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{{Infobox film
| name = Bhakta Tukaram
| image = Bhakta Tukaram.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = Veeturi {{small|(dialogues)}}
| screenplay = V. Madhusudhan Rao
| producer = [[P. Adinarayana Rao]]
| director = [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]]
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Anjali Devi]]<br />[[Sivaji Ganesan]]
| music = P. Adinarayana Rao
| cinematography = [[V. S. R. Swamy]]
| editing = N. S. Prakasam
| studio = Anjali Pictures
| distributor = Lakshmi Films
| released = {{film date|df=y|1973|07|05}}
| runtime = 166 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Bhakta Tukaram''''' is a 1973 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[biographical film]] based on the life of the saint-poet [[Tukaram]], produced by [[P. Adinarayana Rao]] under the [[Anjali Pictures]] banner and directed by [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Anjali Devi]] and [[Sivaji Ganesan]], with music also composed by Adinarayana Rao.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120225071601/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_bhaktatukaram.php</ref>

==Plot==
The film is based on the story of [[Tukaram|Bhakta Tukaram]], an advent devotee of [[Vithoba|Lord Panduranga]] in the 17th century in [[Dehu]] village of present-day [[Maharashtra]]. Tukaram (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a small trader, leads a family life with two wives Avalai Jija Bai (Anjali Devi) & Rukma Bai (Jr. Sreeranjani) and their two children. Tukaram is very kindhearted who ameliorates everyone in the village for which he absorbs his property. However, he is not interested in worldly matters and always immersed in the adoration of Lord. Mumbaji Go Swamy (Nagabhushanam) is the head of the village, behaves as a great preacher & disciple but actually, he is a decadent person, who misuses public faith for self-consumption. Tukaram always opposes his misdeeds, keeping the grudge in mind, Mumbaji troubles Tukaram a lot also propagates him as an atheist and ostracizes. Hence his family suffers from starving even no one comes forward to support him when his wife Rukma Bai passes away. Devastated Tukaram leaves the house to question the existence of God when Lord Panduranga (Nagaraju) appears and endorses to scripture his divinity as [[Abhang]]s. Now Tukaram awakes the devotion in people through his singing and becomes eminent which also impresses emperor [[Shivaji]] ([[Sivaji Ganesan]]) who facilitates him with material gifts but he refuses courteously.{{cn|date=April 2021}}

At this point in time, Mumbaji's envy is bondless, so, he uses a brothel Bahina Bai (Kanchana) to lure Tukaram when he shows the reality of life that how her beauty shrinks in old age and makes her as his devotee. Thereafter, Mumbaji claims that Tukaram stole his verses when Pandit Rameswara Bhattar (Dhulipala) a religious authority arrives to examine who orders Tukaram to immerse his works into the river and never discuss religion in public which he does so. But river [[Ganga in Hinduism|Ganga]] returns it back affirming it as a sacred when Rameswara Bhattar also becomes his devotee. Meanwhile, Mumbaji hides the Lord's statue from the temple, indicts Tukaram and complains to Shivaji. So, Shivaji lands at Dehu to test Tukaram and gives a day time to him to prove his innocence. Here Tukaram with his devotional power restores the statue. Right now, Mumbaji intrigues by informing Shivaji's presence in the village to the Mughals but God protects Shivaji at the behest of Tukaram. Knowing it, enraged Mughal Empire amputates Mumbaji which Tukaram retrieves and Mumbaji too bows his head down. At last, Lord invites Tukaram to [[Vaikuntha]] with the mortal body by sending his vehicle [[Garuda|Garuda Vahana]]. Finally, the movie ends, Tukaram going to heaven, giving his ultimate preachings to follow piety, truth, peace, kindness & mercy.

==Cast==
*[[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao|Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Tukaram
*[[Anjali Devi]] as Avali Bai
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as [[Shivaji]]
*[[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] as Mumbaji Go Swamy
*[[Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry|Dhulipala]] as Rameswara Bhattar
*[[Sakshi Ranga Rao]] as Nandi
*Bhanu Prakash as Neeloji
*Nagaraju as [[Vithoba|Lord Panduranga]]
*[[P. J. Sarma]] as Gangadhar Pandit
*Potti Prasad as Varaham
*[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] as Bahina Bai
*Jr.Sreeranjani as Rukma Bai
*[[Sridevi|Baby Sridevi]] as Kaasi (Tukaram's daughter)

== Production ==
[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] played [[Tukaram]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=25 December 2017|title=மராட்டிய வீரர் சிவாஜியை நடிகர் சிவாஜி கணேசன் சந்தித்ததும் சந்திக்காமல் போனதும்!|url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/40994/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E2%80%98%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-108|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-07|website=[[Dinamalar]]|location=Nellai|language=ta}}</ref> and [[Sivaji Ganesan]] played [[Shivaji]] without taking any remuneration for the film.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.|date=2013-11-17|title=Paradesi (1953)|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/paradesi-1953/article5359125.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| artist = P. Adinarayana Rao
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| length = 60:57
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Music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. Music released on Audio Company.<ref>https://bollywoodvinyl.in/products/bhakta-tukaram-telugu-devotional-bollywood-vinyl-lp</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-

|1
|"Ghana Ghana Sundaraa"

|[[Devulapalli Krishna Sastry|Devulapalli]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
|5:26
|-
|2
|"Bhale Bhale Andalu"
|Veeturi
|Ghantasala
|3:42
|-
|3
|"Chindulu Veyakura"
|Veeturi
|Ghantasala,
|2:59
|-
|4
|"Dhanyalakshmi"
|Veeturi
|[[P. Susheela]]
|2:49
|-
|5
|"Kaliyugam Kaliyugam"
|[[Dasaradhi]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|SP Balu]]
|3:37
|-
|6
|"Karunamaya Deva"
|Dasaradhi
|V. Ramakrishna
|5:18
|-
|7
|"Kesava Madhava"
|Veeturi
|Ghantasala
|1:02
|-
|8
|"Manasuna Neeve"
|Dasaradhi
|V. Ramakrishna
|2:58
|-
|9
|"Neeve Aadi Daivamu"
|Dasaradhi
|V. Ramakrishna
|1:49
|-
|10
|"Panduranga Naamam"
|Veeturi
|V. Ramakrishna
|4:13
|-
|11
|"Naa Pilupu Vinagaleva"
|Dasaradhi
|V. Ramakrishna
|3:08
|-
|12
|"Poojaku Veleyara"
|[[C. Narayana Reddy]]
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|6:37
|-
|13
|"Sari Sari Vagalu"
|C. Narayana Reddy
|P. Susheela
|4:02
|-
|14
|"Shyama Sundara"-I
|Dasaradhi
|V. Ramakrishna
|6:19
|-
|15
|"Shyama Sundara"-II
|Dasaradhi
|P. Susheela
|0:46
|-
|16
|"Unnavaa Asalunnavaa"
|Dasaradhi
|Ghantasala
|3:16
|-
|17
|"Padavelli Potondira"
|Dasaradhi
|V. Ramakrishna
|2:56
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0186872|Bhakta Tukaram}}
{{V. Madhusudhan Rao}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1973 films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Films about Hinduism]]
[[Category:History of India on film]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao]]
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]
[[Category:1970s biographical films]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Shivaji]]

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