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-language

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, produced by Smt. Sunitha Reddy on Sunitha Enterprises banner and directed by

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. Starring

Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...

, Chandra Mohan and

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, with music composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

. The film is remake of

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film ''

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'' (1986).

Plot

The rivalry between two people Kota Tirupati (Kota Srinivasa Rao) & Pulikante Papa Rayudu (Charan Raj), splits a village into two. Sivaiah (Chandra Mohan) who runs a boat, always fights against their dictatorship and tries to protect the villagers. Kishtaiah (Rajendra Prasad) orphan innocent guy enters the village when Sivaiah gives him shelter and treats him as his own brother. Meanwhile, Kishtaiah gets the job in Tirupathi Naidu's house, and his only daughter Radha (Ramya Krishna) falls for him. Tirupathi Naidu learns it, becomes furious, and whips Kishtaiah in public. Here Sivaiah & his wife Gowri (Mahalakshmi) comes for his protection; with their help, Radha & Kishtaiah elope. But unfortunately, they get caught, and Tirupathi Naidu exacts gruesome vengeance, by chopping off Sivaiah's arms, and Gowri is raped by his goons. He also accuses Kishtaiah of raping and abducting Radha. In court, Radha says he is guilty. After having served his term in jail, he seeks vengeance. At the same time, he is confronted by another rival, Papa Rayudu.

Cast

as Kishtaiah * Chandra Mohan as Sivaiah *

as Radha *

Kota Srinivasa Rao Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has s ...

as Kota Tirupati Naidu *

Charan Raj Charan Raj is an Indian actor, director, film producer, and writer who works in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Hindi movies. Career Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indian ...

as Pulikante Papa Rayudu *

Prabhakar Reddy Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy (1935–1997) was an Indian film character actor and doctor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He acted in over 472 films over three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films, including '' Karthika Deepa ...

as Gangulu * Rallapalli as Kalahasthi *Saradhi *Mada *KK Sarma as Wizard *Bhemiswara Rao *Mahalakshmi as Gowri * Shubha as Annapurna *Mamatha as Gangulu's wife

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0318962 1980s masala films 1980s Telugu-language films 1980s Indian films 1988 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Telugu remakes of Tamil films