Nayakudu Vinayakudu

Nayakudu Vinayakudu is a 1980 Telugu comedy film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Productions banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayalalitha in the lead roles and music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.

It is noted for being the last film of the career of Jayalalithaa as it released after the Tamil film Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal. It is the last film for which Jayalalithaa ever came for shooting and worked as lead heroine and also her last film in Telugu. This was the last film directed by K. Pratyagatma at the age of 60. The film was recorded as a Blockbuster at the box office.

Plot
Chiranjeevi (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a Ph.D. scholar & student union leader loves a charming girl Vasantha (Jayalalitha), daughter of Municipal Chairman Vinayaka Rao (Rao Gopal 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 (Lakshmikanth) into his clutches, makes him to desert his wife and compels 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 magical statuette which 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 pardon from Chiranjeevi. At the point in time, Municipal elections are declared when Chiranjeevi contests against Vinayaka Rao and overthrows him. At last, Chiranjeevi ceases Vinayaka Rao's criminal acts, retain 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 as Chiranjeevi 
Jayalalithaa as Vasantha 
Rao Gopal Rao as Vinayaka Rao 
P. L. Narayana as Viswasam
Saradhi as Hanumanthu
Sakshi Ranga Rao as Panthulu
Lakshmikanth as Shekar
Jaya Bhaskar as Shankaram
Vankala Satyanarayana as Janaki Ramudu 
Arjaa Jannardhan Rao as Mallaiah
Manju Bhargavi as Sivaranjani
Roja Ramani 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, Kosaraju
Playback: SP Balu, S. Janaki, P. Susheela, Madhapeddi Ramesh, Vijayalakshmi Sarma
Music: T. Chalapathi Rao
Editing: J. Krishna Swamy, Balu
Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
Producer: A. V. Subba Rao
Screenplay - Director: K. Pratyagatma
Banner: Prasad Art Productions
Release Date: 1 February 1980

Soundtrack

Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released on Audio Company.

References

External links

Category:Telugu-language films
Category:1980 films
Category:Indian films
Category:1980s Telugu-language films
Category:Indian drama films
Category:Films scored by T. Chalapathi Rao