''Janani Janmabhoomi'' () is a 1984

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 philosophical film produced by K. Kesava Rao under the Sri Bramharambika Films banner and directed by K. Viswanath. It stars

Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), also known as Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, film producer, politician and philanthropist known for his works in Telugu cinema. Balakrishna is an elected member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative A ...

Sumalatha Sumalatha Ambareesh (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress and politician. She has acted in over 220 films across multiple languages, primarily in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, with a few appearances in Tamil and Hindi cinema. She received ...

, Satyanarayana, Sharada 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 with Dhnanjay Rao, a millionaire who is toffee-nosed, high-handed, and an atheist. His absence of consent to prayers & worship at home is repentant to his benevolent wife, Kathyayini. Plus, she is troubled for her two sons, Ramesh & Suresh, who are turpitudes by their father's indulgence. Jagannatha Rao, a government official who authorizes the hefty contracts, and Dhannajay Rao make his dereliction of duty. Though he always wants to be candid, he is retreated by his greedy wife, who aspires to knit their daughter Padmini/Pammy with Ramesh as they are infatuated. Meanwhile, Ramesh moved abroad to pursue higher studies and returned after a few years. Suddenly, all are startled to view him as a true Indian when Kathyayini is in jubilation. Then, he states that patriotism flourished in him after witnessing how foreigners worship their culture, customs, & traditions and being conscious of the eminence of his country. Dhannajay Rao rebukes, forasmuch as what he learned is hardly stupidity and gullibility, and asks him to comprehend the status quo. Parallelly, as an anecdote, Pammy breaks up with Ramesh by enforcing her mother for his ongoing behavior. As of today, Ramesh proceeds to their village as a commoner, looking for inequities, irregularities, & evils in society. Whereat, he acquaints a local lass, Satyavati, who has a career in saree weaving and endears her. Ramesh spots damn many in that profession going along thrall of mediator Abbaiah Naidu and attempts to hinder him. As a result, he has been thrashed and kicked out. Since the return, Ramesh mentions to his father that what he said is correct, and concurrently, he decides to watch over their cement factory at the very spot. Now that Ramesh is back in the village, Suresh also aids his brother in his style. They make meteoric changes by forming an association to relieve the saree-weaving pros from the evil clutches of Abbaiah Naidu, bringing soul-searching to the youth manipulated by dirty politicians. They all act together to transform the terrain by constructing Roads, wells, toilets, etc. Presently, Dhannajay Rao ploys to acquire a dam project mutually. Ramesh designed it for the welfare of desperate prime by forming a land army for which Jagannatha Rao also strongholds. Moreover, Kathyayini files a complaint against her husband's barbarities to triumph over Ramesh's aim when the Govt appoints a team. Here, Dhannajay Rao ruses to slaughter them and seeks to force Kathyayini to withdraw the complaint. At last, Suresh tragically dies with the team that reforms Dhanjaya Rao. Finally, the movie ends with a proclamation that ''Never mind if you are not patriotic, but do not implant and screw up your children's mindset. Do not scapegoat them in political chess. If youth stems from disappointment and despair, they will only build the ideal society. Hail to the Mother & the Motherland.''

Cast

as Ramesh *

as Padmini / Pammy *

Rajyalakshmi Rajyalakshmi Chandu, better known by her stage name Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi (born 18 December 1964) is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She was well noted ...

as Satyavathi * Satyanarayana as Dhanjaya Rao * Sharada as Kachyayani *

Subhalekha Sudhakar Suravajhala Sudhakar (born 19 November 1960), known by his stage name Subhalekha Sudhakar, is an Indian actor who worked in Telugu and Tamil language films. Sudhakar's first Telugu film '' Subhalekha'' (1982) gained him wide recognition throug ...

as Suresh *

P. J. Sarma Pudipeddi Jogeswara Sarma was an Indian film dubbing artist, turned actor and writer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked for over 500 films as an actor and dubbing artist. He is the father of actors P. Sai Kumar ...

as Jaganath Rao *

Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao (born Rangavajhula Ranga Rao; – 27 June 2005) was an Indian character actor who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre, theatre. He appeared in about 450 films over a career spanning four decades, majority of which w ...

as Post Master Govindaiah *Gokina Rama Rao as Abbaiah Naidu *Bheemeswara Rao as Dhanjaya Rao's Partner * Potti Prasad as Driver *Malladi as Musalaiah *Jit Mohan Mitra as Kallukottu Owner *Dham as Avataram *

Rama Prabha Rama Prabha is an Indian actress who performs in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She has acted in more than 1,400 films and is credited as a character artist who shared screen space with superstars across most generations of South Indian Cin ...

as Pammy's mother *Dubbing Janaki as Nurse

Soundtrack

Music composed by

was released on Supreme Music. 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, ...

and

Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the ...

. Sastry was credited as CH. Seetharama Sastry (Bharani) in this film.

References

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* 1984 films Films directed by K. Viswanath Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan 1980s Telugu-language films 1980s Indian films {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub Films shot in Kakinada