Adavi Ramudu: South India's Sholay
1977 will be an unforgettable year for Telugu cinema with the release of Adavi Ramudu. Adavi Ramudu can be easily considered as before and after Telugu cinema commercial success! The gigantic success of Adavi Ramudu created unforgettable history and commercial formula in Telugu cinema forever. A lot of backstories behind this classic are unheard of for today's movie lovers. With a mass hero of NT Rama Rao (NTR) range, Adavi Ramudu showed the Telugu cinema's stamina in the late ’70s. Adavi Ramudu proved two things. One is, an old story can be said in a new style with crowd-pleasing ingredients with dialogues, comedy, sentiment, emotions, and foot-tapping songs. Second is, the more the director makes good use of the hero's public image the more interesting you move the story. Adavi Ramudu started the trend of films set beyond reality which makes an audience forget their worries and just enjoy the wholesome entertainment the film provides. NTR, who was enthralling Telugu aud...