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, produced by Kodali Bosu Babu Kotagiri Gopal Rao under the Veera Rani Enterprises & Kotagiri Films banner and directed by

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. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao,

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and music composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

Plot

The film begins in a village where President Raghavaiah who leads a happy family life along with his wife Bhanumathi and two sons Venu & Gopi. Since the elder one Venu is the stepson to Bhanumathi looks him down. Parallelly, Kotaiah vicious brother-in-law of Raghavaiah also resides with them. Gopi loves his daughter Satya and Venu falls in love with a poor girl Durga. Meanwhile, Govt sanctions Rs. 50,000 on the village panchayat, Kotaiah snatches it by threatening the Gumustha Ranga Rao which leads to the resignation of Raghavaiah. Thereafter, Kotaiah ploys become President and create a lot of atrocities to which Venu stands as a barrier. So, Kotaiah intrigues by creating disputes in the family through Venu's love affair which Raghavaiah opposes. At present, Venu quits the house when Gopi supports his brother and performs his marriage. After some time, Kotaiah wants to construct a hospital by exiling the destitute's hamlet on a selfish motto. Raghavaiah tries to stop him, in turn, gets insulted. At that moment, Venu aids his father when he understands his virtue and gets him back home. Now Kotaiah misleads Gopi, generates a margin between the brothers, and separates the family. Due to this Raghavaiah passes away. Eventually, Gumustha Ranga Rao returns when Venu warns him. Exploiting it, Kotaiah slays Ranga Rao, indicts Venu, and gets him arrested. Here Gopi realizes the truth and protects his brother. At last, both of them cease Kotaiah. Finally, the entire family is reunited and the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Gopi & Satya.

Cast

* Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Venu *

as Gopi *

as Satya *

as Durga * Rao Gopal Rao as Kotaiah * Satyanarayana as Raghavaiah *

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as Appanna *

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as Giri *

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as Tippanna *

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as Gumustha Ranga Rao *Vankayala Satyanarayana as M.L.A. *

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as Hostel Warden * Rajasulochana as Bhanumathi * Rama Prabha as Ganga *Mamatha as Mangatayaru *

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as Ranga Rao's wife *

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as Durga's Bamma

Crew

*Art: Bhaskar Raju *Choreography: Saleem, Prakash *Stills: Mohanji-Jagan *Fights: Raju *Music: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *Camera: Sarathbabu *Editing: Kotagiri Gopala Rao *Cinematography: V. S. R. Swamy *Producer: Kodali Bosu Babu, Kotagiri Gopala Rao *Story - Screenplay - Dialogues - Lyrics - Director:

*Banner: Veera Rani Enterprises & Kotagiri Films *Release Date: 12 February 1983

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Lyrics were written by

. Music released on SEA Records Audio Company.

References

External links

* {{Dasari Narayana Rao Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao Films scored by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam