Disco King (film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Disco King
| image = Disco King film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = Ganesh Patro {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Deepak Balraj
| screenplay = Tatineni Prasad
| producer = Rakesh
| director = Tatineni Prasad
| starring = Nandamuri Balakrishna
Tulasi
| music = Chakravarthy
| cinematography = P. V. Sai Prasad
| editing = Kollimarlla Nageswara Rao
| based_on = Disco Dancer (1982)
| studio = Sri Vishnu Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1984|6|7}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
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Disco King is a 1984 Telugu-language dance film directed by Tatineni Prasad. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Tulasi, with music composed by Chakravarthy. It is a remake of the Hindi film Disco Dancer (1982).{{Cite web |date=8 June 2022 |title=Narthanasala to Akbar Salim Anarkali, List of Remakes Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/narthanasala-to-akbar-salim-anarkali-list-of-remakes-nandamuri-balakrishna-worked-in-5335177.html |access-date=9 September 2022 |website=News18 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622205342/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/narthanasala-to-akbar-salim-anarkali-list-of-remakes-nandamuri-balakrishna-worked-in-5335177.html |url-status=live }} The film was released on 7 June 1984.{{Cite web |title=Disco King |url=https://indiancine.ma/YML/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231026141058/https://indiancine.ma/YML/info |archive-date=2023-10-26 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Indiancine.ma}}
Plot
The film begins with a cute little busker, Balakrishna, staging wonderful music with his mentor, Venkatesh. Once, his tune allures a girl named Thulasi as she is inquisitive, and he walks in. Witnessing it, her elitist millionaire father, Jagannatham, smacks and incriminates him. Hence, he leaves the town with his mother, Sita, owing to mortification. Years roll by; Sudhakar, a renowned disco dancer, is the son of Jagannatham, who is spoiled and supercilious. Nutan Prasad, his manager, is constantly demeaned, so he defies supersede him with emergent. Forthwith, Nutan Prasad stretches out his hunt, which ends by flashing Balakrishna. Here, they learn that two are affected by the same party. Thus, Balakrishna takes up the gauntlet and triumphs in the concert denied by Sudhakar. Soon, Balakrishna summits and is ennobled as Disco King. In tandem, he bickers with Thulasi and wins her heart. Dethroned Sudhakar turns into a dope fiend when hectic Jagannatham cabals slay Balakrishna and electrify his guitar with high voltage. Tragically, Sita takes death to protect her son. Then, Balakrishna is in pain due to guitar phobia. Additionally, Jagannatham cripples him. However, Thulasi boasts of his courage and retrieves him. Now, it is an excellent time for the All India Disco Competition, but Balakrishna is unattainable as his past haunts him. Venkatesh appears during that plight, ignites his fire, and gets back on track. At that point, Jagannatham is onslaught when Venkatesh sacrifices his life while guarding Balakrishna. At last, Balakrishna ceases Jagannatham & Sudhakar. Finally, the movie ends happily, with Balakrishna continuing his musical journey.
Cast
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Balakrishna
- Tulasi as Tulasi
- Jaggayya as Jagannatham
- Sudhakar as Sudhakar
- Nutan Prasad as Nutan Prasad
- Ranganath as Venkatesh
- Mikkilineni as Ali Baba
- Sumitra as Seeta
- Anupama
Soundtrack
The movie’s soundtrack was pressed by the Star Music label, and released around the same day as the movie was released. The soundtrack was released on 2 Extended play records, each containing four songs from the film. Even after the film’s theatrical run, the records were still being pressed, having its last official press release somewhere during 1991, marking its seven year run.
Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi.{{Cite web |title=Disco King (1984) Songs |url=https://moviegq.com/movie/disco-king-2692/songs |access-date=26 October 2023 |website=MovieGQ |language=en |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026141740/https://moviegq.com/movie/disco-king-2692/songs |url-status=live }}
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| Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|
| "Pattindalla Bangarame"
|4:14 | ||
| "Inte Inte Eelokam"
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja |5:22 | ||
| "Chukkalanti Chakkanamma"
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |4:31 | ||
| "Abbadi Ammadi"
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |4:44 | ||
| "Nuvve Nuvve"
|Madhavpeddi Ramesh |3:28 | ||
| "Vayyaramma"
|Madhavpeddi Ramesh |4:32 | ||
| "Inte Inte Eelokam" (Sad)
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |2:21 |
References
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