Aapadbandhavudu

Aapadbandhavudu
Directed by K. Viswanath
Produced by Edida Nageswara Rao
Written by K. Viswanath
Jandhyala
Starring Chiranjeevi
Jandhyala
Meenakshi Seshadri
Sharath Babu
Vijayachander
Music by M M Keeravani
Cinematography A. Vincent
Production
company
Release dates
 9 October 1992
Country India
Language Telugu

Aapadbandhavudu (English: The Good Samaritan) is a 1992 Telugu drama film starring Chiranjeevi and Meenakshi Seshadri in lead roles with Jandhyala, Sharath Babu playing supporting roles. It was the third collaboration between actor Chiranjeevi and director K. Viswanath after Shubhalekha and Swayam Krushi. The movie won critical acclaim, especially for Chiranjeevi, who received the Nandi Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu for his performance. This film marked Jandhyala's only screen appearance.

Plot

Madhava (Chiranjeevi) is a loyal friend, servant, and cowherd to Hema (Meenakshi Seshadri) and her father (Jandhyala). He also performs in dramas, in which he portrays Lord Shiva. Hema's father is a school teacher and a great poet. However, since his classical poetry is no longer popular, he cannot find a publisher to print his poems. Even though Hema and Madhava love each other, neither realizes this due to societal divisions of caste & economic class. Hema is the first to realize her love during a drama where she portrays the role of Lord Shiva's consort, but suppresses her feelings owing to societal divisions.

One day, in order to pay for the wedding of Lalita (Geeta), Hema's elder sister, Madhava sells his cows and gives the money to a family friend to give to Hema's father as a loan. When her father hears what he has done, he gives Madhava his manuscripts. Madhava goes to town to have them printed. When he returns, he sees Hema being taken away to an asylum. He learns that Hema has gone into shock after her brother-in-law tried to rape her and killed Lalitha who tried to stop him.

Madhava pretends to be mentally unstable and is admitted to the same asylum, where he goes through many hardships in order to save Hema. After stopping a guard from attacking her, he is falsely accused of attempted rape and is electrocuted. He tries many times to help her regain her memory. When she finally does and realizes what he did for her, she wants to marry him after she is safely rescued. However, Madhava objects to her proposal as he is from a lower strata of society when Hema's fiancé Sripathi (Sarath Babu) convinces him to change his mind. Hema and Madhava finally unite.

Cast

Actor Character
Chiranjeevi Madhava
Meenakshi Seshadri Hema
Jandhyala School Teacher (Hema's father)
Sarath Babu Sripati
Allu Ramalingaiah Sripati's father
Geetha Lalita
Brahmanandam Friend of madhava
Nirmalamma Brahmanandam's grand mother
Kaikala Satyanarayana President of the village
Silpa Nurse in mental asylum
Kalpana Rai Nurse in mental asylum
Suthi Velu
Vijayachander Baba
Prasad Babu Guard in mental asylum

Crew

Soundtrack

Aapadbandhavudu
Soundtrack album by M. M. Keeravani
Released 1992
Language Telugu
Producer M. M. Keeravani

The music and background score was composed by M. M. Keeravani.

Awards

Filmfare Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
1992 Chiranjeevi (third time) Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor Won
1992 K. Viswanath Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Won
Nandi Awards

External links

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