''Jeevana Jyothi'' () is a 1988 Indian

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, produced by D. Pratap Raju and directed by

Relangi Narasimha Rao Relangi Narasimha Rao (born 30 September 1951) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominently works in Telugu cinema. He is well known for his comedy films, especially his collaborations with actors Chandra Mohan and Rajendra Pras ...

. It stars

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, and music composed by

Raj–Koti Thotakura Somaraju and Saluri Koteswara Rao, popularly known as Raj–Koti were Indian film music composers, singer-songwriters, record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists duo in Telugu cinema, In a notable career spanning a decade ...

. The film was a remake of Tamil film ''Thaali Dhaanam''.

Plot

The film begins with an ideal couple Sridhar & Kalyani who are perturbed as they are childless. Parallelly as a glimpse, Akbar their servant whom Kalyani endears as her son, and he too is like-minded. Akbar loves and marries his love interest Noorjahan. Meanwhile, Kalyani gets pregnant, but to her misfortune, she goes into a miscarriage and doctors declare that she cannot conceive again. So, she forcibly performs remarriage to Sridhar with his secretary Nirmala. All is well, until Nirmala's mother Durgamma a shrew, walks in. Later, Nirmala gives birth to a baby girl, and Kalyani dots upon and fosters the baby. Just after, Durgamma creates turbulence which makes Kalyani quit the house along with Akbar & Noorjahan. Years roll by, when, and Sridhar's daughter's alliance is fixed when Kalyani moves, nevertheless, she is terminally ill. Meanwhile, Sridhar is bankrupted and the wedding is disrupted due to dowry. Thereupon, Kalyani arrives and performs the wedding by sacrificing her diamond wedding chain ''Mangalasutram'' gifted by Sridhar, a long ago. Finally, Kalyani departs in her husband's lap and Akbar carries out her last rites.

Cast

as Sridhar *

as Kalyani *

as Akbar *

as Noorjahan * Rallapalli as Abdulla Ali Khan *

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*Potti Prasad *KK Sarma *Juttu Narasimham as Ali *Mano Chitra as Nirmala *Jhansi *Jaya Vijaya as Durgamma *Dubbing Janaki *

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Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released on Cauvery Audio Company.

Awards

;

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

- 1988(in

) * Best Male Comedian - Rallapalli * Best Male Playback Singer - K. J. Yesudas for "Neeve Namma Jyothi"

References

External links

Indian drama films Films directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao Films scored by Raj–Koti 1980s Telugu-language films 1988 drama films 1988 films Telugu remakes of Tamil films {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub