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, produced by J. M. Naidu, K. Muthayala Rao under the Sri Valli Productions banner and directed by Tatineni Prasad. The film stars

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and

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, with music composed by Chakravarthy. It is a remake of the

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film '' Karz'' (1980).

Plot

The film begins with Anand Kumar Bhupathi a tycoon who is victorious over their antagonist Puligaolla Varhavataram in the legal battle. In that carnival atmosphere, he knits his love interest, Maya, a fortune-hunter one that in cahoots with Varhavataram. Now, the newlywed proceeds to their estate for the blessing of Anand's mother Rani Vijaya Durga Devi. In between, vicious Maya slays her husband near a temple of Goddess Kaali when deranged Durga Devi dictates the goddess to give back her son. Years roll by, and Durga Prasad a famous pop singer is the reincarnation of Anand and he crushes on a beauty Vaishali. Once, in his show, he performs a tune allured by Anand which haunts him of his previous life memories. After his medical checkup, his doctor suggests that he should relax for a while. Hence, Durga Prasad goes on vacation and being unbeknownst to meet Vaishali he lands at Anand's estate. Indeed, Vaishali is an orphan reared by Maya owing to the extortion of her uncle Kabir Dada who is in jail. Then, step-by-step Durga Prasad retrieves the past. He also learns Maya has expelled his mother and sister Pankajavalli / Pinky after his death. Meanwhile, Kabir acquits and he rearwards Durga Prasad that he has a bit of knowledge regarding the undercover mystery of the Kaali temple. Here, Durga Prasad completes the remaining, revealing his identity which makes Kabir bewilder. Afterward, he finds the whereabouts of his mother & sister and unites them. At this point, Durga Prasad snares, confuses, horrifies Maya, and makes her confess the crime. In a jiffy, Varhavataram seizes Durga Devi, Pinky, & Vaishali but Durga Prasad rescues them and ceases his. At last, Maya dies falling into the same cliff never Kaali temple. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Durga Prasad & Vaishali.

Cast

as Anand Kumar Bhupathi ''(second life)'' / Durga Prasad *

as Vaishali * Satyanarayana as Kabir *

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as Anand Kumar Bhupathi ''(first life)'' *

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as Puligaolla Varhavataraam * Mikkilineni as P. J. Naidu *Hari Prasad as Hari *Telephone Satyanarayana *

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as Mayadevi *

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as Rani Vijaya Durga Devi *

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as Pankajavalli / Pinky

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by

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References

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* {{T. L. V. Prasad 1980s Telugu-language films 1985 films Films about reincarnation Indian supernatural thriller films Indian mystery thriller films Indian mystery drama films Indian films about revenge Films directed by T. L. V. Prasad Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Telugu remakes of Hindi films Indian remakes of American films Films based on American novels