Aatagadu

Aatagadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. Rama Rao
Written by	Satyanand (dialogues)
Screenplay by	M. D. Sundaram
Story by	M. D. Sundaram
Produced by	G. Rajendra Prasad
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Sridevi
Cinematography	Kannappa
Edited by	J. Krishna Swamy–Balu
Music by	Chakravarthy
Production company	Sri Venkateswara Movie Creations
Release date	24 April 1980 (1980-04-24)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Aatagadu (transl. Player) is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by G. Rajendra Prasad and directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Sridevi, with music composed by Chakravarthy.^[1]

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Plot

Gopi is a famous pop singer at the Jolly Club and its proprietor, Jaganadham, dotes on him as his son. Once, he gets acquainted with a petty thief, Vijaya, who initiates a squabble that turns into love. Later, she proclaims that she has chosen the profession to cure her physically challenged brother when Gopi takes up her responsibility. Parallelly, 3 traitors Sangeetha Rao, Gopal Rao, and Papa Rao handle several anti-social activities and dictate all the clubs of the city. Jaganadham denies them and they blast the club where he dies. Accordingly, Gopi pledges to destroy them. Following, Gopi introduces Vijaya to his mother Parvati who wants them to get married. However, Vijaya impedes it to seek vengeance against her parents' homicide Aggi Ramudu who is presently in prison. Hence, Vijaya coaxes Gopi to let him out with the belief that he knows the whereabouts of his drifter father. Following this, Vijaya attempts to slay him when Gopi breaks the bars. Here as a flabbergast, Parvati identifies Aggi Ramudu as her husband Ramaiah when he spins back. Ramaiah is a true blue to a millionaire Dharma Rao who is swindled by his 3 partners none other than the treacherous in a contract that Ramaiah catches. So, they slaughtered Dharma Rao and incriminated Ramaiah, and steals the heritage golden idol of Venkateswara. Eventually, Vijaya is revealed as Dharma Rao's daughter who misconstrued Ramaiah. At this point, enraged Gopi turns into Aggi Ramudu and in various forms of disguise, he ceases the baddies and protects the idol. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Gopi & Vijaya.

Cast

N. T. Rama Rao as Gopi
Sridevi as Vijaya
Rao Gopala Rao as Gopal Rao
Satyanarayana as Sangeeta Rao
Allu Ramalingaiah as Papa Rao
Jaggayya as Ramaiah / Aggi Ramudu
Prabhakar Reddy as Dharma Rao
Padmanabham as Kirai Kattula Rathaiah
Nutan Prasad as Ragala Rangaiah
Mikkilineni as Jagannatham
Raavi Kondala Rao as Jailor Nageswara Rao
Chalapathi Rao as Bhairava
Jagga Rao as Thief
Pushpalatha as Parvathi
Jayamalini as an item number
Attili Lakshmi as Lakshmi

Soundtrack

Aatagadu

Film score by

Chakravarthy

Released

1980

Genre

Soundtrack

Length

20:46

Label

SEA Records

Producer

Chakravarthy

Chakravarthy chronology

Challenge Ramudu
(1980)

Aatagadu
(1980)

Superman
(1980)

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi.^[2]

S.No	Song Title	Singers	length
1	"Cheema Kuttindhaa"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:20
2	"Chilakamma Gootilo"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	2:45
3	"Guddhuthaa Nee Yavva"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:04
4	"Jil Jil Jilebi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P.Susheela	4:28
5	"Nee Choopu"	Madhavpeddi Ramesh, S. P. Sailaja	2:47
6	"Eko Narayana"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P.Susheela	3:22

References

^ Palakodeti (11 May 1981). "ఆటగాడు" [Aatagadu]. Sitara (in Telugu). Ramoji Group. p. 17. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "Aatagadu (1980)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 7 September 2021.