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Yuga Purushudu (transl. Man of the Era) is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by K. Bapayya.[1] It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was remade in Hindi as Mard Ki Zabaan (1987).[2] The film was declared a Hit at the box office.

Yuga Purushudu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Bapayya
Written by	Jandhyala (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. Bapaiah
Story by	Balamurugan
Produced by	C. Aswini Dutt
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Jayaprada
Cinematography	S. Venkataratnam
Edited by	Akkineni Sanjeevi
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Vyjayanthi Movies
Release date	14 July 1978 (1978-07-14)
Running time	149 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	₹1 crore(equivalent to ₹21.3 crores in 2019)

Plot

Pushpagiri Zamindar's (Prabhakar Reddy) only daughter Janaki (Pushpalata) loves and marries an ordinary man, Ranganna (Kanta Rao). After some time, the couple was blessed with a baby boy, Kalyan. Knowing this, the Zamindar sends his nephew Dhananjay (Dhulipala) to get them back when Dhanunjaya makes a ploy and tries to kill the child in the name of the Zamindar. Ranganna & his younger brother Jaggu (Jaggayya) obstructs their way when Janaki escapes and hands over the child to a loyal servant Balaram (Rao Gopal Rao). At that moment, Balaram handovers his children Anand & Madhavi to Janaki for the rear sends Kalyan to Singapore through his brother Banerjee (Rajanala) and he grows up as Rajesh. Meanwhile, Ranganna dies in that quarrel and Jaggu becomes a dacoit to take avenge the Zamindar. Years roll by, and Rajesh (N. T. Rama Rao) becomes the king of martial arts and defeats many worldwide champions. Latha, granddaughter of Zamindar is a hardcore fan of Rajesh and they both fall in love. Once in a competition, Anand (Chandra Mohan) competes with Rajesh to protect his deceased mother Janaki. In the ring, Rajesh asks Anand to back out because he understands Anand is not capable. But he does not listen, gets badly wounded, and dies. Before dying, he calls and explains his situation. Now Rajesh decides to make penance, so, he stops his profession and moves to take care of Anand's mother & sister. After reaching there, Madhavi requests him not to reveal the truth to their mother. Rajesh brings them to the city, joins Janaki in the hospital, and starts working as a taxi driver for their livelihood. One night, while escaping from goons Latha is saved by Rajesh when he learns that she is the granddaughter of the Zamindar and has a life threat from her maternal uncle Dhanunjaya and his son Maruthi Rao (Satyanarayana) for the property. Here Latha requests Rajesh to arrive as her absconding cousin Kalyan and he agrees. Knowing that Kalyan is arriving, Dhanunjay and Maruti Rao want to eliminate him, fortunately, they contact Rajesh about this crime when he plays a double game and enters the house as Kalyan. Hereabouts, he gets affectionate towards his grandfather and starts teaching these culprits a lesson and makes his grandfather normal. After that, Rajesh is informed that the Zamindar has a hazard from Jaggu. So, he wants to catch him and reach his horizon. In the combat, Jaggu recognizes Rajesh as Kalyan by the tattoo on his chest when Rajesh brings out the reality regarding Zamindar to Jaggu. Sensing it, Dhanunjaya & Maruthi Rao kidnaps the entire family. At last, Rajesh sees their end and protects them. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Rajesh & Latha.

Cast

Soundtrack

Yuga Purushudu
Soundtrack album by K. V. Mahadevan
Released	1978
Genre	Filmi
Length	18:42
Label	EMI Columbia
Producer	K. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan chronology
Rama Krishnulu (1978) Yuga Purushudu (1978) Sahasavanthudu (1978)

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[3]

S. No	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	"Idigidigo Mana Hero"	Acharya Aatreya	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:07
2	"Gaali Mallindi"	Acharya Aatreya	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3.03
3	"Ekku Ekku Thelaguram"	Acharya Aatreya	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:08
4	"Okka Raatri"	Veturi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:14
5	"Bobbaralanka Chinnadi"	Veturi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	6:10

References

External links

• Yuga Purushudu at IMDb

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