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{{Infobox film
| name = Challenge Ramudu
| image = Challenge Ramudu.jpg
| caption = Movie Poster
| writer = [[Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry|Jandhyala]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]
| screenplay = T. L. V. Prasad
| producer = [[Tatineni Prakash Rao]]
| director = [[T. L. V. Prasad]]
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]
| cinematography = P. Devaraj
| editing = M. Kannan
| studio = Anil Productions<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS3ZZZZM0ps |title=Challenge Ramudu (Overview) |work=Youtube}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1980|1|12}}
| runtime = 149 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross = {{INR|1 crore}}(equivalent to {{INR|18 crores}} in 2019)
}}

'''''Challenge Ramudu''''' is a 1980 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]], produced by [[Tatineni Prakash Rao]] under the Anil Productions banner<ref>{{cite web |url=http://telugumoviepedia.com/movie/cast/1445/challenge-ramudu-cast.html |title=Challenge Ramudu (Banner) |work=Chitr.com }}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and directed by [[T. L. V. Prasad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmiclub.com/movie/challenge-ramudu-1980-telugu-movie |title=Challenge Ramudu (Director) |work=Filmiclub}}</ref> It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Jaya Prada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/challenge-ramudu-movie/16825 |title=Challenge Ramudu (Cast & Crew) |work=gomolo.com}}</ref> and music composed by [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telugu.filmibeat.com/movies/challenge-ramudu.html |title=Challenge Ramudu (Review) |work=Filmibeat}}</ref>

==Plot==
Vijayaram (N. T. Rama Rao) is a captain of a ship who has a habit of making challenges and succeeding them. Once on a journey from Singapore to India, he meets a beautiful girl, Aruna (Jaya Prada), daughter of Justice Rajashekaram (Gummadi) when Raju (Nutan Prasad) friend of Vijay challenges him to make her fall in his love and over time they really like each other. After reaching India, one day, Vijay takes Aruna and her younger brother Madhu / Bunty (Master Purushotham) to the picnic where Bunty is mislaid. Next day a video film was found in front of their house, in which an unknown person threatening Rajashekaram kidnapping Bunty to acquit his gangster who is presently prosecuting in the court, but Rajashekaram refuses to do so. Meanwhile, Vijay gets a clue by spotting a painting in the video film and finds out that Bunty is located at Cochin and decides to go there. At the same time, Vijay's guardian Gopalam (Mikkilineni) reveals the past that his entire family has been slaughtered by a hardcore criminal James (Satyanarayana) and the tragic incident happened at the same place Cochin itself. Now Vijay takes up both the tasks as the challenge, lands at Cochin along with Raju & Aruna and learns that James himself is a kidnapper who changed his name into Raghuram. At last, Vijay safeguards Bunty and takes his revenge against James. Finally, the movie ends with the marriage of Vijayram & Aruna.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Vijayaram
*[[Jaya Prada]] as Aruna
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Raghuram / James
*[[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao|Gummadi]] as Justice Raja Shekaram
*[[Nutan Prasad]] as Raju
*[[Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy|Mikkilineni]] as Gopalam
*[[Kanta Rao]] as Dr. Ranga Rao
*[[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]] as Thantha
*[[Narra Venkateswara Rao]] as Gangulu
*[[Chalapathi Rao]] as Police Officer
*[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Prema
*[[Jayamalini]] as [[item number]]
*[[Pushpalatha]] as Subhadra
*Tatineni Rajeswari as Lakshmi
*Satyakala as Suguna
*[[P. Ravi Shankar|Master Ravi Shankar]] as Young Raju
*Master Ramu as Young Vijay Ram
*Master Purushotham as Madhu / Bunty
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Challenge Ramudu
| type = film
| artist = [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1980
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 18:50
| label =
| producer = [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]
| prev_title = [[Vetagaadu|Vetagadu]]
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = [[Aatagadu]]
| next_year = 1980
}}

The music for the film was composed by [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]. The song ''Pattuko Pattuko'' is a hit track which was remixed in [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]]'s ''[[Okka Magadu]]'' (2008). Music released by SAREGAMA Audio Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cineradham.com/newsongs/song.php?movieid=988 |title=Challenge Ramudu (Songs) |work=Cineradham}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Challagalestondi"
|[[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Aatreya]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|SP Balu]], [[P. Susheela]]
|3:09
|-
|2
|"Pattuko Pattuko"
|[[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]
|SP Balu, P. Susheela
|3:16
|-
|3
|"Dora Dora Jampandu"
|Veturi Sundararama Murthy
|SP Balu, P. Susheela
|2:57
|-
|4
|"Pedata Pedata"
|Veturi Sundararama Murthy
|SP Balu, P. Susheela
|3:09
|-
|5
|"Ekkado Eppudo"
|Veturi Sundararama Murthy
|SP Balu, P. Susheela
|3:13
|-
|6
|"Koopadake Komalangi"
|Acharya Aatreya
|SP Balu
|3:06
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{T. L. V. Prasad}}
{{Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. Chakravarthy]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:1980 action films]]
[[Category:1980 films]]

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