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, produced and directed by

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under the Anil Productions banner. It stars

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and Jamuna. The music was composed by

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Plot

The film begins with an ideal couple Raghava Rao & Lalitha who are blessed with two children Shekar & Lakshmi. Since they have knitted without the approval of Lalitha’s father advocate Pratap Rao, he hostiles them. Parallelly, Raghava works in a firm owned by a tycoon Bhupati where he unfolds the swindle committed by his brother-in-law General Manager Satyam. Discerning it, Bhupathi switches Raghava Rao as a substitute for Satyam which begrudges him. Therefrom, Raghava Rao is compelled to alcohol intake at the parties which leads to conflicts in his family. Meanwhile, Satyam maintains an affair with secretary Nalini who is endeared by her illiterate cousin Chandram and she belittles him. As of now, Nalini conceives and pressurizes Satyam to knit her. Hence, he slays her and incriminates Raghava Rao. Though Chandram witnesses it, he is feeble as dumb. Anyhow, Lingam catches a photograph of the crime and clutches Satyam. Currently, Pratap Rao sentences life to Raghava Rao. Plus, Lalitha that affirms her husband as a convict quits the town and joins as a tutor at a college whose principal Raja Rao nurtures her as her sister. Years roll by, and Raghava Rao acquits, being unbeknownst joins as a gardener at Raja Rao’s residence and spots Lalitha. Anyhow, he hides his identity until he proves his innocence. Besides, Shekar loves Raja Rao’s daughter Saroja and Lakshmi with Bhupathi's son Gopi. Once Raghava Rao meets his jail-mate Dara sidekick of Satyam where he comes across Chandram nourished by him. Parallelly, Bhupathi gazes at the defraud of Satyam & Lingam, so, they ruse to slaughter him. Wherefore Satyam moves to Dara when he recognizes Chandram and gets him knockdown. Before dying, he retrieves his voice and reveals the actuality to Raghava Rao. At last, Raghava Rao in disguise as Singapore Rowdy Bhakra triumphs in ceasing Bhupati. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the entire family.

Cast

as Raghava Rao * Jamuna as Lalitha *

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as Bhupathi * Satyanarayana as Satyam * Prabhakar Reddy as Dara * Mikkilineni as Lawyer Pratap Rao *

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as Lingam *

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as Raja Rao *

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* Chitti Babu as Gopi *K. K. Sarma *

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as Saroja *

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as Lakshmi *

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*Pushpa Kumari *Vijaya Bhanu as Nalini *Jhansi

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released by Polydor Records Company.

References

{{reflist Indian drama films Films directed by T. Prakash Rao Films scored by T. Chalapathi Rao