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Orey Rikshaw
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Wikipedia article
'Orey Rikshaw' is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao, and produced by Dasari Film University. It stars R. Narayana Murthy, Ravali and Raghunatha Reddy. It features music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.
The film was released on 9 November 1995 and emerged as a commercial success, eventually attaining a cult following. The film received three Nandi Awards.
Cast
* R. Narayana Murthy
* Ravali
* Raghunatha Reddy
* Anduradha
* Poojitha
* Madhurima
* Shivaparvati
* Sri Divya
* Varra Venkateswara Rao
* Sanjeeva
* Chalapathi Rao
Production
Filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao who facing financial troubles began writing a film for T. Krishna. However, the project was put on hold following Krishna's death from cancer. Dasari's disciple R. Narayana Murthy accepted the offer to play the film's lead and the film began its production.
Soundtrack
The film has score and soundtrack composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The soundtrack consists eight songs of which two songs have lyrics written by C. Narayana Reddy ("Burrakatha") and Dasari Narayana Rao ("Jaagore") while rest six were written by Gaddar who did not take any remuneration. "Nee Padam Meeda Puttu Machanai Chellemma" was particularly successful while "Naa Raktham Tho Naduputhanu Rikshawnu" was not originally composed for the film. The songs were recorded by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Srinivas and K. S. Chithra.
Release and reception
'Orey Rikshaw' released on 9 November 1995. It clashed with Chiranjeevi and Kodi Ramakrishna's major production 'Rikshavodu' that released in December 1995. While both 'Orey Rikshaw' and 'Rikshavodu' featured a rickshaw puller as its protagonist, only 'Orey Rikshaw' emerged successful at the box office. Chiranjeevi who attended 100th day ceremony of the film commented that 'Orey Rikshaw' won the Rikshaw race between the two films.
Following the film's success, Dasari went onto to make another revolutionary-themed film 'Osey Ramulamma' (1997) lead by Vijayashanti which also became a success.
Awards
The film received three Nandi Awards, including Best Male Playback Singer for Vandemataram Srinivas and Best Lyricist for Gaddar (both for the song "Malletheega Ku Pandiri Vole"), in addition to Best Character Actress for Shivaparvati. Srinivas and Gaddar, however, chose to turn down the award.
References
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