''Circus Ramudu'' is a 1980 Indian

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

-language

action drama film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as ...

, produced by

Kovai Chezhiyan Kovai Chezhiyan was an Indian senior leader of the Dravidian movement in the Kongu Nadu region and film producer who worked in the 1950s up to late 1990s. He was also the vice-chairman of the Tamil Nadu Planning Commission when M. G. Ramachandr ...

on K. C. Films banner and directed by

Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1942 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, lyricist, and politician, primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over his four decade career, he directed more than 150 feature ...

. It stars

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, philanthropist, and politician who served as the Chief Minister o ...

Jaya Prada Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani Rao; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works majorly in Telugu cinema and Hindi cinema as well as in Tamil films in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada is the recipient ...

and music composed by

K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician who won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Music Direction in (1967) for '' Kandan Karunai''. ...

Plot

The film begins in a royal family, Zamindar Koteswara Rao and his wife Janaki, carrying after a long. Knowing it, Bhaskar Rao, his sly brother-in-law, wiles to eliminate the newborn child. Fortuitously, a circus owner, Chalapati Rao, protects and rears the child. Just in time, Janaki delivers the second child. Years roll by, and the younger Raja is genuine but exploited by Bhaskar Rao and submerged in all sorts of vices. Bhaskar Rao also plans to knit his daughter Jaya with Raja to seize the proprietary. Advocate Yugandhar, the personal solicitor to Zamindar, gazes at his diabolic shade. Once, Raja, in a drunken state, makes an accident in which a person dies. Later, he, too, hits and collapses when a woman, Ankanmma, saves him. After recovery, Raja realizes that the person who died is Ankanmma 's father. He regrets and accepts his sin before Ankanmma, and they fall in love. Zamindar opposes it, but Raja nuptials Ankanmma in the temple. Being aware of it, Bhaskar Rao attacks Raja, in which he loses his memory. Parallelly, Bhaskar Rao misleads Zamindar by spreading the bereavement of Raja, which leads to his death. After that, Bhaskar Rao hides Raja, forging his treatment in foreign. Besides, Ankanmma conceives, gives birth to a baby, and reaches the palace when Bhaskar Rao necks her. Yugandhar spots these atrocities fortuitously; he encounters the elder Ramu and reveals the actuality. Now Ramu counterstrikes' Bhaskar Rao by intruding into the palace. Anyhow, Jaya discerns and mingles with him, and they crush. Currently, Ramu opens his game when Bhaskar Rao guns Ankanmma, who too joins them, divulging the actuality. Plus, he finds Raja's whereabouts and safeguards him at the circus. Eventually, Bhaskar Rao detects it and wiles to slay Raja. Knowing it, Ramu rushes and shields him when Raja retrieves, and they cease Bhaskar Rao. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Jaya.

Cast

as Ramu & Raja (dual role) *

as Jaya * Sujatha as Ankamma *

Rao Gopal Rao Rao Gopal Rao (14 January 1937 – 13 August 1994) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than 25 years, Rao starred in over 400 feature films in a variety of c ...

as Bhaskar Rao *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, he was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he rec ...

as Circus Owner Chalapathi Rao *

Mohan Babu Manchu Bhakthavatsalam Naidu, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films ...

as Sambaiah *

Prabhakar Reddy Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy (1935–1997) was an Indian film character actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He acted in over 472 films over three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films, including '' Karthika Deepam''. Dr. M ...

as Lawyer Yugandhar *Tyagaraju as Zamindar Koteswara Rao *K.V.Chalam as Paul *

Savitri Savitri or Savithri may refer to: In Hinduism * Savitri, with all vowels short, a Roman-phonetic spelling of the Rigvedic solar deity Savitr *Sāvitrī, a name of the ''Gayatri Mantra'' dedicated to Savitṛ *Savitri (goddess), the consort of Br ...

as Janaki Devi *

Jayamalini Jayamalini (or Jaya Malini) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Personal life She married Parthiban, a police inspector on 19 July 1994 and settled in Chennai with her only s ...

as Jayamalini *Jhansi as Tayaramma

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Lyrics were written by

Veturi Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and cinema. Veturi is a recipient of the National Film Award, ...

References

External links

* {{Dasari Narayana Rao Indian action drama films Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian pregnancy films 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films 1970s action drama films 1980 films