Muddula Priyudu(1994)
Muddula Priyudu is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Ramya Krishna, and Rambha in lead roles. The story follows Ramu, a villager who loses his memory after an attack and starts a new life as Raju, falling in love with Sandhya while forgetting his first love Usha. The film features music composed by M. M. Keeravani with lyrics by Veturi and Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Despite a strong cast and soundtrack, the film was a box office failure. It was later dubbed into Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam languages.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Eros Now, Amazon Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 30 June 1994
- Director
- K. Raghavendra Rao
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 12m 0
Storyline
A carefree villager named Ramu loves Usha, but a wealthy landlord wants her for his son. After being attacked and left for dead, Ramu loses his memory and starts a new life as Raju. He falls in love with Sandhya, but when his memory returns, he forgets her and goes back to Usha. Now Sandhya must decide whether to fight for her love or let him go.
“Two loves, one memory, one heart”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Muddula Priyudu
Cast reunions in this film: Venkatesh & Daggubati Venkatesh (29 films together), Ramya Krishnan & Brahmanandam (25 films together), Brahmanandam & Daggubati Venkatesh (22 films together), Venkatesh & Brahmanandam (16 films together), Brahmanandam & K. Raghavendra Rao (16 films together), and Brahmanandam & M. M. Keeravani (16 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Muddula Priyudu' was inspired by a popular song from the 1984 movie 'Srivariki Premalekha'.
- This was the first Telugu film where actor Venkatesh and director K. Raghavendra Rao collaborated, beginning a successful partnership.
- A key romantic song was shot in the scenic locations of Kashmir, which was a common but logistically challenging practice for big films at the time.
- The film's soundtrack, composed by M. M. Keeravani, included a re-recording of his own hit melody 'Priyathama' from the Kannada film 'Nammoora Mandara Hoove'.
- Actress Ramya Krishnan played a dual role in the film, portraying both the main heroine and her look-alike.
- The comedy track featuring Brahmanandam was partly improvised on set, a hallmark of the director's working style with the actor.
- Despite being a romantic drama, the film performed moderately at the box office, overshadowed by other major action films released that year.