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, produced by

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under the NAT &

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banner and directed by

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. It stars

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, Savitri,

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and music composed by

T. V. Raju Thotakura Venkata Raju (Telugu: తోటకూర వెంకట రాజు), better known as T. V. Raju (1921 - 20 February 1973), was an Indian music composer who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. He worked as an assistant composer to ...

. The film was a box office success, and ran for more than 175 days in theatres.

Plot

Rao Bahadur a multimillionaire, lives with his wife, sons Ramu and Ranga, daughter Shobha and son-in-law Shankaram. Rao Bahadur feels he has earned a lot but later, towards the fag end of his life, realises he has lost his family. His wife is always busy with devotional activities, and, taking it as an advantage, Sachidananda, a fake saint, settles in the house. Ramu, is knitted to benevolent Lakshmi whom he detests as irked by her traditional behaviour, and snared by a dancer Maala. Ranga, though good-natured, becomes a drunkard due to the situation at home. Shobha, an ultra-modern woman, is always at late-night parties, while her husband Shankara is a puppet in her hands. Even the servants, except for Musalaiah, do not care or respect their employer's family members. A short while after Lakshmi enters the house, Ramu asks her for a divorce. She agrees, but requests him to stay with her for sometime as per law. Ranga gets closer to his sister-in-law, and reforms himself under her motherly affection. Ranga & Lakshmi try to set the family right. First, they bring the servants' cheating out into the open, and send Shobha to her in-law's house with Shankaram. Musallaiah's niece Parvathi joins as a help and Ranga falls in love with her. After Sachidananda is exposed as a huge burglar, Ranga disguises himself as a film director and traps Maala, Ramu realise the virtue of his wife. However, by the time Ramu reaches home, Lakshmi signs the divorce papers and leaves home to commit suicide. Ramu moves in search of her. At the same time, Satchidananda commits a burglary in the house with his aides. Ranga gets them arrested, protects Lakshmi and brings her back. Finally, the entire family is reunited and Ranga & Parvati get married.

Cast

as Ranga * Savitri as Lakshmi *

as Parvathi *

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as Ramu * Satyanarayana as Swamiji Sachidananda * Nagabhushanam as Rao Bahadur * Relangi as Cook Siddi *

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as Shankaram's father *

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as Lawyer *Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Watchman *

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as Shankaram *K.V.Chalam as Cook *

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as Cook *Tyagaraju as Musulaiah *

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as Sathu * Suryakantham as Raobahadoor's wife *

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as Kanthamma *

Vijayalalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saa ...

as Mala *Sandhya Rani as Shobha

Soundtrack

Music composed by

Reception

The film celebrated a Silver Jubilee function and ran more than 175 days in Vijayawada.

Awards

* Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film - Silver -

(1970)

References

External links

* {{D. Yoganand 1970 films 1970s Telugu-language films Films directed by D. Yoganand Films scored by T. V. Raju Indian drama films