Aapathbandhavudu (Telugu: ఆపథ్బంధవుడు) is a 1992 Telugu film. It was the third collaboration between actor Chiranjeevi and director K. Viswanath after Subhalekha and Swayamkrushi. The movie won critical acclaim, especially for Chiranjeevi, who received the Nandi Award for Best Actor & Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu for his performance. This film marked Jandhyala's only screen appearance.

Plot[link]

Madhava (Chiranjeevi), is a loyal friend, servant, and cowherd to Hema (Meenakshi Seshadri) and her father (Jandhyala). He also performs in dramas, in which he portrays Lord Shiva. Hema's father is a school teacher and a great poet. However, since his classical poetry is no longer popular, he cannot find a publisher to print his poems. Even though Hema and Madhava love each other, neither realizes this due to societal divisions of caste & economic class. Hema is the first to realize her love during a drama where she portrays the role of Lord Shiva's consort, but suppresses her feelings owing to societal divisions.

One day, in order to pay for the wedding of Lalitha (Geetha), Hema's elder sister, Madhava sells his cows and gives the money to a family friend to give to Hema's father as a loan. When her father hears what he has done, he gives Madhava his manuscripts. Madhava goes to town to have them printed. When he returns, he sees Hema being taken away to an asylum. He learns that Hema has gone into shock after her brother-in-law tried to rape her and killed Lalitha who tried to stop him.

Madhava pretends to be mentally retarded and enters the asylum, where he goes through many hardships in order to save Hema. After stopping a guard from attacking her, he is falsely accused of attempted rape and is electrocuted. He tries many times to help her regain her memory. When she finally does and realizes what he did for her, she wants to marry him after she is safely rescued. However, Madhava objects to her proposal as he is from a lower strata of society when Hema's fiancée Sripathi (Sarath Babu) convinces him to change his mind. Hema and Madhava finally unite.

Cast[link]

Crew[link]

• Director: K. Viswanath
• Writers: K. Viswanath (story & screenplay) and Jandhyala (dialogues)
• Producer: Edida Nageshwara Rao
• Executive Producer: Edida Sriram
• Music: M. M. Keeravani
• Lyrics: Sirivennela Sitaramasastri & Jandhyala
• Playback Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & K. S. Chithra

Songs[link]

• Athala Vithala Pathala (Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam)
• Aura Ammakuchella Alakinchi Nammadamella (Singers: S. P. Balasubramanyam, K. S. Chithra)^[1]
• Chukkallara Choopullara Ekkadamma Jabilli 1 (Singer: K. S. Chithra)
• Chukkallara Choopullara Ekkadamma Jabilli 2 (Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam, K. S. Chithra)
• Odiyappa Odiyappa (Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam)
• Puvvu Navve Guvva Navve (Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam, K. S. Chithra)

Awards[link]

• Nandi Award for Best Feature Film
• Chiranjeevi won Nandi Award for Best Actor
• Chiranjeevi won Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu
• K. Viswanath won Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Aapathbandhavudu at the Internet Movie Database
• Listen to Aapathbandhavudu songs at Chitramala.com

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Meenakshi Seshadri (born 16 November 1963) is an Indian film actress and dancer. She won the Miss India contest in 1981 at age 17.^{[citation needed]} She is the youngest woman to be crowned Miss India.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

Meenakshi Seshadri made her debut in Painter Babu (1982) opposite Rajiv Goswami, the younger brother of Manoj Kumar. She shot to fame with the mega hit film Hero (1983) directed by Subhash Ghai. She was nominated for a Filmfare Award for her role in the film Damini. She acted in her last film Ghatak in 1997.

Personal life[link]

Meenakshi Seshadri was born into a Tamil Iyer Brahmin family at Sindri, Jharkhand.^[1][2] She is trained in four different forms of Indian classical dance: Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and Odissi. She studied dance under Vempati Chinna Satyam and Jaya Rama Rao.^[3][4] She married Harish Mysore, an investment banker. The couple has settled in Texas,^[5] with a daughter, Kendra and a son, Josh.^[6]

Awards and nominations[link]

Seshadri was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award for Jurm in 1991 and for Damini in 1994.

Filmography[link]

• Do Rahain (1997)
• Ghatak: Lethal (1996) .... Gauri
• Duet (1994) .... Anjali (Tamil film)
• Damini - Lightning]] (1993) .... Damini Gupta
• Kshatriya (1993)
• Aadmi Khilona Hai (1993) .... Punam Verma
• Badi Bahen (1993) .... Jyoti Dwarkaprasad
• Sadhna (1993) .... Madhu
• Aapathbandhavudu (1992) .... Hema (Telugu film)
• Humshakal (1992) .... Sarah (Vinod's Wife)
• Police Aur Mujrim (1992) .... Kiran
• Aaj Ka Goonda Raj (1992) .... Shalu Sharma
• Humla (1992) .... Seema
• Yeh Raat Phit Na Ayegi (1992)
• Akela (1991) .... Seema
• Brahmarishi Vishwamitra (1991) .... Menaka (Telugu film)
• Ghar Parivar (1991)
• Amba (1990) .... Lajjo
• Jurm (1990) .... Meena S. Varma
• Ghayal (1990) .... Varsha Bharti
• Awaargi (1990) .... Meena
• Ghar Ho To Aisa (1990) .... Seema
• Pyar Ka Karz (1990) .... Dr. Naina
• Shandaar (1990) .... Rani
• Aag Se Khelenge (1989) .... Geeta
• Toofan (1989) .... Radha
• Bade Ghar Ki Beti (1989) .... Mala
• Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá (1989) .... Reema
• Joshilaay (1989) (as Meenakshi Seshadri)
• Gharana (1989) .... Radha
• En Rathathin Rathame (1989) (Tamil film) with Bagyaraj
• Mahaadev 1989) .... Geeta
• Mohabat Ka Paigham (1989) .... Zeenat Banu
• Nache Nagin Gali Gali (1989)
• Teri Payal Mere Geet (1989) .... Laila-Jaan/Leela
• Vijay (1988) .... Sapna
• Shahenshah (1988) (uncredited) .... Shalu
• Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani (1988) .... Savitri
• Bees Saal Baad (1988) .... Kiran Thakur
• Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988) .... Jamuna
• Inteqam (1988)
• Main Tere Liye (1988) .... Rinku Sagar
• Satyamev Jayate (1987) .... Seema
• Dacait (1987) .... Javli
• Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987) .... CBI Officer Kamal Malhotra aka Sonia
• Muqaddar Ka Faisla (1987) .... Meena
• Parivaar (1987) .... Anita
• Swati (1986)
• Dilwaala (1986) .... Padma
• Allah Rakha (1986) .... Rani
• Dahleez (1986) .... Naini Saxena
• Maa Beti (1986) Meenu/Asha
• Main Balwan (1986) .... Natasha
• Ricky (1986)
• Lover Boy (1985) .... Radha
• Mera Ghar Mere Bachche (1985) .... Sarita
• Meri Jung (1985) .... Geeta Mathur
• Maha Shaktimaan (1985) .... Madhuri
• Bewafai (1985) .... Vinny
• Mahaguru (1985) .... Basanti
• Aandhi-Toofan (1985) .... Meena Kapoor
• Mera Jawab (1985) .... Poonam
• Awara Baap (1985)
• Hoshiyar (1985) .... Jyoti
• Paisa Yeh Paisa (1985) .... Sapna
• Love Marriage (1984) .... Ritu Mafatlal
• Do Gulab (1983)
• Hero (1983) .... Radha Mathur
• Painter Babu (1983) .... Renu Kailashnath

References[link]

External links[link]

• Meenakshi Seshadri at the Internet Movie Database