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Vande Mataram (1985)

Vande Mataram poster
Original title
Vandemataram
Directed by
T. Krishna
Country
India
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man makes his film debut in the Telugu film industry. The film features a patriotic song that had already become popular through public performances.

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What happens

Vande Mataram (transl. Mother, I bow to thee) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by T. Krishna, and produced by Krishna Chitra. It stars Vijayashanti and Rajasekhar, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is the debut of actor Rajasekhar in the Telugu film industry. The popular song Vandemataram in the film, written by C. Narayana Reddy was first written much earlier, published in a magazine, made popular by singers of Praja Natya Mandali. The singer Srinivas who sang the song was later called Vandemataram Srinivas. The film won two Nandi Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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