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film, produced by N. Ramabrahmam under the Sri Gowthami Pictures banner and directed by

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. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by Satyam.

Plot

Zamindar Jaganatha Rao leads a happy family life with his wife Shantamma and two children. On the occasion of their son Rambabu's 5th birthday, a thief kidnaps him for his jewelry and conveys his wife Lakshmi that he has brought an orphan as they don't have children. After that, they leave the city and Jaganatha Rao dies due to depression. Years roll by, Rambabu grows up as Kondadu. Now Jaganatha Rao's manager Kodandam ploy along with Siddhanti (Allu Ramalingaiah) to grab the property and convinces Shantamma to adopt a boy. But she has a strong belief that her son will definitely return, so, Kodandam makes a plan to bring someone in his place. Meanwhile, Kondadu is about to reach the city in search of a job. On the way, he gets acquaintance with Savitri (Manjula) daughter of Kodandam and they fall in love. After reaching, Kodandam traps Kondadu and asks him to act like Rambabu and succeeds in it. After some time, Kondadu develops affection & emotional bondage with the family and treats Shantamma & her daughter Seeta (Leela Rani) as his own. At that point in time, learns that Seeta's marital life has been spoiled and his brother-in-law Shankar (Krishnam Raju) wants to get a divorce by suspecting her character. At present, Kondadu decides to set right his sister's life, so, in disguise along with his Seeta attracts Shankar when he finds out that all these are Kodandam's misdeeds. There onwards, Kondadu starts teaching a lesson to Kodandam with the help of Savitri. At last, he brings out the truth which makes Shankar realize his mistake. Meanwhile, Kondadu's foster mother Lakshmi also arrives and reveals Kodadu is only Rambabu. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Kondadu & Savitri.

Cast

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 ...

as Rambabu / Kondadu *

as Savitri *

Krishnam Raju Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also the ...

as Shankar * Nagabhushanam as Kodandam *

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as Bheemudu *

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as Sidhanthi * Mikkilineni as Zamindar Jaganatha Rao *

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as C.B.I.Officer *KK Sarma *

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as Shantamma *

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as Lakshmi *Sandhya Rani as Sundari *Leela Rani as Seeta

Soundtrack

Music composed by Satyam.

References

External links

* {{D. Yoganand 1973 comedy-drama films 1973 films Indian comedy-drama films Films scored by Satyam (composer) Films directed by D. Yoganand