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directed by

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. The film stars

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and

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, with music composed by Satyam. It is a remake of the

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film '' Amanush'' (1975). The film was released on 22 July 1977.

Plot

The film begins in a remote village, Bobbarlanka, adjoining the river Godavari. Inspector Ananda Rao a newly appointed cop arrives at the village. There, he encounters various characters, a diabolic person Bhushaiah, the president of Bobbarlanka, a kind-hearted Dr. Dharmaiah, and his sister Radha, a school teacher. Anand Rao is particularly fascinated by a person, Madhu is a drunkard who always lies in a cauldron of misery. Madhu belongs to a Zamindari family that is bankrupted and the village rewards him as a beast including his love interest Radha. At present, his livelihood is rowing the boats. The only that affectionate with him is naive girl Manga. Madhu always stands against the atrocities of Bhushaiah. Once Bhushiaah gives a false complaint against Madhu, Anand Rao feels his ears without going into the merits and even whips him. Afterward, he learns about his past through Dr. Dharmaiah. Madhu's grandfather is the Zamindar of the village and Bhushaiah is their Diwan. After completing his studies, Madhu decides to service the village by constructing a barrage for protection, from the floods and to raise the fund he requests from his grandfather, which he denies. Exploiting it, Bhushaiah steals the amount from Zamindar's house, denounces Madhu, and also indicts that Madhu has cheated a village girl and creates her death as a suicide by slaughtering. Radha too believes it and hates Madhu. After release, Madhu returns when he finds his grandfather has died and Bhushaiah grabbed his property. Thereon, Anand Rao embarks on a mission to reform Madhu. Both of them become good friends, Anand Rao takes a promise from Madhu to stop drinking and attains him a contract of constructing a dam in an adjoining village. A determined Madhu accomplishes the job commendably. Now the ice is finally broken when the village is endangered by raging flood waters that threaten to breach the dam. All the villagers persuade Madhu to take the mantle of saving the village, but he spurns them, blaming them for his misery. But on request by Radha, he relents and saves the village from havoc. At last, his honor is restored, as is his love interest and Bhushaiah is accused of his wrongdoings. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madhu & Radha.

Cast

as Madhu *

as Radha *

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as Manga *

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as Inspector Ananda Rao * Satyanarayana as Bhushaiah *

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as Dr. Dharmaiah *

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as Priest *

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as Zamindar * Ramana Murthy as Engineer Prasada Rao *

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as Thoka Anjaneyulu *

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as Subbulu *

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as Abbulu *Jagga Rao as Jaggu

Soundtrack

Music composed by Satyam.

References

External links

* * {{V. Madhusudhana Rao 1970s Telugu-language films 1977 drama films Films directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao Films scored by Satyam (composer) Indian drama films Telugu remakes of Bengali films Telugu remakes of Hindi films Films based on works by Shaktipada Rajguru