

Many people benefited from the phenomenal success of this film, the first being its director K.Raghavendra Rao. By doing so, it bettered the earlier record set by Devudu Chesina Manushulu (27).ġ. Released in 1977, this film created box-office wonders and completed its 100 days run in more than 35 centers (direct). While Bollywood was going through this transformation, one movie brought about similar changes in our industry, and it is none other than " Adavi Ramudu."Īdavi Ramudu was a watershed since it popularized the concept of "escapist cinema" - movies that are beyond the realms of reality but which make audience forget their mundane affairs. He had a point because the super success of Deewar and Zanjeer made Amithab a "super hero" since his presence itself was enough to guarantee a film's commercial success, all other aspects of film making took a back seat and scripts started accommodating his larger than life image. In an interview to Bhavana Sowmaya, the chief editor of G magazine, a leading music director blamed Amithab Bacchan's Deewar for sabotaging the quality of music in Hindi cinema till the late 80's. Producers: Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana. N.T.Rama Rao, Jayapradha, Jayasudha, Satyanarayana, Nagabhushanam, Rajababu, Pandaribai, Jaggayya, Kavitha, Gummadi, Sridhar, Maadaa, Ramaaprabha, Anand Mohan, Jaggaarao, Chalapathi Rao and others. View Member Profile Send Email Find Member's Topics Find Member's Posts Send Instant Message viswanathĪdavi Ramudu: 29 years passed but the magic still remainsĬast: Dr.
