''Sahasame Jeevitham'' () is a 1984 Indian
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 ...
-language
romance film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by
Bharati-
Vasu
The Vasus () refers to a group of deities in Hinduism associated with fire and light. They are described to be the attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. Generally numbering eight and classified as the Ashtavasu, they are described in the ...
. It stars
Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and established himself as ...
and Vijji, with music composed by
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one o ...
. The film is the debut of Balakrishna as a solo lead role without his father
N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He starred ...
.
Plot
The film begins with a dynamic youth Ravi going back to his hometown. During the train journey, he is ecstatic and narrates his past to passengers. Ravi led a splendid lifestyle in his college days and is fascinated by everyone because of his fabulous singing. He is the son of a middle-class lecturer Satyam, who daily takes up a bus and many boards to hear his song. Chaaya his fellow collegian daughter of a tycoon Gupta, gets wise of Ravi's knack. So, she climbs the bus in a burka as Gupta shows hostility to pennilessness. Anyhow, Ravi detects and finds her whereabouts with his wit and two crush brainily by a code language. After a few comic scenes, Gupta is cognizant of the ongoing, impedes, threatens Satyam, and contracts a status barrier between turtle doves. Plus, he transits Chaaya to Madras. Besides, Satyam forewarns Ravi to back off his love which he doesn't bear in mind.
Moreover, he proceeds to Madras via his patrons and two flies persist in their love. Thus, the infuriated Gupta makes Ravi apprehended with his influence. Satyam acquits him when a heated row passes that ends with Ravi quitting the house and his friends are all they care about him. Presently, Gupta seizes and fixes to send Chaaya foreign. Being aware of it, Ravi conducts an agitation for love with students as a pillar that ensues chaos. At long last, Gupta steps forward bowing down before the holy love. Apart from this, he complies with the condition that he going to knit them when Ravi becomes capable of attaining something. As of today, Ravi is returning after triumphing as a scholar. At last, Chaaya and his friends give him a warm welcome at the station. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ravi & Chaaya.
Cast
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Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and established himself as ...
as Ravi
*Vijji as Chaaya
*
Jaggayya
Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as ''Kanchu Kantham ...
as Gupta
*
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 Deepam ...
as Satyam
*
Nagesh
Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 Cine ...
as Bus Conductor Babu Rao
*Thyagaraju as Gupta's brother-in-law
*C. H. Krishna Murthy as Driver Rayudu
*Hema Sundar as Manager
*Dileep as Dilip
*
Rama Prabha
Rama Prabha is an Indian actress who performs in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She has acted in more than 1,400 films and is credited as a character artist who shared screen space with superstars across all generation of South Indian Cinem ...
as Babu Rao's wife
*M. Varalakshmi
*Jayavani
Soundtrack
Music composed by
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one o ...
. Lyrics were 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 d ...
.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt0320393
1980s Telugu-language films
1984 films
Films directed by P. Vasu
Films directed by Santhana Bharathi
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja