''Nene Monaganni'' ( ''I Am the Hero'') is a 1968

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-language

action crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

, produced and directed by S. D. Lal on Prathima Films banner. It stars

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

Sheela Sheela Ravichandran (Born 22 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as he ...

and the music is 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 ...

Plot

Bhadrayya (Rajanala) is a notorious, ruthless, dangerous dacoit who makes terrible extorsions. DSP Nandana Rao (Satyanarayana) is appointed by the Govt to catch him. Nandana Rao leads a happy family life with his dedicated wife, Yashoda (Santha Kumari), and his brother-in-law Inspector Mutyala Rao (Dhulipala). Bhadrayya has a son Nani whom he loves a lot. Once in a Police encounter, Nani gets a shot when Bhadrayya thinks that his son is dead. On the other side, Nandana Rao is also seriously injured, and he dies at the hospital where Yashoda spots Nani and learns he is Bhadrayya's son. Now she wants to keep the child along with her so that Bhadrayya will arrive for him when she can take her revenge. Even her brother Mutyala Rao opposes it, and she does so. As days pass, Yashoda develops love & affection towards the child, she renames him Vamsidhar and treats him as her own. Years roll by, and Vamsi (N. T. Rama Rao) becomes a CBI Officer in the nurture of Yashoda without knowing his original identity. He falls in love with Neela (Sheela), daughter of Mutyala Rao, who is a commissioner at present. Though Yashoda agrees to their alliance, Mutyala Rao objects to it because of his bad impression of Vamsi that he is an heir of the monster. Parallelly, Bhadrayya grows into a deadly gangster who is fanatic to conquer the entire country for which he creates a lot of destruction. Vamsi is appointed as a special officer to give an end to these atrocities. In between, Vamsi finds out the truth even then he stands for piety. At last, Vamsi eliminates Bhadrayya & his gang. Before dying, Bhadrayya requests Vamsi to call him a father, and he does so. Here Mutyala Rao also realizes Vamsi's virtue. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Vamsi & Neela.

Cast

as Vamsidhar *

as Neela * Rajanala as Bhadrayya *

Dhulipala Dhulipala Sitarama Sastry (24 September 1921 – 13 April 2007), known mononymously by the surname Dhulipala, was an Indian actor and thespian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was noted for playing mythological roles, ...

as Police Commissioner Mutyala Rao *

Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy (1 October 1921 – 11 November 1974) was an Indian character actor, comedian and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning 24 years, he acted in more than 200 movies. Ramana Reddy and Relangi ...

as Devaiah *

M. Balayya Mannava Balayya (9 April 1930 – 9 April 2022) was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer in Telugu cinema. He acted in 300 films. Early life and career Mannava Balayya, was born at Chavupadu, Amaravathi mandalam, Guntur district ...

as Foreign Agent * Satyanarayana as DSP Nandana Rao *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he r ...

as Editor Appala Chary * Raja Babu as Reporter Varahalu / K.V.Hall *

Santha Kumari Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, ...

as Yashoda *

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as 0 *Sandhya Rani as Reporter *

Jyothi Lakshmi Jyothi Lakshmi (2 November 1948 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian actress who appeared in more than 130 movies. In the early 1970s, she was well noted for her leading roles and songs in movies. She also acted in female-oriented movies and was a ...

as 00

Soundtrack

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* {{IMDB title, 0293449 Indian crime action films Indian action thriller films Films scored by T. V. Raju 1960s Telugu-language films 1960s crime action films 1960s action thriller films Films directed by S. D. Lal