| Thoorpu Padamara | |
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| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Screenplay by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Based on | Apoorva Raagangal byK. 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 |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Thoorpu Padamara (transl. East and West)[1] is a 1976 IndianTelugu-languageromantic drama film written and directed byDasari Narayana Rao. A remake of theTamil filmApoorva 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.
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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.
Thoorpu Padamara, a remake ofK. Balachander'sTamil filmApoorva Raagangal (1975), was written and directed byDasari 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 andNagesh reprised their roles from the Tamil original.[2]
Thoorpu Padamara, like Narayana Rao's other films, explores "human relation dynamics".[5] According to Sridhar Sattiraju ofTelugu360, 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]
The soundtrack was composed byRamesh Naidu, and the lyrics were written byC. Narayana Reddy.[8][9] Instead of reusing the songs fromApoorva 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 | ||
Thoorpu Padamara was released on 23 October 1976,[2] and became a commercial success.[10]