''Tirugu Leni Manishi'' is a 1981 Indian

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action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

, produced by K. Devi Vara Prasad under the Devi Film Productions banner and directed by

K. Raghavendra Rao Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema besides having directed a few Hindi films. He has garnered four state Nandi Awards and fiv ...

. It stars

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He starred ...

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...

and

Rati Agnihotri Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy film ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) and the drama film ''Tawaif'' (1985) earned h ...

, with music composed by

K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician known for his works in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, and Kann ...

. The film was the biggest flop delivered by NTR-K. Raghavendra Rao duo.

Plot

The film begins with an advocate Raja who is the son of big shot Sasibhushan Rao. He starts his practice and triumphs in the first case. Padma his sibling, crushes a pop-singer Kishore which Sasibhushan Rao denies and insults Kishore. Whereat, Padma attempts suicide when Raja rescues her and silently knits the turtle doves. Initially, Sasibhushan Rao rebukes Raja but convinces him. Besides, Raja is acquainted with a piety thief Seeta initiates a squabble which turns into a crush. Time passes, and Padma gives birth to a baby boy. Parallelly, Raja realizes that his father is a smuggler. Forthwith, he protests Sasibhushan Rao who decide to quit the profession and he is assassinated by the mobsters. As of now, infuriated Raja seeks vengeance and unveils the monster behind them. In that process, he takes the aid of Nangulu an acolyte of his father in busting the gang. Here as a flabbergast, he is aware that Kishore is also entangled in the web. At that point, Raja warns him to divert his path and help him to trace the blackguard which he denies. Stunningly, Nangulu is disclosed as the true beast who abducts Kishore’s kid and threatens him to slay Raja. At last, Kishore reforms mingles the Raja and they cease the baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note.

Cast

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 ...

External links

* {{K. Raghavendra Rao 1980s Telugu-language films 1981 films Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao