AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

ft45678 this movie is not about classical music and it does not even have a message. the message is not even about abolishing alcohol or breaking caste barriers, etc., as some idiots around here think. the director just wants to talk about the apathy of people towards the suffering of others. this is thought provokingly narrated in the first song itself. Alas, it ends up going well over the intellectual radar of the Telugu movie going public and people just take the obvious cues of brahmin, drunkard etc., and cook up their own version of the "director's view". and please people where did the director ever talk about caste oppression, a conservative brahmin, does not mean an oppressor.

drpraveen-kota This not a great love story nor an action flick.But this is a movie with soul which makes us enlightened on social welfare.THIS MOVIE INFLUENCED GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN MANY WAYS. A VISIONARY MOVIE INDEED. Though its basically a musical, social awareness was the theme that was carried all over. This movie fights against UNTOUCHBILITY (poor soul died in a electricity accident incident/song in the woods/ female lead dancing outside temple etc...) It fights against alcohol addiction,later governments have banned liquor for quiet some time. It showed self finance scheme for women now called as "DWAKRA GROUPS" by government. It emphasized on women education which government took up later with a punch line " IF MOTHER IS EDUCATED THE WHOLE FAMILY IS EDUCATED" It also shows women empowerment and self employment. The most important thing is people developing their own village which later government introduced as "JANMABHOOMI PADAKAM". Many things worth mentioning such as inter caste marriage/ sacrificing personal life for social welfare...many as such. Classical music by ILAYARAJA, excellent direction by sticking only to the noble theme, star hero shedding his image and portraying himself as common man in simple costumes and make up. For this movie the male lead MEGASTAR CHIRANJEEVI GOT SPECIAL INVITATION FROM THE OCAR AWARDS Committee! This movie won BEST FILM in foreign film category in Russia. GOVERNMENT of India felicitated this movie with NARGIS DUTT NATIONAL INTEGRETITY AWARD and mega star won FILMFARE AWARD for BEST HERO ANYTHING MORE TO SAY.

bsjagadish69 An award winning movie from chiru's home production, Rudraveena deals with the story of a young man, suryam(chiru), who opposes his own father bilahari sastry(gemini ganesan) for a social cause. Suryam is the second son of famous vocalist bilahari sastry, who believes that music is for the welfare of the society. He opposes his father's views when his father stops him from helping a dying electrician. After that electrician's death suryam decides to leave the house and work for the welfare of the society. Lalita(sobhana), who belongs to a scheduled caste, supports him in his endeavors. Unable to bear the fact that his son is getting married to a lower caste girl, bilahari sastry succeeds in provoking the villagers against suryam and stops his marriage. Suryam owes not to marry till he solves their problems and how he succeeds to stop their alcoholic habits and reforms their lives forms the rest of the story. Bilahari sastry even goes to the extent of naming his son-in-law as his successor in music, rather than his son, but when Indian government recognizes suryam's efforts and president of India arrives in his village to felicitate suryam, he realizes his son's worth.Brilliant performances by chiru, sobhana, gemini ganesan, extraordinary music by Illayaraja , great direction by K balachander made this movie win Nargis Dutt award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.

vipin_deep I wud rate it as one of the masterpieces of Indian cinema. What does a good movie need- Message, story, screenplay, entertainment, music?? This movie has it all. And above all it has great performers enacting the pivotal roles. A great musical directed by balachander tells the story of a classical singer(ganeshan shivaji) and his son (chiranjeevi) having contradicting ideas. One wants to help and develop the society and wants to take music to everyone while other is only devoted to his music. The music of the film(maestro Ilayaraja) is the highlight of the film apart from astounding performances from Shivaji Ganeshan and Megastar Chiranjeevi. Other perform equally well. To remind you, Chiru received National award for this film.A must watch for all movie lovers..