''Rangeli Raja'' is a 1971

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-language, action-drama film, produced by

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, C. Sridhar Rao, and Sundarlal Nehata under the Rajyam Productions banner. and directed by

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It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kanchana and music has been composed by Ghantasala.

Plot

The film begins with Raobahadur Jaganatha Rao being slaughtered in a mysterious situation and his trustworthy Ramadasu is incriminated. So, he flees along with Jaganatha Rao's property to safeguard it. Next, he covers his identity by tilting himself as Hanumantha Rao. Plus, he is on the hunt for Jaganatha Rao's wife Parvathamma & son Raja to retrieve their wealth. Bearing in mind that Ramudasu is his husband's homicide frightened Parvathamma takes shelter at her brother Narasimham's residence. Ramadasu has two daughters Jaya & Vijaya. Once Jaya is lifted by a thief which leads to the demise of his wife Lakshmi. Years roll by, and Raja grows up as a jovial & energetic guy. At one time, involuntarily, he is aware of his father's assignation and proceeds for vengeance. Parallelly, a notorious criminal gang headed by a person under a veil entrusts the pursuit of Raja to his son Kumar. Raja lands in the town and makes a friendship with a vagabond Chandram who aids him in the hunt for Ramadasu. Anyhow, loyal Ramadasu still seeks to find out the whereabouts of Jaganatha Rao's family. Besides, Raja gets acquainted with Vijaya and they fell in love. Jaya a petty thief, Ramadasu's misplaced daughter is fostered by a poor man who endears Chandram. Ahead, Kumar is behind Raja but every time he gamely gives them a check. Chandram cleverly ties up with them and backs Raja. Meanwhile, Ramadasu discovers the love affair of Raja & Vijaya which he opposes as per the word to knit her with Jaganatha Rao's son. Simultaneously, before leaving the breath Jaya's foster father proclaims Chandra her birth secret. As soon as, he discerns Jaya as Ramadasu's daughter Moreover, he detects Ramadasu is only Hanumantha Rao and notifies the head of the gang. Unfortunately, Raja is clutched by Kumar when the head orders him to capture Parvathamma too, which he does so. Here as a flabbergast, the head is unmasked as Narasimham and is the true killer of Jaganatha Rao which startles Parvatamma & Raja. At present, Narasimham forges Kumar Jaganatha Rao's heir by threaning Parvathamma and they reach Ramadasu to procure the riches. Forthwith, Ramadasu fixes the alliance for Kumar & Vijaya. At that point surprisingly, Chandram turns into a CBI Officer who frees Raja and reaches the venue. At last, Raja ceases the baddies and Ramadasu regains Jaya too. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Raja & Vijaya and Chandram & Jaya.

Cast

* Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Raja * Kanchana as Vijaya *

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as Raobahadur Jaganatha Rao (Photo) *

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as Ramadasu / Hanumantha Rao * Satyanarayana as Kumar *

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as Narasimham *

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 rec ...

as Kailasam * Chalam as Chandram *

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as C.I.D / Dadhel Khan *Lakshmi Rajyam as Parvathamma *Vandana as Jaya * Jayakumari as Gowri *Jhansi as Lakshmi

Crew

*Art: G. V. Subba Rao *Choreography: Chinni-Sampath *Stills: Satyam *Fights: Raghavulu *Dialogues:

Bhamidipati Radhakrishna Bhamidipati Radhakrishna (14 November 1929 – 4 September 2007) was an Indian playwright and script writer in Telugu cinema. He is the son of ''Hasya Brahma'' Bhamidipati Kameswara Rao. He has written some plays and playlets. His play "Taram - ...

*Lyrics:

C. Narayana Reddy Cingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet and writer. Reddy had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translations, a ...

, Dasarathi, Arudra,

Kosaraju Kosaraju Raghavayya (23 June 1905 – 27 October 1987), known mononumously by his surname Kosaraju, was an Indian lyricist and poet known for his works in Telugu cinema. He wrote about 3,000 songs in 350 films. His lyrics are steeped in Telu ...

*Playback: Ghantasala,

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, Vasantha *Music: Ghantasala *Story: A. K. Velan *Editing: S. P. S. Veerappa *Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh *Presenter: Sunderlal Nahata *Producers: Sridhara Rao, Lakshmi Rajyam *Director:

*Banner: Rajyam Productions *Release Date: 17 December 1971

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* {{cite web, url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261942/ , title=Rangeli Raja (Overview) , work=IMDb 1970s Telugu-language films Indian action drama films Films scored by Ghantasala (musician) 1970s action drama films 1971 drama films