Vande Mataram (1985 film)

{{short description|1985 film by T. Krishna}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Vande Mataram

| image = Vande Mataram (1985 film).jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| writer = M. V. S. Haranatha Rao {{small|(dialogues)}}

| story = T. Krishna

| screenplay = T. Krishna

| producer = Anil Babu
Y. Harikrishna {{small|(Presents)}}

| director = T. Krishna

| starring = Vijayashanti
Rajasekhar

| music = Chakravarthy

| cinematography = R. Rama Rao

| editing = Choudula Subba Rao

| studio = Krishna Chitra

| released = {{Film date|df=y|1985|9|27}}

| runtime = 173 min

| country = India

| language = Telugu

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Vande Mataram ({{translation|Mother, I bow to thee}}) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by T. Krishna, and produced Krishna Chitra. It stars Vijayashanti and Rajasekhar, with music composed by Chakravarthy.{{cite web|url= http://www.atozmp3-songs.in/vandemataram-audio-songs-and-vandemataram-mp3-songs-download/|title=Vandemataram Audio Songs Download |publisher= atozmp3-songs.in|access-date= 2 February 2015 }} The film is the debut of actor Rajasekhar into the Telugu film industry.

The popular song Vandemataram in the film, written by C. Narayana Reddy was first written much earlier, published in a magazine, made popular by singers of Praja Natya Mandali. The singer Srinivas who sang the song was later called Vandemataram Srinivas.{{Cite news|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.|date=2017-08-07|title=‘Vandemataram’, the song that became a surname for singer Srinivas|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/c-narayana-reddys-forceful-lyric-not-only-gave-the-film-its-title-but-also-a-new-surname-to-srinivas-vandemataram/article19444358.ece|access-date=2021-08-05|issn=0971-751X}} The film won two Nandi Awards.