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One of the biggest hits of Chiranjeevi and Sridevi, and my personal favorite (did I see it 19 times , or 20...? or 21... guss the counts), this is a treat to watch, listen and enjoy. Not exactly the war over the Ring, it is the love story over the ring. Indra- the King of Heaven's daughter Indraja makes an excursion trip to "Heaven-on-earth" Kashmere, where she loses her divine ring of power, to be denied entry to the heavens. She needs to get her ring of divinity back in 30 earth days, to retain her divinity. Fate lands the ring in the hands of Raju, a bachelor who raises four orphans, fights the rich bad guys, and is a guide to the Borra caves of Vizag. In her attempt to regain the ring, Indraja falls for Raju. But it's not just her on the trail of her ring. Raju's neighbors, the rich goons that raju beat up, and Mahadrashta, an evil magician want to wield the ring to gain the supreme power. Can Indraja forsake the eternal love for eternal divinity? Will the evil gain the ring to reign supreme? Can raju, a simple human win over the wicked people, evil magicians, his temptation for power and love for Indraja ? Beautiful Sridevi (Indraja), The Mega Star Chiranjeevi (Raju), the cold and evil Amrish Puri (Mahadrashta), great music and lively story that is a comedy, fantasy, drama, thriller and musical at the same time, will keep you coming back for more and more.

I do not know if Rudraveena is a hit. But it is one of my favourite movies of my favourite actors. Chiranjeevi plays Suryam, son of the renowned, staunch orthodox classical musician Ganapathy Sastry. Ganapathy Sastry worships god through his music. A staunch beleiver of the caste system, he beleives that he (and his caste) is born superior to others, and that his music gets him closer to God and Glory. Suryam, carries the legacy of his father's music, but his conscience constantly keeps reminding him that he is one among the gods creations, all of whom are equal. The conflicting attitudes collide head on when suryam falls in love with Lalitha (sobhana)- a lower caste girl. suryam leaves his house to realise his destiny of cleaning his village of alcoholism. But would a world drenched in the stench of alcohol hear a humanitarian plea !!! Would Lalitha and Suryam realise their dream of being married, accepted by world, and accepted by family ? What are the stakes when the people who don't care are the people you want to change ? A message that was put across the Balachander way, with timely, and excellent music (by IllayaRaja), masterly enacted by Gemini Ganesan (Ganapathy Sastri), Suryam (Chiranjeevi), Lalitha (Sobhana) and the supporting cast, Rudraveena (meaning the Angry Veena - Indian variantof guitar) is my masterpiece.