Orey Rickshaw

• R. Narayana Murthy as Suryam • Ravali • Raghunatha Reddy as Venkataratnam • Anuradha • Poojitha • Mukka Narasinga Rao • Sri Divya • Siva Parvathi • Narra Venkateswara Rao • Mukku Raju • M. S. Narayana == Production ==

Filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao who facing financial troubles began writing a film for T. Krishna. However, the project was put on hold following Krishna's death from cancer. Dasari's disciple R. Narayana Murthy accepted the offer to play the film's lead and the film began its production. == Soundtrack ==

The film has score and soundtrack composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The soundtrack consists eight songs of which two songs have lyrics written by Dasari Narayana Rao ("Jaagore", "Amma Kanna") while the other six were written by Gaddar who did not take any remuneration. "Nee Padam Meeda Puttu Machanai Chellemma" was particularly successful while "Naa Raktham Tho Naduputhanu Rikshanu" was not originally composed for the film. The songs were recorded by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Srinivas, K. S. Chithra and Manjala Srinivas. == Release and reception ==

Orey Rickshaw released on 9 November 1995. It clashed with Chiranjeevi and Kodi Ramakrishna's major production Rikshavodu that released in December 1995. While both Orey Rickshaw and Rikshavodu featured a rickshaw puller as its protagonist, only Orey Rickshaw emerged successful at the box office. Chiranjeevi, who attended 100th day ceremony of the film, commented that Orey Rickshaw won the rickshaw race between the two films. Following the film's success, Dasari went onto to make another revolutionary-themed film Osey Ramulamma (1997) led by Vijayashanti which also became a success. == Awards ==

The film received three Nandi Awards, including Best Male Playback Singer for Vandemataram Srinivas and Best Lyricist for Gaddar (both for the song "Malle Theegaku Pandiri Vole"), in addition to Best Character Actress for Shivaparvati. Srinivas and Gaddar, however, chose to turn down the award. == References ==