''Nayakudu Vinayakudu'' is a 1980

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * 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 ...

-language

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the

Prasad Art Productions Prasad Art Productions or Prasad Art Pictures Private Limited is a movie production house in South India. They produced about 20 films, mostly in Telugu. The company headed by Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao. Their first film was '' Pempudu Koduku' ...

banner and directed by

K. Pratyagatma K. Pratyagatma (born Kolli Kotayya Pratyagatma), also known as K. P. Atma (b: 31 October 1925 - d: 8 June 2001) was an Indian film journalist, director and producer known for his works in Telugu and Hindi cinema. He has garnered three Nationa ...

. It stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

and Jayalalitha, with music composed by

T. Chalapathi Rao Tatineni Chalapathi Rao (22 December 1920 – 22 February 1994) was an Indian music composer who worked in Telugu cinema. His career spanned more than three decades from early 1950s, till 1980s. He was the cousin of T. Prakash Rao. Early life ...

. Notably, this movie marked Jayalalithaa's last proper film in her acting career as it got released just a few weeks after her last Tamil film, '' Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal''. It was the last film for which the actress-politician had worked as a lead heroine before entering official politics; and also her last film in Telugu as well. This was the last film directed by ''K. Pratyagatma'' at the age of 60 before retirement.

Plot

The film begins with Chiranjeevi a Ph.D. scholar & student union leader who loves a charming girl Vasantha the daughter of Municipal Chairman Vinayaka Rao. Vinayaka Rao is a deceitful person who perpetrates anti-social activities in the veil of social welfare and illicitly siphons off the public. Chiranjeevi always opposes his misdeeds, keeping the grudge in mind, Vinayaka Rao grabs Chiranjeevi's brother-in-law Shekar into his clutches, makes him desert his wife, and compels him to get Rs.50,000 for his business. Here helpless, Chiranjeevi decides to sell their ancestors' property. During that process, he stays a night at an old building where he acquires a magical statuette that grants any wish. Through it, Chiranjeevi effectuates so many wonders and makes fun of Vinayaka Rao. Soon, he realizes all this was his dream and returns. By the time, Shekar is defrauded by Vinayaka Rao, realizes his mistake and pleads for pardon from Chiranjeevi. At this point, Municipal elections are declared when Chiranjeevi contests against Vinayaka Rao and overthrows him. At last, Chiranjeevi ceases Vinayaka Rao's criminal acts and retains a semblance of order and peace in the society. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Chiranjeevi & Vasantha.

Cast

Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

as Chiranjeevi *

Jayalalithaa Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2 ...

as Vasantha *

Rao Gopal Rao Raavu Gopala Rao (14 January 1937 – 13 August 1994) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than twenty five years, Rao starred in over four hundred feature film ...

as Vinayaka Rao * P. L. Narayana as Viswasam *Saradhi as Hanumanthu *

Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao (born Rangavajhula Ranga Rao; 15 September 1942 – 27 June 2005) was an Indian character actor who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He appeared in about 450 films over a career spanning four decades, majority of ...

as Panthulu *Lakshmikanth as Shekar *Jaya Bhaskar as Shankaram *Vankala Satyanarayana as Janaki Ramudu *Arjaa Jannardhan Rao as Mallaiah *

Manju Bhargavi Manju Bhargavi (born 1955) is an actress and dancer, best known for her performance in the Telugu blockbuster film Sankarabharanam (1979) and Nayakudu Vinayakudu (1980). Early life Manju Bhargavi parents originally hailed from Andhra Pradesh ...

as Sivaranjani *

Roja Ramani Roja Ramani (also known as Chemparathy Shobana; born 16 September 1959) is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Malayalam and Telugu films. She was a child actor and her debut movie was '' Bhakta Prahlada'' (1967) for which she receiv ...

as Madhumathi *Pushpalata as Chiranjeevi's mother

Crew

*Art: G. V. Subba Rao *Choreography: Pasumarthi, Sampath, Saleem *Story - Dialogues: C. S. Rao *Lyrics: Acharya Aatreya,

C. Narayana Reddy Cingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet and writer. Reddy had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translations, a ...

, Kosaraju *Playback:

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wi ...

S. Janaki Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is referred to respectfully as "Janaki Amma" and Nightingale of South India. She is one of the best-known playback singers in ...

P. Susheela Pulapaka Susheela (born 13 November 1935), popularly known as P. Susheela, is an Indian playback singer associated with the South Indian cinema primarily from Andhra Pradesh for over six decades. She is one of the greatest and best-known playba ...

, Madhapeddi Ramesh, Vijayalakshmi Sarma *Music:

*Editing: J. Krishna Swamy, Balu *Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj *Producer: A. V. Subba Rao *Screenplay - Director:

*Banner:

*Release Date: 1 February 1980

Soundtrack

Music composed by

References

External links

{{IMDb title, 0213929 1980 films 1980s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Films scored by T. Chalapathi Rao Films directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma