Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film)

Yamudiki Mogudu
Yamudiki Mogudu
	Poster
Directed by	Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Written by	Satyanand (story & dialogue)
Story by	Dynamic Movie Makers
Produced by	G. V. Narayana Rao; Sudhakar
Starring	Chiranjeevi; Vijayashanti; Radha
Cinematography	K. S. Hari
Edited by	Vellaiswamy
Music by	Raj–Koti
Production; company	Dynamic Movie Makers
Distributed by	Geetha Arts
Release date	29 April 1988;
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Yamudiki Mogudu (transl. Overlord to Yama) is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language fantasy film, directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty, starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Radha and Kota Srinivasa Rao. The film was remade in Tamil as Athisaya Piravi (1990).^[1] The film was a major commercial success.^[2]

Plot

Kaali is a small town goon who helps his neighbourhood with his earnings. He is good at heart and is loved by everyone in town. He works for Kotayya, whose rival is Gollapudi. Once, when he goes to warn Gollapudi, he meets and falls in love with Radha, Gollapudi's daughter. When they decide to marry even without Gollapudi's consent, he gets Kaali killed in an accident and Kaali goes to Yamalogam.

There, he challenges Yama that he was brought wrongly and catches Chitragupta red-handed for cheating. To correct the mistake, Yama and Chitragupta leave for Earth to find Kaali's body so he can return to Earth. Unfortunately Kaali's body has been cremated and Kaali refuses to enter another body. However, Yama and Chitragupta convince him to enter into the body of a person that is identical to him. Kaali refuses, taking heed to a warning by Vichitragupta. They then show him Balu in a village and tell him it is his last option.

Kaali learns that Balu was a soft-spoken and non-confrontational man who was often ill-treated by his family. Vijayashanti is his love interest. Balu's relatives plan to kill him on his 25th birthday as they have to hand over his property. This is when Kaali's soul is put into Balu's body and he plays black and blue with them. However, he remembers his own life once he sees Kotayya's photo in a newspaper and returns to the city. The rest of the plot is woven on how he balances the two lives and two girls, until Yama sees his determination and willingness to save all the people he loves.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Raj–Koti and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were penned by Veturi.^[3] The song "Andam Hindolam" was remixed in Supreme.^[4]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ekku Bandekku Mava"	Mano, P. Susheela	4:21
2.	"Vanajallu Gillutunte"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:43
3.	"Pillatoti"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:45
4.	"Andam Hindolam"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	4:47
5.	"Bahusha Ninu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	4:26
6.	"No No Natyamida"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:10
Total length:			26:12

References

^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
^ Kumar, Hemanth. "No one can play Yama like Mohan Babu: Krishna Reddy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ "Yamudiki Mogudu". JioSaavn. 29 April 1988. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ "No more mega remixes for Sai Dharam Tej". Telugucinema.com. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Yamudiki Mogudu at IMDb

[1] Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.

[2] Kumar, Hemanth. "No one can play Yama like Mohan Babu: Krishna Reddy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[3] "Yamudiki Mogudu". JioSaavn. 29 April 1988. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[4] "No more mega remixes for Sai Dharam Tej". Telugucinema.com. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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