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Aatagadu
Aatagadu
Film score by Chakravarthy
Released	1980
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	20:46
Label	SEA Records
Producer	Chakravarthy
Chakravarthy chronology

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;
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]

Plot

The film begins with a famous pop singer, Gopi, at the Jolly Club and its proprietor, Jaganadham, doting him as his son. Once, he squabbles with a petty thief, Vijaya, which turns into love. Then he learns she has taken this path to cure her disabled brother. So, Gopi takes up her responsibility. Parallelly, three traitors, Sangeetha Rao, Gopal Rao,& Papa Rao, handle anti-social activities and dictate all the city clubs. Anyhow, Jaganadham denies them. Ergo, they blast the club where he dies. Accordingly, Gopi pledges to destroy the knaves. Following, Gopi introduces Vijaya to his mother, Parvati, who wants to knit them. 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. 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, whose three partners con, none other than the treacherous, in a contract that Ramaiah catches. So, they slaughtered Dharma Rao, incriminated Ramaiah, and stole the heritage golden idol of Venkateswara. Eventually, Vijaya reveals herself as Dharma Rao's daughter, who misconstrued Ramaiah. At this point, enraged Gopi turns into Aggi Ramudu, in various disguises. At last, he ceases the baddies and protects the idol. Finally, the movie ends happily 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

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.