Adavi Ramudu (transl. Forest Ramu) is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana under their banner of Satya Chitra. It was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada and Jayasudha in lead roles along with Nagabhushanam, Satyanarayana, Gummadi and Jaggayya in other supporting roles.The grand success of Vijay's 1973 film Gandhada Gudi which focused on the need to preserve the flora and fauna prompted NTR to work on a script based on a forest backdrop. In 1973, when Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana were planning their next production venture, Gandhada Gudi went on to be a blockbuster hit in Karnataka which lead the team to suggest Jandhyala to work on a script based on a forest backdrop. They then approached Raghavendra Rao to work for them, whom they already knew as an assistant director as he just started taking up direction independently. Principal photography began in January 1977 and was shot extensivly in and around Madumalai forest. The film was edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao and the music composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with the lyrics written by Veturi. The cinematography was done by A. Vincent.The film was released on 28 April 1977 to positive reviews. The film was a commercial success, running for 366 days in theatres. This film won the Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu). The film re-brought NTR in the league of top heroes of the Telugu film Industry. It was also a breakthrough for Raghavendra Rao and helped him establish himself in the industry. It was recorded an all time blockbuster and was the highest grossing Telugu film of the 1970s until its record was broken by the 1981 film Premabhisekham.