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The history of Telugu Cinema sure holds a candle for the 28th of April. For those wondering about the reason behind it, it is because that on this very day two industry hits were released even if the year of the release were not quite the same.

The first of these movies to hit the screens was K. Raghavendra Rao’s Adavi Ramadu starring Jayaprada and Jayasudha. Breaking all the previous records of the Telugu Movie industry, this film ushered in NTR’s second innings as a powerful mass hero. The movie also boasted of having some super hit songs in the form of ‘Aaresukoboyee paaresukunnaanu haree haree’ and ‘Kuhoo..Kuhoo..kokilamma pellikee..konanthaa pandiree’ courtesy of K.V.Maha Devan.

The second film to honour this date was Puri Jagannadh’s Pokiri starring Prince Mahesh Babu and Ileana. Distinguish by Mahesh Babu’s punch dialogues and stylish action, Ileana’s glamour, Mani Sharma’s music and Puri’s direction, the movie went to break all the records of Tollywood at the same giving a big break to Mahesh babu.