''Viswaroopam'' is 1981

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-language philosophical film, produced by K. Bhanu Prasad under the Kavi Ratna Movies banner and directed by

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. It stars

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and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was a ''flop'' at the box office.

Plot

The film begins in a town where two malice, Anna Rao & Gunna Rao, always compete for the city Municipal Chairman post. They also make their children Prasad Babu & Eswar Rao move in their footsteps and create much turbulence in college. In that dilemma, a new lecturer, Viswam, a good Samaritan, joins, eradicates dirty politics, and reforms his students. Parallelly, the municipality notifies elections, so Anna Rao & Gunna Rao approach Viswam to seek his help as student power is in his hands, but he refuses. Now, all the students pursue Viswam to contest, and with their aid, he triumphs. Whereat begrudged Anna Rao & Gunna Rao slaughter Viswam and disappear his body. Surprisingly, Viswam's soul appears to his students, which guides and shows them his identical kind-hearted goon, Chittaiah. At Present, Prasad Babu & Eswar Rao request recoups as Viswam by civilizing. From there, he counterstrikes' the black guards. Meanwhile, the area is always affected by floods, which kill hundreds of lives. Hence, Chittaiah decided to contract a dam per Viswam's ambition. Here, Anna Rao & Gunna Rao create many obstacles, and the government denies its support. Yet, Chittaiah unites the students, motivates the public, and completes the dam. So, the miscreants' cabal to blast it, but Viswam's soul directs the student who protects it. At last, Chittaiah ceases the baddies and surrenders to the Police. Finally, the movie ends happily, with Viswam's soul peacefully mingling in the universe.

Cast

as Viswam & Chittaiah (dual role) *

as Chukka *

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as Anna Rao * Satyanarayana as Gunna Rao *

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as Lecturer Ramalingaiah * Mikkilineni as Principal *

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as Prasad *Eeswar Rao as Eeswar Rao *Hari Prasad as Hari Prasad *

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as Murthy *

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as Mallika *

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as Malathamma *

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as Revathi *Anitha

Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Music released SEA Records Audio Company.

References

External links

{{Dasari Narayana Rao Indian drama films Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao Films scored by K. Chakravarthy 1981 drama films 1981 films