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, produced by C. Surendra Raju under the Divya Art Pictures banner, directed by

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. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by Vidyasagar. The film is a remake of the

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'' (1990). The film was recorded as a ''Hit'' at the box office. Despite being remade from Tamil film, this Telugu remake was dubbed in Tamil as ''Thedi Vandha Devathai''.

Plot

The film begins in a village adjacent to the river

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. It is enforced by Parasuramaiah & Bullabbai the brothers-in-law and antagonists. Gopala Krishna is a beloved person of the village, whose livelihood is rowing a boat and he also seeks to end the brothers-in-law's conflict. Satyavati, the daughter of Parasuramaiah silently endears Gopala Krishna. Once, Bullabbai gets a girl Radha from the city and she is cloistered. Moreover, she is restricted to meet anyone. So, Gopala Krishna cleverly enters the premises, befriends her, and slowly love blossoms between them. Meanwhile, Gopala Krishna's mother Ramulamma is aware of Satyavathi's love and proceeds with a marriage proposal when she is mortified by Parasuramaiah. As a result, she commits suicide. Here, enraged Gopala Krishna onslaughts on Parasuramaiah on the verge to slay him he backs on the request of his wife. Now Parasuramaiah mingles with Bullabbai for vengeance. So, they stab Gopala Krishna immediately Radha admits him to the hospital and rescues him. Then, he solicits Radha about her past. Radha is a simple family girl when her mother is terminally ill, Bullabbai exploits and fetched her. But she keeps dodging him and keeps herself chaste. Hearing it, Gopala Krishna decides to marry Radha. Forthwith, Parasuramaiah reforms through his wife and accepts Satyavati's love. On their return, Bullabai storms on Gopala Krishna & Radha but he is ceased by the villagers. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the union of Gopala Krishna & Radha and Satyavati sacrificing her love.

Cast

as Gopala Krishna *

as Radha *

as Satyavathi *

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as Bullabbai *

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*Mukka Narasimha Rao as Parasuramaiah *

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as Bullabbai's wife *

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*Subha as Ramulamma *Dubbing Janaki as Parasuramaiah's wife

Soundtrack

Music composed by Vidyasagar. Music is released on Supreme Music Company.

Other

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References

{{Kodi Ramakrishna 1995 films 1990s Telugu-language films Indian romantic drama films 1995 romantic drama films Films directed by Kodi Ramakrishna Films scored by Vidyasagar Telugu remakes of Tamil films