''Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu'' is a 1980 Indian

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action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

produced by

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under his Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars

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and

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. The music composed by Chakravarthy.

Plot

Bhaji Prasad is a dreadful gangster who maintains an honorable facade. His acolyte Giri is malicious and always attempts to double-cross him. Both retain two double agents, twin brothers Satyam & Narayana. Besides, Ramu's valiant inclines any risk for money. Once, he gets acquainted with a petty thief, Mutyam, and falls for her. Meanwhile, a young, charming Krishna who works as a clerk in a bank lives with his mother and loves Bhaji Prasad's niece, Lakshmi. Later, Ramu & Krishna twice meet in crazy situations and become good friends. Hereupon, Bhaji Prasad disclosed an ancient treasure secluded in the Himalayas and that an archaeologist, Haragopal, aimed its route map. Upon it, Giri, too, gains the key and plots. Just before they hit Haragopal, he safeguards the map in a Krishna bank locker. At the same time, Bhaji Prasad learns about the love affair of Krishna & Lakshmi. So, he bid Krishna for the cover when he refused. Bhaji Prasad endangers his mother, and as helpless, he heists the map. Simultaneously, Giri also plans an attack. Nevertheless, Krishna absconds and shields the map from his friend Ranga. Tragically, the blackguards slaughter Ranga, but are unable to identify the map. Right now, Krishna is indicted for the crime and sentenced. Yet, Bhaji Prasad wants to win him back, so he empowers Ramu to do the task. Thereupon, Ramu feels something dubious, relieving Krishna and hiding him secretly. Afterward, it enlightens their siblings through their mother, who has been separated long back because of a mishap. Eventually, they acquire the map, realizing that Bhaji Prasad reverts it by imperiling Lakshmi. At present, the swindlers start their journey, when as a flabbergast, Satyam & Narayana appear as a single entity, Satyanarayana, who purported knaves for his gain. Before long, Ramu & Krishna chase them in disguise as guides. After making an adventurous tour, they find the treasure. At last, Ramu & Krishna stop the baddies and hand over the treasure to the government. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Ramu & Mutyam and Krishna & Lakshmi.

Cast

as Ramu *

as Balakrishna *

as Mutyalu *

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 fo ...

as Lakshmi * Rao Gopal Rao as Bhaji Prasad * Satyanarayana as Satyanayana * Jaggayya as I.G. * Kanta Rao as Ramu's father *

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as Baba * Nutan Prasad as Giri *

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 ...

as Jailor *

Chalapathi Rao Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films. Personal life and death Rao hailed from Baliparru, K ...

as Hargopal * Prasad Babu as Madhav *Lakshmi Kanth as Ranga *

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* Chitti Babu *Chidatala Appa Rao as Kotigadu *

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*Jagga Rao *

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as special appearance * Latha as Special appearance *

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as Heroes mother *

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Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics written by

Veturi Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four de ...

Reception

On 22 August 1980, Griddaluru Gopalrao of ''

Zamin Ryot ''Zamin Ryot'' ( te, జమీన్ రైతు, Jamīn Raitu) is an Indian Telugu-language weekly newspaper published from Nellore. It was started by N. Venkatrama Naidu in . It has been called the longest continuously running Telugu newspap ...

'' criticised director Raghavendra Rao for making a "shoddy film". Sridhara of ''Sitara'' in his review dated 31 August 1980 gave a more mixed review for the film.

References

External links

* {{K. Raghavendra Rao 1980 action films 1970s action drama films 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Indian action drama films