''Srikaram'' ( ''Beginning'') is a 1996

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-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, produced by Gavara Parthasaradhi under the Sri Chamundi Chitra banner and directed by C. Uma Maheswara Rao. It stars

Jagapathi Babu Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...

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, Meghana and music composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

. The film won two

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Plot

The film begins in a colony where resides a respectable family man Shanta Murthy. Siva a meliorist stays as a tenant at his penthouse. Shanta Murthy's elder daughter Vasanta and their neighbor Geeta like Siva's ideologies. Meanwhile, Siva's friend Chandram a crafty arrives at the colony. He distorts Shanta Murthy and propels his alliance with Vasanta. Parallelly, Siva acquires a fine job at a reputed college and nuptials Geeta. The next, Chandram & Vasanta proceeds on their honeymoon where tragically, 4 malefactors molest Vasanta walloping Chandram. The incident creates a severe catastrophe that blemishes the family. As a result, Shantha Murthy quits the town and Chandram expels Vasanta. During that plight, Siva & Geeta stands in for Vasanta and raises her spirit. Moreover, Siva seizes the violators and files the case in court. During the tribunal, Vasanta could not endure the coarse inquiry and she is on the verge to lose the case. At that point, Siva awakens consciousness in people which turns into revolution and that makes the culprits accept their crime. Afterward, Chandram is enforced to coalesce with Vasanta when she is subjected to domestic violence. At last, she foiled, unable to tolerate it, and slain her husband. Finally, the movie ends with the judiciary understanding the agony of Vasantha and acquitting her.

Cast

as Siva *

as Geeta *Meghana/Aboli Patil as Vasantha * Anand as Chandram * Satyanarayana as Shantha Murthy *

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 Adavocate Prasad * Benerjee * Venu Madhav *

Gundu Hanumantha Rao Gundu Hanumantha Rao (10 October 1956–19 February 2018) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films, theatre, and television. He first appeared in Jandhyala's film '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' in 1987 and gained popularity in comedia ...

as Masterji *

Ananth Babu Punyamurthula Anant, known by his stage name Ananth Babu, is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the brother of noted comedians Raja Babu and Chitti Babu. Personal life Ananth Babu was ...

Gowtham Raju Gautam Raju is an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh predominantly acted in Telugu films. He acted in more than 200 films. He got two Nandi Awards as a Best Male Comedian. He also received Rajababu award. Early and personal life Gautam Raju was ...

*Jackie *Ram Jagan as Jagan *Chitti *K.L.Prasad *Jwalamukhi *Ayesha Jalil as Janaki *Amirtha as Saraswathi *Swathi *Ratnamala *Madhubala *Shobharani *Tenali Shakunthala *Baby Syreshta

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music is released on MG Magna Sound Audio Company.

Awards

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- 1996 * Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - G. Partha Sarathi * Best Lyricist - Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry

References

External links

* 1996 films 1990s Telugu-language films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films about domestic violence {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub