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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bobbili Brahmanna<br />
| image = Bobbili Brahmanna movie poster.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| director = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]<br />
| producer = [[Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju]]<br> [[Krishnam Raju]] {{small|(presents)}}<br />
| writer = [[Paruchuri Brothers]]<br>{{small|(story / dialogues)}}<br />
| screenplay = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]<br />
| starring = [[Krishnam Raju]]<br />[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]<br />[[Jayasudha]]<br />
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy]]<br />
| cinematography = K. S. Prakash<br />
| editing = D. Venkata Ratnam<br />
| studio = Gopi Krishna Movies<br />
| released = 1984<br />
| runtime = 152 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Bobbili Brahmanna''''' is a 1984 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]. It was produced by U. Suryanarayana Raju for the studio Gopi Krishna Movies.The film stars [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] and [[Jayasudha]] as lead actors, and is scored by [[K. Chakravarthy]]. The film was blockbuster hit at the box office.<ref>[http://www.cinegoer.com/sskarticles/bobbilibrahmanna1.htm Bobbili Brahmanna at Cinegoer.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929172357/http://www.cinegoer.com/sskarticles/bobbilibrahmanna1.htm |date=29 September 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257451/|title=Bobbili Brahmanna (1984)|website=IMDB|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> The film won three [[Nandi Awards]] & one [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Brahmanna is the head of [[Kotipalli]], a village which does not have the police force. He is a descendant of the Bobbili clan, through which he has gained the role of a mediator between people in the village. He makes impartial judgements before the table of justice—a massive tree trunk adorned with a sacred sword.<br />
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Brahmanna's younger brother, Ravi, falls in love with a woman named Kasturi. One day, a man named Bullebbayi [[rapes]] Kasturi's older sister, Swaraiyam, in a graveyard. Ravi intercedes and saves Swaraiyim. He brings her to the table of justice. Brahmanna decides that Bellebbayi should marry Swaraiyam. Bellebbayi's father, Rayudu, is plotting to occupy the chair of the village head. Later, Rayudu performs a dangerous [[abortion]] on his now-pregnant daughter-in-law. Rayudu also starts a rumor that Brahmanna is having an [[Extramarital sex|affair]] with a woman named Susheela and that he sleeps in her hut on the outskirts of the village. Brahmanna reveals that Susheela is the widow of a man he wrongfully condemned to death, and he is now looking after her out of remorse.<br />
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Brahmanna's daughter, Rajeswari, falls in love with Susheela's son, Rambabu. Brahmanna agrees to the couple's marriage. Rajeswari goes to play with a swing in a fit of happiness. Rayudu causes Rajeswari to fall from the swing. She falls on a man, and Rayudu claims that the impact blinded that man. Brahmanna's tries to do justice even if the perpetrator is his family member, and he decides that Rajeswari now must marry the blind man to do penance. Ignoring this judgment, Ravi performs a secret marriage between Rajeswari and Rambabu. In anger, Brahmanna expels Ravi from the village. Susheela finds out Rayudu's plan to overthrow Brahmanna. She informs Brahmanna of this, and he slays Rayudu with the sword from the table of justice. Ending the village's autonomy, the film ends with the police arriving and arresting Brahmanna for Rayudu's murder.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Krishnam Raju]] as Brahmanna / Ravi (Dual role)<br />
* [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] as Savitri<br />
*[[Jayasudha]] as Kasturi<br />
*[[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Meesala Pedavenkatrayudu<br />
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Bullebbayi<br />
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]]<br />
*[[Nutan Prasad]] as Shastri<br />
*[[Sarathi]]<br />
*Rajesh as Rambabu<br />
*[[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapoorna]] as Susheelamma<br />
*[[Aruna Mucherla|Mucherla Aruna]] as Rajeswari<br />
*Krishnaveni as Swarajyam<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
;[[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)|Best Actor]] - [[Krishnam Raju]]<br />
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;[[Nandi Awards]] - 1984<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref><br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] - Krishnam Raju<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] - [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]<br />
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==Remake==<br />
[[Krishnam Raju]] remade the film in [[Hindi language|Hindi]] as [[Dharm Adhikari|<nowiki>Dharm Adhikari</nowiki>]] under Gopi Krishna Movies in 1986 starring [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Jeetendra]], and [[Sridevi]]. In ''Bobbili Brahmanna'', Krishnam Raju played both the lead roles, but in ''Dharm Adhikari'', the two roles are played by Dilip Kumar and Jeetendra. It was also remade in Kannada as "Dharmapeetha", starring Shrinath and Shashikumar in lead roles.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* With this film, [[Krishnam Raju]] became the first actor to win both [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu]] and [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] twice for the same film. He won the award earlier for ''[[Amara Deepam (1977 film)|Amara Deepam]]'' (1977).<br />
* After the huge success of the film, Krishnam Raju brought fish from his native place, [[Mogalthur]] and gave a grand party to the entire cast and crew.<br />
* In an interview with ''[[The Hindu]]'' in 2006, Krishnam Raju said that if ''Bobbili Brahmanna'' were made today, it would have surely grossed at least {{INRConvert|40|c}}.<br />
* In 2015, [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] shared his experience of the film on the TV show ''Soundrya Lahari'' with [[Prabhas]] and [[S. S. Rajamouli]].<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
The film's concept of a hero judging others' problems in his village became very popular. Later, the formula was used in ''[[Cheran Pandiyan]]'' (1991) (Tamil film, remade in Telugu as ''[[Balarama Krishnulu]]'' in 1992), ''[[Chinna Gounder]]'' (1992) (Tamil film, remade in Telugu as ''[[Chinarayudu]]'' in 1992), ''[[Bobbili Simham]]'' (1994), ''[[Nattamai]]'' (1994) (Tamil film, remade in Telugu as ''[[Pedarayudu]]'' in 1995), ''Kondapalli Rattaiah'' (1995) and ''Kondaveeti Simhasanam'' (2002).<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0257451}}<br />
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[[Category:Films produced by Krishnam Raju]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. Chakravarthy]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
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