Disco King (film)

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Disco King
Disco King film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tatineni Prasad
Written byGanesh Patro (dialogues)
Screenplay byTatineni Prasad
Story byDeepak Balraj
Based on Disco Dancer (1982)
Produced byRakesh
Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna
Tulasi
CinematographyP. V. Sai Prasad
Edited byKollimarlla Nageswara Rao
Music by Chakravarthy
Production
company
Sri Vishnu Films
Release date
  • 7 June 1984 (1984-06-07)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Disco King is a 1984 Telugu-language dance film directed by Tatineni Prasad. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Tulasi, with music composed by Chakravarthy. It is a remake of the Hindi film Disco Dancer (1982). [1] The film was released on 7 June 1984. [2]

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Plot

The film begins with a cute little busker, Balakrishna, staging wonderful music with his mentor, Venkatesh. Once, his tune allures a girl named Thulasi as she is inquisitive, and he walks in. Witnessing it, her elitist millionaire father, Jagannatham, smacks and incriminates him. Hence, he leaves the town with his mother, Sita, owing to mortification. Years roll by; Sudhakar, a renowned disco dancer, is the son of Jagannatham, who is spoiled and supercilious. Nutan Prasad, his manager, is constantly demeaned, so he defies supersede him with emergent. Forthwith, Nutan Prasad stretches out his hunt, which ends by flashing Balakrishna. Here, they learn that two are affected by the same party. Thus, Balakrishna takes up the gauntlet and triumphs in the concert denied by Sudhakar. Soon, Balakrishna summits and is ennobled as Disco King. In tandem, he bickers with Thulasi and wins her heart. Dethroned Sudhakar turns into a dope fiend when hectic Jagannatham cabals slay Balakrishna and electrify his guitar with high voltage. Tragically, Sita takes death to protect her son. Then, Balakrishna is in pain due to guitar phobia. Additionally, Jagannatham cripples him. However, Thulasi boasts of his courage and retrieves him. Now, it is an excellent time for the All India Disco Competition, but Balakrishna is unattainable as his past haunts him. Venkatesh appears during that plight, ignites his fire, and gets back on track. At that point, Jagannatham is onslaught when Venkatesh sacrifices his life while guarding Balakrishna. At last, Balakrishna ceases Jagannatham & Sudhakar. Finally, the movie ends happily, with Balakrishna continuing his musical journey.

Cast

Soundtrack

The movie’s soundtrack was pressed by the Star Music label, and released around the same day as the movie was released. The soundtrack was released on 2 Extended play records, each containing four songs from the film. Even after the film’s theatrical run, the records were still being pressed, having its last official press release somewhere during 1991, marking its seven year run.

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi. [3]

Song TitleSingerslength
"Pattindalla Bangarame" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:14
"Inte Inte Eelokam"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja 5:22
"Chukkalanti Chakkanamma"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:31
"Abbadi Ammadi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:44
"Nuvve Nuvve"Madhavpeddi Ramesh3:28
"Vayyaramma"Madhavpeddi Ramesh4:32
"Inte Inte Eelokam" (Sad)S. P. Balasubrahmanyam2:21

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References

  1. ↑ "Narthanasala to Akbar Salim Anarkali, List of Remakes Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna". News18 . 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Disco King". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Disco King (1984) Songs". MovieGQ. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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