| Melu Kolupu | |
| Story: | Sharad Pilgaonkar |
| Screenplay: | B. V. Prasad |
| Producer: | A. Pundarikakshaiah |
| Director: | B. V. Prasad |
| Starring: | N. T. Rama Rao Jaya Prada K. R. Vijaya |
| Music: | Master Venu |
| Cinematography: | M. A. Rehman |
| Editing: | Kandaswany |
| Based On: | Jagriti (1977) |
| Studio: | Sri Bhaskara Chitra[1] |
| Runtime: | 126 mins |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Melu Kolupu (Awakening) is a 1978 Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. Pundarikakshaiah under the Sri Bhaskara Chitra[2] and directed by B. V. Prasad.[3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada, K. R. Vijaya and music composed by Master Venu.[4] The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Jagriti (1977).
The film begins with two petty thieves, Dayanidhi & Parabrahmam, acquit from prison. Soon, they wear the mask of hypocritical social workers and forge as honorable. Plus, they perpetrate many activities, such as exploiting orphan children as criminals and women trafficking under social welfare. Ramu & Chitti Babu are a few of them. Once, Ramu is acquainted with a court dancer, Susheela, who is unsullied. Ramu gets affectionate towards her and takes care of her as his sister. The Govt. appointed a special CID Officer, Shekar, to bar these scandals. Once, Ramu is caught and sent to a Juvenile home where he reforms under the guidance of Principal Shanti Devi. Meanwhile, Shekar is behind Dayanidhi & Bramham and waiting for a shot to seize them. Amid the sentence, Ramu gets out to meet Susheela when Shekar is behind him and is surprised to spot Susheela as she is his past love. As of now, Shekar wholeheartedly accepts Susheela and relives her prison. Parallelly, Ramu releases and aims to straighten the remaining. So, he re-enters and shares their activities with Shekar. He also transforms the remaining and enacts them as good citizens. Simultaneously, Dayanidhi's racket is about to collapse, so he abducts Susheela to withhold Shekar. Finally, the movie ends with Shekar ceasing Dayanidhi with the aid of Ramu & Shanti Devi.
| Melu Kolupu | |
| Type: | film |
| Artist: | Master Venu |
| Released: | 1977 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Length: | 21:36 |
| Producer: | Master Venu |
Music composed by Master Venu.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Palike Muvvalalo" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:30 | |
| 2 | "Yendaro Mahanubhaavulu" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:31 | |
| 3 | "Ide Melu Kolupu" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki | 3:10 | |
| 4 | "Oyyalo Oyyalo" | Dasaradhi | Vasantha | 3:02 | |
| 5 | "Kanaraani Neeve" | Dasaradhi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:12 | |
| 6 | "Ide Melu Kolupu" - II | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki, Vasantha | 3:11 |