''Coolie No.1'' is a 1991 Indian

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-language

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film produced by

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under the

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banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It starred

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and

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, the latter making her first movie as an actress. Rao Gopal Rao, Sharada,

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, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao,

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, and

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playing supporting roles. The music was composed by

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with cinematography by S. Gopal Reddy and editing by K. A. Martand. The film was dubbed into

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under the same title.

Plot

Ranjani is a vainglory woman and the daughter of Koteswara Rao, a multimillionaire in

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. Once when she was traveling towards

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on the train, she stops the train for her fallen

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, which leads to the death of Parvathamma. Raju is the Coolie No. 1 at

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Railway Station. He and Ranjani always have so many clashes with each other. Rajani calls her father from Singapore, and both of them implicate Raju in a rape case and send him to jail. However, Raju is successful in escaping from jail. Due to Raju's threat, Koteswara Rao and Ranjani go to Singapore. Raju also reaches there with the help of Ranjani's mother Gruhalakshmi. Raju changes himself to Bharat and showcases himself as a big shot before Ranjani and makes her fall in love with him. Everyone agrees to their marriage, but Buchi Babu, Koteswara Rao's partner, and his son Gopal (

), who wants to marry Ranjani, find out that Bharat is none other than Raju. After the marriage completion, Raju reveals the truth. Everyone is shocked, Ranjani is disturbed, and she also throws away the holy

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wedding chain. After that, everyone goes back to India, where Raju arranges their marriage reception. To overcome this problem, Koteswara Rao contacts a local goon named Ranga Rao to stop the reception. He creates a big communal riot in Raju's colony, which leads to the deaths of many innocent people. In frustration and anger, Raju makes Ranjani pregnant by giving her

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with her mother's help. She makes all possible attempts to remove the baby but fails. Finally, she decides to throw away the baby after giving birth. Meanwhile, Ranga Rao, Buchi Babu, and Gopal try to kill Koteswara Rao for his property, but Raju protects him, which makes him realize. Ranjani gives birth to the baby boy; even then she will not leave her arrogance and throws away the child. Raju decides to leave her, and her fate goes away with the baby. In that anger, Gruhalakshmi reveals Ranjani's past that she is not their daughter, but the daughter of a railway coolie, and the woman who died in the beginning due to her negligence is her mother. Listening to this, Ranjani admits her mistake. At the same time, Ranga Rao, Buchi Babu, and Gopal all beat Raju very badly, kidnap the baby, and blackmail Ranjani for her entire property documents. Ranjani runs towards Raju's help and apologizes to him by falling at his feet. Finally, Raju protects the baby and eliminates all the baddies. The movie ends with Raju and Ranjani's remarriage.

Cast

as Raju / Bharat *

as Ranjani * Rao Gopal Rao as Koteswara Rao *

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as Gruhalakshmi *

as Ranga Rao * Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Buchi Babu *

as Gopal *

as Nagoji *

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as S. I. *

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as Parvathamma *

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as Sarojamma * Rallapalli as Lawyer Sripathi * Gautam Raju as Coolie *

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as Passenger * Bangalore Padma as Coolie * Rajitha as Lalitha * Mada as T. C.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

and lyrics written by

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 ...

. Music released on LEO Audio company. The song "Kotha Kothaga" is based on "Pudhiya Poovithu", composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the Tamil film '' Thendrale Ennai Thodu'' (1985). The single "Attention Everybody" is reprised by

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, in a tribute to

by actor

Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were ...

's South Bay channel in 2020.

References

External links

* {{K. Raghavendra Rao 1991 films Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 1990s Telugu-language films Suresh Productions films