

After learning of Satyanarayana interest in Ramapuram's development, Suryam agrees to relate the village's story in the parliament. He meets Suryam and asks him what inspired him to take up the task of developing Ramapuram. After talking to the locals, Satyanarayana finds that Ramapuram is well-developed and civilised due to the activities of a man named Suryam. Satyanarayana, an aged MP, visits Ramapuram.

Later the same year, Balachander later remade the film into Tamil as Unnal Mudiyum Thambi with Ganesan reprising his role, and Kamal Haasan reprising Chiranjeevi's role. It also won four Nandi Awards, including a Special Jury award for Chiranjeevi. The film won three National Film Awards: Best Feature Film on National Integration, Best Music Direction, and Best Male Playback Singer (for S. It gained cult status later and is considered one of the best films made by Balachander. Released on 4 March 1988 to critical acclaim, the film was a commercial failure, resulting in a loss of ₹60 lakh. Ganesh Kumar edited the film and Mohanam was the art director.įilmed in and around Chennai, Kanchipuram, Courtallam, and Srinagar for 70 days, Rudraveena was produced on a budget of ₹80 lakh. Raghunadha Reddy was the director of photography. Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack and background score. Ganesh Patro wrote the film's dialogue and worked on the script with Balachander for two months, though it was tweaked many times during the shoot. The events that led to the change in Sastry's views form the remaining part of the story.

Sastry's discrimination towards the people belonging to lower castes is criticised by his son, Suryam, who believes in society's welfare and walks out for good later. Rudraveena focuses on the ideological conflicts between 'Bilahari' Ganapathi Sastry, a reputed carnatic musician and his younger son Suryanarayana "Suryam" Sastry. Narayana, Prasad Babu, Sumithra, Devilalitha, and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It also marked the acting debut of Kannada actor and filmmaker Ramesh Aravind in Telugu cinema. Produced by Nagendra Babu 's Anjana Productions, the film stars Chiranjeevi and Shobana alongside Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan which marked one of his rare appearances in Telugu films. 'Strings of fury' referring to the instrument of the same name) is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language musical- drama film written and directed by K.
