Indian actress, producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, in addition to Hi ...
as Shanthi
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Dr. Rajashekar as Satyam
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Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...
as Dr.G. N. Kal /Nukaal
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Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has ...
as Govindaiah
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Suthi Veerabhadra Rao
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Suthi Velu as Lakchanna
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Sakshi Ranga Rao as Brahmaiah
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P. L. Narayana as Manikyam
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Narra Venkateswara Rao as Eeswaraiah
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Saikumar
* Saichand as Maridaiah
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Benerjee
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Ramaraju
* Bhimeswara Rao as Bhushanam
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Chitti Babu as Papaiah
* Ramana Reddy
* Pushpa Kumari
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Dubbing Janaki as Mahalakshmi
* Lakshmi Priya
* Shaheeda
* Bindu Madhavi
* Devi as Seetalu
* Vaani as Kamalamma
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Nirmalamma as Satyam's grandmother
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Jayamalini
Jayamalini (or Jaya Malini) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies.
Career
She was introduced to Tollywood in 1975 by Vittalacharya in the movie he produced, ''Aadadani Adrustam ...
as
item number
In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and ...
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Anuradha as item number
Soundtrack
Music composed by
Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by
C. Narayana Reddy, Dasam Gopalakrishna (Allatappa) and Adrushta Deepak (Naa Peru Palleturu). Music released on AVM Audio Company.
Awards
;
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
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Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Y. Anil Babu
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Best Supporting Actor -
Suthivelu
References
External links
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1980s Telugu-language films
1985 films
Films directed by T. Krishna
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