''Dharmapatni'' ( ''Wife'') is a 1987

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-language

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, produced by CKR Prasad, CRR Prasad under the Satya Shakti Pictures banner and directed by Tatineni Prasad. It stars Suman, Bhanupriya,

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and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was a remake of the Tamil film '' Dharma Pathini'' (1986) and was remade in

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as '' Jawab Hum Denge'' (1987).

Plot

Inspector Prasanna (Suman) is a sincere police officer who can't bear the activities of anti-social evildoers. Prasanna fell in love with his sub-inspector Vidya (Bhanu Priya). D. J. (Tatineni Prasad), a local rowdy, is the right hand to ex-minister Narasimha Murthy (Nutan Prasad). Hence an issue arises between Prasanna and D. J. on grabbing the land of labor. Bose Babu (Rajendra Prasad) is a union leader of the labor, brother-in-law to Vidya opposes D. J. Narasimha Murthy, with his political influence, implicates Bose Babu in a murder case. The rest of the story is about how Prasanna & Vidya faced Narasimha Murthy and saved Bose Babu.

Cast

* Suman as Inspector Prasanna * Bhanupriya as S.I. Vidya *

as Bosu Babu *

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as Narasimha Murthy *

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as Linga Murthy * Mikkilineni *Tatineni Prasad as D. J. * Suthi Velu as Lawyer Madhusudhana Rao *

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as Lawyer Dakshina Rao *

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as Samba Murthy *Jagga Rao * Rajyalakshmi as Prameela * Anuradha as

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Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by

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. Music released on AVM Audio Company.

References

External links

Indian action drama films Telugu remakes of Tamil films Films scored by K. Chakravarthy 1980s Telugu-language films Films directed by T. L. V. Prasad 1987 action films 1987 films {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub