Yamagola
Yamagola is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film, produced by S. Venkataratnam and directed by Tatineni Rama Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by Chakravarthy.
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| Directed by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
| Screenplay by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
| Story by | D. V. Narasa Raju |
| Produced by | S. Venkataratnam |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jaya Prada |
| Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Sree Pallavi Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film was remade in Hindi as Lok Parlok (1979) and in Tamil as Yamanukku Yaman (1980), while also inspiring the 2007 Telugu film Yamadonga.
Plot
Satyam is a village's Panchayat President. He has a tough fight with the ex-President Rudrayya for executing corrupt practices. Satyam loves Rudrayya's daughter, Savitri and they plan to get married. Knowing it, Rudrayya kills Satyam with the help of a professional killer Rama Sastry. Satyam reaches heaven where he angers the King of Heaven, Indra. An angered Indra sends Satyam straight to hell headed by Yama Dharma Raja and ably assisted by Chitragupta. In hell, Satyam influences the Yama's army using communist theories and rights of labour, and turns them against Yama and hell shuts down. Yama sends Satyam back to Earth. Yama & Chitragupta visit Earth on a holiday trip and experience the funny aspects of humans. Satyam changes his name as Sundaram and teaches Rudrayya a lesson.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Satyam[1]
- Jaya Prada as Savithri[1]
- Rao Gopal Rao as Rudrayya[1]
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Yama Dharma Raju[1]
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Chitraguptudu[1]
- Prabhakar Reddy as Ramana Murthy/Rama Sastry[1]
- Kanta Rao as Indra
- P. J. Sharma as Police Inspector[1]
- Chalapathi Rao as Satyam's friend
- K. V. Chalam as Peeraiah
- Potti Prasad as Dentist
- Suryakantham as Seethamma[1]
- Manju Bhargavi as Menaka
- Jhansi as Wife of Rudrayya[1]
- Jayamalini as item number
- Nirmalamma as Shanthamma[1]
Production
Principal photography began on 28 May 1977, and was completed in 27 working days.[2]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Chakravarthy.[3][1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Olammi Tikka Reginda" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Chilaka Kottudu Kodithe" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Aadave Andala Sura Bhamini" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 6:00 |
| 4. | "Gudivada Ellanu Gunturu Poyyanu" | Veeturi | P. Susheela | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Samaraaniki Nede Prarambham" | Sri Sri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Vayasu Musurukosthunnadi" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:16 |
Release
Yamagola was released on 21 October 1977.[4] The film celebrated a silver jubilee run at 6 centres and ran for 40 weeks in Hyderabad and Vijayawada.[2][5]
Other versions
The film was remade into Hindi as Lok Parlok in 1979, with Jaya Prada reprising her role.[6] It was also remade in Tamil as Yamanukku Yaman (1980).[2][7]
Yamagola also inspired the 2007 Telugu film Yamadonga directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film which follows the basic plotline of Yamagola starred Rama Rao's grandson N. T. Rama Rao Jr..[8][9]
References
- Sri (7 December 2007). "Retrospect : Yamagola 1977". Telugucinema.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on 9 November 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Sri (7 December 2007). "Retrospect : Yamagola 1977". Telugucinema.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on 3 November 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Yama Gola (1977)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "యమగోల". Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). 21 October 1977. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Silver Jubilee Films Of NTR". CineGoer. 9 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- Salam, Ziya Us (5 September 2014). "Lok Parlok (1979)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Naresh Kumar, K. (1995). Indian cinema: ebbs and tides. Har-Anand Publications. p. 98. ISBN 9788124103449. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "5 SS Rajamouli Films That Broke All Records at Box-Office". News18. 25 March 2022.
Yamadonga (2007), a fantasy play reminiscent of the classic Yamagola
- "Here's how Tollywood star Jr NTR redefined himself as an actor". The Indian Express. 20 May 2018.
The fantasy film also had a similar plotline to that of NTR’s Yamagola (1977)