Plot
The film begins in a village where Veerayya a trustworthy servant, sacrifices his life while guarding his owner Jagannadham, a wealthy landlord. Now Jagannadham makes arrangements for the maintenance of Veerayya's family and leaves for the city on the advice of his elder brother Barrister Raja Rao. Veerayya has a son Suryam, the daughter Seeta and their mother also died giving birth to a baby girl. Here Veerayya's sly sister Mahankaali sells the baby to a childless couple Chidambaram and Nancharamma and they rear her by the name Saroja. Mahankaali also snatches the amount given by Jagannadham, educates her son Chittibabu and treats Suryam & Seeta as slaves. Anguished Suryam & Seeta reach the city and start working in a hotel. Years roll by, and Suryam, through hard work and studies, becomes a meritorious student, tops the university, and takes care of Seeta. At present, Jagannatham is a wealthy businessman his son Chandram is a dullard who goes into the clutches of a vicious person Sadanandam. Even Mahankaali's son Chittibabu and Saroja's split-up sister of Suryam are his friends. Saroja always conceits herself to living an elite lifestyle by marrying a wealthy man. Chittibabu deeply loves her, so, poses himself as a rich person and extravagant the money earned by his mother. Meanwhile, Jagannadham recognizes Suryam & Seeta and shifts them to his house where Jaya, the daughter of Raja Rao loves Suryam. Whereat, Jagannadham is impressed by Seeta's character and decides to perform to knit with Chandram. Besides, Chandram reveals the play of Chittibabu and turns Saroja's love toward him. But Jagannadham forcibly performs his marriage with Seeta which Raja Rao dislikes and also opposes the love of Suryam & Jaya. Right now, Suryam leaves for Police training and Seeta becomes pregnant. Parallelly, Sadanandam has an evil eye on Saroja creating notoriety against her in society. At that time, unfortunately, Seeta goes into miscarriage when Saroja, working as a nurse arrives to serve her. There, Chandram explains the circumstances to marry Seeta. Listening to it, distressed Seeta blames Saroja when she also loses her job. Annoyed Chandram decides to marry Saroja to which Seeta also agrees. By the time, Suryam returns as a Police officer, learns about the rift, and moves to caution Saroja. Then, he realizes she is his sister. Knowing it, Saroja jubilates but rejects to reveal her identity. Now Suryam wants to perform Saroja's marriage with Chittibabu to which Mahankaali disagrees. Moreover, Sadanandam & Chandram create many obstructions, leading to various controversies, but Suryam gamely faces it. At last, the entire truth comes forward even though Raja Rao appreciates Suryam's honesty. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Suryam & Jaya and Chittibabu & Saroja.Cast
Soundtrack
Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.Accolades
* Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film - Silver won byReferences
External links
* {{V. Madhusudhana Rao 1969 films 1960s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao Films based on novels by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani 1969 drama films Telugu films remade in other languages