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, produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under the Sri Krishna Prasanna Pictures banner and directed by

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. It stars

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, Chandra Mohan and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was remade as the

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'' (1990). The film was recorded as a ''Super Hit'' at the box office.

Plot

Pardhasaradhi is a justice-seeking ruffian who has been ostracized by his father Raghavaiah from their village. In the city, Pardhasaradhi becomes a tough nut to gangster JB & his gang. Meanwhile, a wealthy industrialist, Sivaram Prasad, a childhood friend of Raghavaiah visits their village. Here, Sivaram proposes a marriage alliance between Raghavaiah's daughter Sumathi and his son Mohan. Pardhasaradhi secretly attends his sister's wedding where a dancer Saroja performs a program. Mohan is attracted to Saroja but rejects him as she is already in love with Pardhasaradhi. Sumathi steps into her in-law's house, where she is subjected to punishment by mother-in-law Rajyalakshmi and her sisters-in-law, Rekha, & Rani. Ganapathi, Pardhasaradhi's bestie, lands in the city whom he shelters. Here he learns that Sivaram Prasad is his maternal uncle and that he was wedded to his cousin Rekha as a child. Now Ganapathi wants to take his wife Rekha back home with him, much to the chagrin of Rekha and her family. Mohan tries to trap Saroja, but she does not yield. Pardhasaradhi learns about Sumathi's trials. So, to protect Saroja and for the betterment of his sister's life, Pardhasaradhi marries Saroja. Sivaram Prasad suddenly passes away, leaving Sumathi to the mercy of her mother-in-law, who immediately turns her out of the house. Meanwhile, J.B. and his gang slaughter Saroja's brother-in-law Joga Rao and implicate Pardhasaradhi in the crime. He breaks the bars when his father seeks help from his sister. J.B. and his gang tell Mohan that they plan to get him married but double-cross him to teach Pardhasaradhi a lesson. Pardhasaradhi rescues Mohan who realizes his mistake. Finally, Pardhasaradhi defeats the villains and reunites the family.

Cast

as Pardhasaradhi *

as Saroja *

as Mohan * Chandra Mohan as Ganapati *

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as Raghavaiah * Gummadi as Sivaram Prasad *

Nutan Prasad Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He started his film ...

as J. B. *

Chalapathi Rao Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films. Personal life and death Rao hailed from Baliparru, K ...

as Robert * Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Kodandapaani * Rallapalli as Tukaram *

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as Dasu *Devadas Kanakala as Joga Rao *Malladi as Ramadasu Master *Jaya Bhaskar as Lawyer *C. H. Krishna Murthy as Rangadu *Telephone Satyanarayana as Jailor Siva Prasad *Gadiraju Subba Rao as Narasimhulu *Chidatala Appa Rao as Bus Conductor *Satti Babu as Priest *

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as Janaki *

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as Rekha *

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as Sumathi *K. Vijaya *Chandrika as Rani *

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as Rajyalakshmi *

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as Kanthamma

Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by

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. Music released on LEO Audio Company.

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External links

* {{K. Bapayya Indian action drama films Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by K. Bapayya Films scored by K. Chakravarthy 1980s action drama films 1980s Telugu-language films