''Rangoon Rowdy'' is a 1979
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
drama film
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directed by
Dasari Narayana Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 ...
and produced by Vadde Sobhanadri under Vijaya Madhavi Pictures. The film was presented by Vadde Kishore. The film stars Mahanati Savitri,
Krishnam Raju,
Jaya Prada
Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. She is hailed as one of the most iconic and influential actresses in both Telugu and Hindi film industries in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada i ...
,
Mohan Babu
Manchu Bhakthavatsalam, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and 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 in lead, sup ...
and
Deepa
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Notable people named Deepa
* Deepa Bhaskar, Indian actress
* Deepa Bhatia, Indian film editor
* Deepa Chari, Indian act ...
in the lead roles.
The music was composed by
J. V. Raghavulu
Jetti Veera Raghavulu (1931 – 7 June 2013), better known as J. V. Raghavulu, was an eminent Indian music director and playback singer. He started as playback singer and became a music director after the sudden death of Ghantasala. He made hi ...
. The song "o jabilee" is taken from the Hindi movie Muqaddar ka sikandar ". It is Krishnam Raju's 100th film. It is the first
Indian film
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to be shot in Burma.
Cast
*
Krishnam Raju as Raju
*
Jaya Prada
Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. She is hailed as one of the most iconic and influential actresses in both Telugu and Hindi film industries in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada i ...
as Indu / Rajani
*
Mohan Babu
Manchu Bhakthavatsalam, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and 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 in lead, sup ...
as Babu
*
Deepa
Deepa or Dipa (Hindi : दीपा) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "lamp" and "light".
Notable people named Deepa
* Deepa Bhaskar, Indian actress
* Deepa Bhatia, Indian film editor
* Deepa Chari, Indian act ...
as Deepa
*
Savitri as Deepa's mother
*
Sowcar Janaki
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as Janaki
*
Rao Gopal Rao as Gopal Rao
*
Prabhakar Reddy
Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy (1935–1997) was an Indian film character actor and doctor 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 Deepa ...
*Gokina Rama Rao as Rama Rao
*
Raavi Kondala Rao
Raavi Kondala Rao (11 February 1932 – 28 July 2020) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, playwright, and journalist who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acted in over 400 films. He won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for '' Pe ...
*
Dhulipala
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He was noted for playing mythological roles, ...
as lawyer
*
Mukkamala Mukkamala may refer to:
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* Mukkamala, East Godavari district
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Eminent Astrophysicist Appadvedula Lakshmi Narayan, known as A. L. N ...
* K. V. Chalam as Raju's friend
*
Ceylon Manohar
Ceylon Manohar ( ta, சிலோன் மனோகர்) ( – 22 January 2018), popular name of A. E. Manoharan (Anthony Pillai Emmanuel Manoharan) also known as Surangani Manohar ( ta, சுராங்கனி மனோகர் ), was ...
as Smuggler
*
Nalinikanth
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as Gopal Rao's son.
* Master Nagoor (
Mano
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People
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) as young Raju
*
Tulasi
References
External links
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1979 films
Films set in Myanmar
Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Indian drama films
Films scored by J. V. Raghavulu
1970s Telugu-language films
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