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, produced by Rama Murthy under the Satyatai Productions banner and directed by

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. It stars

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, Latha, and music composed by

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. It is remake of Hindi film ''

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'' (1964).

Plot

The film begins in Kashmir where four friends Rama Narayana, Lakshmi Narayana, Govinda Narayana & Satyanarayana establish a bank Narayana & Co. All of them share a relationship beyond and even their children are besties. Lakshmi Narayana’s son is Rajaram, Govinda Narayana's progeny is a son Jaipal and a daughter Rita while Satyanarayana's daughter is Shanti. Time passes, and the bank flourishes in profits. Whereat, malice Rama Narayana & Lakshmi Narayan swindle by slaying Govinda Narayana and pin Satyanarayana bankrupt before the public. As a result, he confronts ignominy and commits suicide. Before dying, Govinda Narayana divulges the actuality to his children who seek vengeance. In the interim, Lakshmi Narayana’s wife Jaya learns his diabolic shade and quits him. Years roll by, and Lakshmi Narayana passes away and his son Rajaram a millionaire lives frolic. Meanwhile, Jaipal & Rita plot against antagonists in which, Rita knits old Rama Narayana. Plus, Jaipal targets Rajaram by inviting him to Kashmir. Hereupon, he is aware of a hoax committed by his father via his mother and pledges to recover every single rupee of depositors. As of now, Rajaram proceeds and spots the public suffering till today. Moreover, he is acquainted with Latha, identifies with her and they fall in love. Presently, Rajaram retrieves the entire amount in various forms of disguise. At last, he backs it to depositors with his property by 10 times their investment. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Rajaram & Shanti.

Cast

as Rajaram * Latha as Shanti *

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as Rama Narayana *

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as Lingam *

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as Jaipal *Tyagaraju as Lakshmi Narayana *Nalinikanth as Pratap *Ram Mohan as Satyanarayana *Kakarala as Rangaiah *Ch. Krishna Murthy as Govinda Narayana *

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as Jaya *

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as Rita *Dubbing Janaki as Seeta

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Lyrics were written by

Acharya Aatreya Acharya Aatreya (born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu ) (7 May 1921 – 13 September 1989) was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He received the state Nandi Award fo ...

References

{{K. Shankar Indian action drama films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Telugu remakes of Hindi films 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s action drama films