''Adrushtavanthulu'' () is a 1969 Telugu-language action drama film, produced by

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under the Jagapathi Art Productions banner and is directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was remade as

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movie '' Himmat'' (1970) and in

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as ''Edath Sooraya Adath Sooraya'' in 1972.

Plot

The film begins with Raghu a notorious criminal being released from jail as a reformed person. Just before, Inspector Murthy asserts that a criminal will never change when Raghu challenges them to prove that his opinion is false. Soon after, Raghu's previous gangsters take him to their Boss, who gives him a warm welcome which he rejects and makes him aware that right now, he wants to lead an honorable life. At that point, the Boss threatens Raghu, but he courageously confronts him and quits the place. Yet, the Boss covets to get hold of him because of his extraordinary talent. After that, Raghu gets acquainted with a mechanic Jackie, and turns into a truck driver for survival. Once on a journey, Raghu and Jackie hit upon a beautiful girl Jaya in male guise. Later, Raghu discovers the truth and also finds out that she fled from the house, so he forcibly takes her back. But unfortunately, Raghu notices his old associate Raju. Immediately he rescues her and they fall in love. Soon, they get knitted and the couple is blessed with a baby girl Baby. Time passes, and Raghu builds a jaunty world around him but his Boss and Inspector Murthy still chase him. Once Raghu disputes with a lender Dhanaratnam. Exploiting it, the Boss slaughters the lender and indicts Raghu for the crime. Fortuitously, he has been acquitted as innocent. Further, the gangsters create a lot of adversities and Raghu could not bear the torment. During that plight, Jaya joins as a club dancer for livelihood. Spotting it, devastated Raghu decides to avenge society by getting back into his past life. Immediately, he meets Inspector Murthy and pleads with him to allow him to prove his integrity which he accepts. Thereafter, Raghu rejoins the gang but the Boss senses his intention, so, he falsifies him by tangling, with coercion Raghu makes a dangerous train robbery and steals a confidential document containing secrets of a nation. Here Raghu double-crosses the gang and secures the documents when the Boss takes Baby into his custody. At last, Raghu safeguards the documents and Baby by keeping his life at risk. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with society accepting Raghu as a noble person.

Cast

as Raghu * Jayalalitha as Jaya *

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as Boss * Gummadi as C.I. Inspector Murthy * Relangi as Guest Role *

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as Jackie * Prabhakar Reddy as Raju *Tyagaraju as Police Inspector *Anand Mohan as Razzak * Geethanjali as Radha * Suryakantham as Pesaratla Peramma *Chhaya Devi as Pullatla Pullamma *

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*''Baby'' Rani as Baby

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Music was released on Audio Company.

References

External links

* {{V. Madhusudhana Rao 1969 films 1960s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Films directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Telugu films remade in other languages 1969 drama films