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Adhipathi
Poster
Directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Written by Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues)
Screenplay by Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Story by Ranjith
Based on Narasimham (Malayalam)
Produced by Mohan Babu
Starring Mohan Babu
Nagarjuna
Soundarya
Preeti Jhangiani
Cinematography V. Jayaram
Edited by Gautham Raju
Music by Koti
Production
company
Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures
Release date
19 September 2001[1]
Running time 152 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu
Adhipathi (transl. Ruler) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by
Mohan Babu under his Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures banner. It was directed by Ravi
Raja Pinisetty, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Mohan Babu, Nagarjuna,
Preeti Jhangiani and Soundarya, with music composed by Koti.[2] The film is a
remake of the Malayalam film Narasimham (2000).
Plot
Yogendra is the son of Panduranga Rao, a High Court judge who got the first rank in
civil services examinations. Dunnapothula Janardhan Rao, a politician, falsely
implicates Yogi in a murder case to take revenge on Panduranga Rao, who had earlier
given a jail sentence to him in a corruption case. Panduranga Rao gives the
judgment for his son by jailing him for six years. After six years, Janardhan Rao
dies on the same day when Yogi is released from jail. Dunnapothula Dharma Rao,
Janardhan Rao's son, visits the shores of Godavari River to leave the ashes. Yogi
foils the rites by resisting, then Dharma Rao challenges Yogi that he is going to
mix the ashes of his father in the Godavari before Yogi mixes the ashes of his
father, who is still alive, one day. Meanwhile, Yogi falls in love with Anuradha,
the strong-willed and independent-minded daughter of Kaasi Visweswara Rao, Dharma
Rao's henchman.
Suddenly, there is an appearance of a girl named Thulasi (Seema), who claims to be
Panduranga Rao's daughter, but Panduranga Rao flatly refuses the claim and banishes
her. Forced by circumstances and at the instigation help of Dharma Rao, she
reluctantly comes out open with the parentage claim. Yogi at first thrashes the
protesters, but upon knowing the truth from his uncle Gnaneswara Rao, he accepts
the task of her protection in the capacity as her elder brother. Yogi decides to
marry Thulasi to his good friend. He also confronts his father and prods him to
accept his mistake and acknowledge his parentage to Thulasi. Panduranga Rao
ultimately regrets and secretly goes on to confess to his daughter. The very next
morning when Yogi returns home, Thulasi is found dead. Panduranga Rao is accused of
murdering her, but the whole act was planned by Dharma Rao, who, after killing
Thulasi, forces Satya Murthy, Panduranga Rao's longtime servant, to testify against
Panduranga Rao in court. In court, Jagan, a close friend of Yogi and famous leading
criminal lawyer, appears as the defense council by cancelling his marriage with his
girlfriend for friendship and wins the case to lay bare the murder plot and the
hidden intentions of the baddies.
Finally, Panduranga Rao is judged innocent of the crime by the court. After that,
Yogi returns to his father, who now shows remorse for all his actions, including
not believing in his son's innocence. He then dies at Yogi's feet. At Panduranga
Rao's funeral, Dharma Rao arrives to poke fun at Yogi and also tries to carry out
Janardhan Rao's postponed last rituals. Yogi interrupts the ritual and avenges for
the deaths of his sister and father with Jagan's help.
Cast
Mohan Babu as Yogindra / Yogi
Nagarjuna as Jagan
Preeti Jhangiani as Anuradha
Soundarya as Jagan's fiancé
Mukesh Rishi as Dunnapothula Dharma Rao
Vijayakumar as Justice Panduranga Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao as Judge
Kota Srinivasa Rao as Gnaneswara Rao
Brahmanandam as S.I. Pathodi
Ali
Narra Venkateswara Rao as Dunnapothula Janardhan Rao
Seema as Thulasi
Raghunatha Reddy as Kaasi Visweswara Rao
Suthi Velu as Satya Murthy
Brahmaji as Yogi's friend
Tanikella Bharani as Lawyer
Banerjee as S.P. Ashok
Venniradai Nirmala as Lakshmi
Jayalalita as Mangala
Jaya Prakash Reddyas Surya Prakash
L. B. Sriram as Papa Rao
Mohan Raj as Gajendra
M. S. Narayana
AVS
Chitti Babu
Gajar Khan as C.I. Shankar Narayan
Navabharat Balaji as Krishna Murthy
Gadiraju Subba Rao
Y. Vijaya
Devisri
Shobha Rani
Aruna Charlla
Uma Chowdary
Alphonsa as item number
Soundtrack
Adhipathi
Film score by Koti
Released 2001
Genre Soundtrack
Length 28:51
Label TIPS Audio
Producer Koti
Koti chronology
Repallelo Radha
(2001) Adhipathi
(2001) Sandade Sandadi
(2002)
Music composed by Koti. Music released on TIPS Audio Company.[3]
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Puvvulanadugu" Bhuvanachandra Udit Narayan, KS Chitra 4:30
2. "Abbabba Tuntari Gaali" Bhuvanachandra Kumar Sanu, KS Chitra 5:35
3. "Kadapalo Kannesa" Bhuvanachandra Udit Narayan, KS Chitra 3:56
4. "Aada Bratuke" Ande Sri Shankar Mahadevan 4:07
5. "Aasa Padutunnadi" Bhuvanachandra Sukhwinder Singh, KS Chitra 5:42
6. "Panchadara Patikabellam" Suddala Ashok Teja Shankar Mahadevan,
Radhika 5:01
Total length: 28:51
References
"Adhipati". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
"Movie Reviews Adhipathi". Telugucinema.com. 6 September 2002. Archived from the
original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
"Adhipathi (2001)". Raaga.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
External links
Adhipathi at IMDb
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Filmography of Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Veerabhadrudu (1984)Jwala (1985)Tiger (1986) (Kannada)Punyasthree (1986)Konaseema
Kurradu (1986)Krishna Leela (1987)Chakravarthy (1987)Nammina Bantu (1987)Donga
Pelli (1988)Anna Chellelu (1988)Nyayam Kosam (1988)Siripuram Chinnodu
(1988)Yamudiki Mogudu (1988)Muthyamantha Muddu (1989)Yamapasam (1989)Abhimanyu
(1990) (Kannada)Pratibandh (1990) (Hindi)Raja Vikramarka (1990)Chanti (1992)Aaj Ka
Goonda Raaj (1992) (Hindi)Balarama Krishnulu (1992)Kondapalli Raja (1992)Bangaru
Bullodu (1993)M. Dharmaraju M. A. (1994)S. P. Parasuram (1994)Pedarayudu
(1995)Angrakshak (1995) (Hindi)Aranyam (1996)Sarada Bullodu (1996)Rukmini
(1997)Devudu (1997)Raayudu (1998)Alludugaaru Vachcharu (1999)Maa Annayya
(2000)Subhakaryam (2001)Adhipathi (2001)Maa Bapu Bommaki Pellanta (2003)Veede
(2003)K. D. No. 1 (2004)Andamaina Abaddam (2008)
Categories: 2001 films2000s Telugu-language films2000s Indian filmsTelugu remakes
of Malayalam filmsIndian courtroom filmsFilms about corruption in IndiaFilms scored
by Koti (composer)Films directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty
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