Mundadugu

Mundadugu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Bapaiah
Written byParuchuri Brothers
Produced byD. Rama Naidu
StarringKrishna
Shobhan Babu
Sridevi
Jaya Prada
CinematographyA. Venkat
Edited byK. A. Marthand
Music byK. Chakravarthi
Production
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Release date
  • 25 February 1983 (1983-02-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Mundadugu (transl.A Step Forward) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by D. Rama Naidu of Suresh Productions and directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Sridevi, and Jaya Prada.[1]

In 1984, it was remade in Hindi as Maqsad.

Plot

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Gummadi and Sivakrishna are brothers. Sivakrishna is a socialist and wants to spend the property for the poor, whereas Gummadi is a very selfish man. Their differences lead to the death of Sivakrishna as planned by Raogopal Rao, Allu and Chalapati Rao. Chakravarthi (Sobhan Babu) is the son of Gummadi and Tilak (Krishna) is the son of Sivakrishna. Tilak joins as a worker in the company of Gummadi. Rani (Jaya Prada) is the niece of Gummadi and she falls in love with Tilak. Chakravarthi loves Bharti (Sridevi), daughter of a teacher in their company. The villains have issues with Tilak. The resulting conflict between Chakravarthi and Tilak finally leads to the revelation of their relationship and a happy ending.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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All lyrics are written by Veturi; all music is composed by K. Chakravarthi

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chilakaluripeta Kada Chilako"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:30
2."Naakoka Srimathi Kavali"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:31
3."Pora O Kantri Mama"VeturiS. P. Balasubramanyam, P.Susheela 
4."Premaku Nenu Pedanu Kanu"VeturiP. Susheela 
5."Veyi Padagala Meeda"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:24
6."Ye Talli Kannado Ninnu"VeturiP.Susheela 

Box office

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The film ran for more than 50 days in all the released centers. It also ran for more than 100 days and celebrated Silver Jubilee.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bose (1 March 1983). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: ముందడుగు" [Film review: Mundadugu]. Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ Boxoffice results of Shobhan Babu films.
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