Alluri Seetharama Raju is a super hit, historical Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 cinema based on the life of Indian freedom fighter Alluri Sitaramaraju

Alluri Sitaramaraju

Alluri Sita Rama Raju , also known as Aluri Rpia page on Mogallu Village]-Early life:...

 and produced by Padmalaya Studios

Padmalaya Studios

Padmalaya Film Studios is Film production company located in the Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India. It is owned by Ghattamaneni Krishna and his brothers G. Hanumantha Rao and G. Adiseshagiri Rao...

. It is the 100th film of Ghattamaneni Krishna. The film is directed by V. Ramachandra Rao and written by Maharadhi Tripuraneni. This film is one of the best patriotic films ever made in Telugu Cinema and easily one of the biggest hits for Ghattamaneni Krishna.

Plot

Cinematic version of the life of the legendary freedom fighter, Alluri Sitaramaraju

Alluri Sitaramaraju

Alluri Sita Rama Raju , also known as Aluri Rpia page on Mogallu Village]-Early life:...

 who raised voice against the cruelity of British rulers and fought for the tribals.

Cast

• Gattamaneni Krishna ... Alluri Seetharama Raju
• Kongara Jaggayya
  Kongara Jaggayya
  Kongara Jaggayya was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known as "Kanchu Kantam" Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 August 2004; also transliterated as Jaggaiah) was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known...
  
  ... Rutherford
• Vijaya Nirmala
  Vijaya Nirmala
  Vijaya Nirmala is a South Indian actress and director. In 2002, the Guinness Book of Records named her as the female director who had made the highest number of films. She has directed 47 movies.-Career:...
  
  ... Seetha
• Chandra Mohan
  Chandra Mohan (actor)
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• Sridhar
• M. Balaiah ... Ghantam Dora
• Kanta Rao
  Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao
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   ... Padalu
• Pandari Bai
  Pandari Bai
  Pandari Bai was a prominent heroine of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s and 60s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar and Sivaji Ganesan...
  
  
• Dr. Prabhakar Reddy
• Rajababu
• Manjula
• K. V. Chalam
• Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
  Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
  Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
  
  
• Tyagaraaju
• Rao Gopal Rao
  Rao Gopal Rao
  Rao Gopal Rao was a popular Tollywood Character actor and producer and member of Rajya Sabha.-Brief Lifesketch:Rao Gopal Rao was born in 1937 in Ganganapalli near Kakinada,...
  
  

Awards

• Srirangam Srinivasa Rao won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics
  National Film Award for Best Lyrics
  The National Film Award for Best Lyrics winners:Vairamuthu won the award for maximum number of times . Javed Akhtar is the only lyricist to win the award for three consecutive years .-References:...
  
   in 1974 for his patriotic song Telugu Veera Levaraa.
• Bagged the Golden Nandi Award for the Best Movie in 1994

Box-office

• The film had a 100-day run in 19-centres in Andhra Pradesh and Bangalore. It has also celebrated Silver Jubilee
  Silver Jubilee
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   in Hyderabad. The film grossed more than Rs. 15 lakhs.

Popularity

This movie became one of the biggest hits of Telugu Cinema during that time and performance of Krishna in title role was highly appreciated. NT Rama Rao upon watching this movie said that "No body can do or make this film better than Krishna" (In telugu: Eee cinemaani inthaku minchi inkevvaru cheyyaleeru").http://movies.sulekha.com/telugu/alluri-seetha-rama-raju/reviews/52277.htm. The song "Telugu Veera Levera" is a national award winning (for lyrics), highly inspirational patriotic song which is remembered by Telugu people even today. Also the duet song "Vastaadu naa raju eer roju" was highly popular song. The dialogues written by Maharathi in this movie became very popular.http://movies.sulekha.com/telugu/alluri-seetha-rama-raju/reviews/52277.htm

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262223/