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, produced by

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under the Sri Vital Combines banner and directed by B. V. Srinivas. It stars

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and

Rajasree Rajasree (Rajasree Thota Panchajanyam, Kusuma Kumari, born 31 August 1945), also known as Rajasri or Rajashri, is an Indian actress active from 1956 to 1979. She is particularly famous for her portrayal as a princess in several folklore Telug ...

, with music composed by Vijaya Krishna Murthy.

Plot

The film begins, with the alliance of Prince Yesovardhana (N. T. Rama Rao) with Princess Padmavathi (Rajasri). But Rudhirakshudu (Tyagaraju), a wizard wants to marry Padmavathi. So, he kidnaps her, transforms her parents into fish, and orders one demon to create unrest in the bridegroom's house. Yesovardhana's father loses his eyesight due to the demon. Now, Yesovardhana takes a pledge to get back his father's eyesight and protect Padmavathi. So, he starts an adventurous tour. On the way, special and peculiar incidents happen; Yesovardhana relieves many people from their curses and he is awarded ''Aggi Veerudu''. Meanwhile, Padmavathi escapes from the wizard, but due to the curse of a Saint, she is transformed into a rat. The rest of the story is about how Yesovardhana protects Padmavathi, gets back his father's eyesight, returns his in-laws to their original form, and eliminates Rudhirakshudu. Finally, the movie ends with the marriage of Yesovardhana and Padmavathi.

Cast

as Yeshovardhana *

as Padmavathi * Satyanarayana *

Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

as Sesanka Varma * Mikkilineni * Mukkamala as Dharma Teja *Tyagaraju as Rudhirakshudu *Madhukuri Satyam *

Raavi Kondala Rao Raavi Kondala Rao (11 February 1932 – 28 July 2020) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, playwright, and journalist who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acted in over 400 films. He won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for '' Pe ...

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as Kamandhaki *Meena Kumari as Hamsa *

Sarathi Sarathi, also called Kadali Jaya Sarathi, (26 June 1942 – 1 August 2022) was an Indian comedic actor and producer in the Telugu film industry. His most notable roles are in ''Manavuri Pandavulu'', ''Bobilli Brahmanna'', ''Driver Ramudu'', ' ...

as Fisherman

Soundtrack

Music composed by Vijaya Krishna Murthy.

References

{{reflist Indian fantasy adventure films Films based on Indian folklore 1960s Telugu-language films 1960s fantasy adventure films Indian swashbuckler films