Rudraveena (1988)

 ●  Telugu ● 2 hrs 50 mins

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The film is about the ideological clash between a young man, Suryam (Chiranjeevi), and his father, Bilahari Ganapathi Sastry (Gemini Ganesan). While the father believes that music and his life are for salvation, the son strives for a better society. They part ways after Suryam decides to teach his father a lesson by representing the need for social awareness in a concert. Sastry hates this idea of polluting the sacredness of music by individualism and promotes another disciple ignoring Suryam. Fed up with his father's refusal to identify him, Suryam leaves home. He finds solace with Lalita (Shobana) and her family. Sastry, who believes in the supremacy of caste over humanity, tries to break their relationship by instigating drunkards from the village whom Suryam has sworn to reform. Suryam vows not to marry in exchange for the drunkards reforming themselves. Sastry takes a major blow when the disciple he groomed later marries his daughter and abhors him from singing Sastry's favorite raga - The Bilahari. Finally, Sastry changes his chauvinistic self, when the Indian government recognizes Suryam's efforts at social reform and the Prime Minister of India himself comes to his village to felicitate Suryam. He realizes his son's ideals and proudly addresses himself as Suryam's father rather than a great musician.

Cast: Gemini Ganesan, Konidela Chiranjeevi, Shobana Pillai

Crew: K Balachander (Director), R Raghunadha Reddy (Director of Photography), Ilaiyaraaja (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Musical

Release Dates: 04 Mar 1988 (India)

Telugu Name: రుద్రవీణ

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as "Bilahari" Ganapati Sastry
as Suryanarayana sarma
as Lalita Siva Jyoti
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Telugu
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: Aditya Music

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
05:31

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
05:24

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: KS Chithra, KJ Yesudas
04:32

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
06:46

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
02:59

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
04:13

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: KJ Yesudas
04:19

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: KJ Yesudas
05:42

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: KJ Yesudas
08:01

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: SP Sailaja, Mano
Trivia:
The film is inspired by the activities of social activist Anna Hazare.

The film marks the Telugu debut of Kannada actor and filmmaker Ramesh Aravind.