Thoorpu Padamara (transl. East and West)[1] is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. A remake of the Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal (1975), it revolves around a rebel (Narasimha Raju) who falls in love with a much older woman (Srividya) while the woman's daughter (Madhavi) is drawn to the rebel's father (Kaikala Satyanarayana). The rest of the story revolves around the four characters and their problems. The film was released on 23 October 1976 and became a commercial success.
| Thoorpu Padamara | |
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| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Screenplay by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Based on | Apoorva Raagangal by K. Balachander |
| Produced by | K. Raghava |
| Starring | Narasimha Raju Srividya Madhavi Kaikala Satyanarayana |
| Cinematography | K. S. Mani |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
| Music by | Ramesh Naidu |
Production company | Pratap Art Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
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Suryam, a young rebel, is nursed back to health by a lonely classical singer Shivaranjani, who is significantly older than him. Though the two fall in love and want to be together, they find many obstacles in their paths.
Cast
edit- Narasimha Raju as Suryam[2]
- Srividya as Shivaranjani[2]
- Madhavi as Kalyani[2]
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Suryam's father[3]
- Mohan Babu as Shivaranjani's ex-husband[2]
- Nagesh as Shivaranjani's family doctor[2]
- C. Narayana Reddy as himself[4]
- Murali Mohan as himself[2]
Production
editThoorpu Padamara, a remake of K. Balachander's Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal (1975), was written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.[5] It was produced by K. Raghava under Pratap Art Productions, photographed by K. S. Mani and edited by K. Balu.[6] Srividya and Nagesh reprised their roles from the Tamil original.[2]
Themes
editThoorpu Padamara, like Narayana Rao's other films, explores "human relation dynamics".[5] According to Sridhar Sattiraju of Telugu360, the entire story can be summed in one of the film's dialogues which translates to: "Why the ‘Twain shall never meet, conveyed the essence of what happens when improbable relationships exist between say, a father-in-law and a daughter-in-law or say, a mother-in-law and son-in-law".[7]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Ramesh Naidu, and the lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy.[8][9] Instead of reusing the songs from Apoorva Raagangal, Naidu was given freedom by Narayana Rao to compose original songs.[7]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shivaranjani" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Swaramulu Yedaina" | P. Susheela | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Thoorupu Padamara" | P. Susheela, Kovela Santha | 6:24 |
| 4. | "Jathiswaram" | Vani Jairam | 1:04 |
| 5. | "Navvuthaaru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 2:52 |
| Total length: | 19:17 | ||
Release
editThoorpu Padamara was released on 23 October 1976,[2] and became a commercial success.[10]
References
edit- ^ Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian Film-makers and Films. Flicks Books. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-948911-40-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "45 ఏళ్ళ 'తూర్పు - పడమర'". NTV (in Telugu). 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "tUrpu — paDamara ( 1976 )". Ghantasala.info. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (13 June 2017). "C Narayana Reddy: He owned the literary throne". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b Parankusam, Aditya (4 June 2017). "Dasari A multi-faceted talent". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Yagna (4 February 2020). "Thoorpu Padamara (1976) Cast and Crew". ActionCutOk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b Sattiraju, Sridhar (31 May 2017). "The Legend and the Legacy of Dasari Narayana Rao". Telugu360. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Thoorpu Padamara". Gaana. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Thoorpu Padamara". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Ranjith, Gabbeta (31 July 2018). "Legendary producer Kotipalli Raghava is no more". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.