Pandurangadu is a devotional

Worship

Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship — to give, at its simplest, worth to something, for example, Christian worship.Evelyn Underhill defines worship thus: "The absolute...

 movie starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sneha, Tabu

Tabu (actress)

Tabu is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali language films, as well as one American film...

, Suhasini, Bhargavi and Archana. K. Raghavendra Rao

K. Raghavendra Rao

Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films...

 directs the project, while M. M. Keeravani composes the music for the film which is scheduled to release in 2008. The story is about the Pundarika, the legendary devotee of god Panduranga

Vithoba

Vithoba , also known as Vitthala and Panduranga , is a Hindu god, worshipped predominantly in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa and Andhra Pradesh. He is generally considered a manifestation of the Hindu god Vishnu or his Avatar Krishna...

 - a form of Krishna

Krishna

Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...

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Plot

Pundarika Ranganathudu (Nandamuri Balakrishna) is a follower of Lord Krishna but for the wrong reasons and does not listen to his father (K.Vishwanath) and his mother. He does all the mischievous things that Lord Krishna did in his reign. Once when his family members ask him to marry he leaves his village and runs away. After his family members perform a yagnam he comes back to his village. In the neighboring village Lakshmi (Sneha) is a big devotee of Lord Krishna. One night Lord Krishna appears in her dreams and asks her to marry Pundarika. So Lakshmi's father approaches Pundarika but he refuses. Later, after some persuasion from Lakshmi, Pundarika accepts the marriage. Meanwhile a dancer Amrutha (Tabu) comes to their village. Pundarika is mesmerized by her beauty and gets into a relationship with her. He offers all the gold in his house to her. But, after the marriage, he stops visiting Amrutha. Knowing this Amrutha's mother calls Pundarika for a meal and serves kala kuta rasayanam, which makes him violent at a small sound and grabs all his wealth. Then he lands in an unknown place where he kicks a saint (Mohan Babu) and is cursed. The rest of the film is about how Pundarika returns backs to his family and becomes a devotee of Lord Krishna (Nandamuri Balakrishna)

Cast

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! Actor/Actress !! Character !! Notes
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|Nandamuri Balakrishna
|Pundarika Ranganadu/
Pandurangadu (Shri Krishna)
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|Sneha
|Lakshmi
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|Tabu

Tabu (actress)

Tabu is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali language films, as well as one American film...

|Amrutha
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|K. Vishwanath
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|Pundarika's father
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|Brahmanandam

Brahmanandam

Brahmanandam Kanneganti is an Indian actor, commonly appearing in Telugu films. He was born into a Viswakarma gold smith family. He holds Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films in a single language. He was starred in over 900 films till date. He is noted for Physical comedy...

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|Mohan Babu

Mohan babu

Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...

|Saint
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|Suneel
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Crew

• Director: K. Raghavendra Rao
  K. Raghavendra Rao
  Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films...
  
  
• Screenplay: K. Raghavendra Rao
  K. Raghavendra Rao
  Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films...
  
  
• Story: J. K. Bharavi
• Producer: K. Krishnamohana Rao
• Music: M. M. Keeravani
• Cinematographer: Jayaram
  Jayaram
  Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
  
  
• Editing: Sreekar Prasad

Panduranga Mahatyam

This movie is a remake of an old Telugu movie Panduranga Mahatyam

Panduranga Mahatyam (film)

Panduranga Mahatyam is a 1957 Telugu film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao and starring N. T. Rama Rao playing the role of Pundarika. The Lyrics written by Samudrala Ramanujacharya are excellent...

(1957) directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao

Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao

K. Kameshwara Rao or Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao BA is famous Indian film director popularly known as Pouraanika Chitra Brahma. He has directed about 50 films in Telugu and Tamil languages, majority of them are Mythological in nature. The most renowned among them is Nartanasala.-Life Sketch:He was...

 in which the great actor of Telugu film industry Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) played the lead role. The film was starring NTR, Anjali Devi, Chittor V Nagaiah, B. Saroja Devi. Music by T.V. Raju.

Songs

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! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Lyrics !! Duration
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| 1
| Aadauv Devakidevi
| Pranavi
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| 01:00
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| 2
| Govindude Koka Chutti
| Madhu Balakrishnan

Madhu Balakrishnan

Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer, who sings in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.-Biography:Madhu Balakrishnan is from Tripunithura, Cochin, Kerala in India. A Graded artist in All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed with all major playback singers in Kerala...

, Sunita, M. M. Keeravani
| Sri Vedavyas
| 05:36
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| 3
| Hey Krishna Mukunda
| SP Balasubramanyam, Hima Bindhu
| Suddala Ashok Teja

Suddala Ashok Teja

Suddala Ashok Teja is a popular lyric writer in Tollywood.-Early life:Born Suddala a village in Nalgonda district to a well known Telugu poet, Suddala Hanmanthu, a Padmashali poet of the Telangana Rebellion.-Career:...

| 05:00
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| 4
| Sahasra Sheersha
| Shankar Mahadevan

Shankar Mahadevan

Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...

| Sri Vedavyas
| 01:05
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| 5
| Yemani Adaganu
| SP Balasubramanyam, Malavika

Malavika (singer)

BiographyMalavika is a Tollywood playback singer born on the 6th of July. Malavika started her singing career with the song "Nuvvu nenu kalisunte" for the movie Gangotri. Malavika, who is a Nandi Award winner as the best playback singer for the year 2005-06, has sung for around 70 movies till date...

, Sowmya
| Sri Vedavyas
| 03:37
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| 6
| Sri Sri Sri Rajadhi Raja
| Shankar Mahadevan

Shankar Mahadevan

Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...

, Geetha Madhuri

Geetha Madhuri

Geetha Madhuri , is a South Indian playback singer.She has recorded several songs in Telugu.-Early life:She was born on August 24, 1989 to Prabhakar Sastry and Lakshmi. She is the only daughter of her parents who are from Godavari districts and moved to Hyderabad when Geetha was very young. Her...

| Sri Vedavyas
| 03:50
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| 7
| Govinda Krishna Jai
| SP Balasubramanyam
| Veturi
| 03:50
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| 8
| Matrudevobhava
| SP Balasubramanyam, Malavika

Malavika (singer)

BiographyMalavika is a Tollywood playback singer born on the 6th of July. Malavika started her singing career with the song "Nuvvu nenu kalisunte" for the movie Gangotri. Malavika, who is a Nandi Award winner as the best playback singer for the year 2005-06, has sung for around 70 movies till date...

, M. M. Keeravani
| Suddala Ashok Teja

Suddala Ashok Teja

Suddala Ashok Teja is a popular lyric writer in Tollywood.-Early life:Born Suddala a village in Nalgonda district to a well known Telugu poet, Suddala Hanmanthu, a Padmashali poet of the Telangana Rebellion.-Career:...

| 06:06
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| 9
| Brundavamuna
| M. M. Keeravani, Usha
| Sri Vedavyas
| 02:26
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| 10
| Jwalath Karaala
| Chorus
| K. Shiva Dutta
| 00:41
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| 11
| Premavalambanam
| Vijay Yesudas

Vijay Yesudas

Vijay Yesudas Kattassery , commonly credited as Vijay Yesudas, is an Indian playback singer, who has sung songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu and Telugu.-Early life:...

, Chithra
| Sri Vedavyas
| 04:08
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| 12
| Kosaladeshapu
| SP Balasubramanyam, Sunita
| Chandrabose
| 04:42
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| 13
| Mathapithrusamo
| Madhu Balakrishnan

Madhu Balakrishnan

Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer, who sings in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.-Biography:Madhu Balakrishnan is from Tripunithura, Cochin, Kerala in India. A Graded artist in All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed with all major playback singers in Kerala...

| K. Shiva Datta
| 00:33
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| 14
| Neela Megha
| SP Balasubramanyam
| Sri Vedavyas
| 02:36
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| 15
| Jaya Ranga Ranga Vittala
| M. M. Keeravani
| JK. Bharavi
| 02:03
|}

Reception

The movie has mixed reactions from the critics and the audience. The movie was an average grosser at the boxoffice. Bala Krishna's performance as Lord Krishna and pundarika has been highly appreciated.