''Hema Hemeelu'' () is a 1979 Indian

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-language

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 ...

directed by

Vijaya Nirmala Vijaya Nirmala (born Nidudavolu Nirmala; 20 February 1946 – 27 June 2019) was an Indian actress, director, and producer known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning over si ...

. It stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

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and

Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in '' Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like ''Madanolsavam'', '' Chamaram'' ...

, with music composed by

Ramesh Naidu Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu (1933–1988) was an Indian music composer, multi instrumentalist, and singer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He garnered the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film Megha Sandesam ...

. The fim was produced by S. Raghunath and presented by

under the Sri Vijaya Krishna Movies banner.

Plot

The film revolves around a valuable heritage diamond crown that belongs to a royal dynasty. Its heritor Raja Ranga Prasad leads a happy family life with his wife Rajeswari Devi, two twin boys Raghuveer and Ramachandra, and a baby girl Vijaya. Diwanji Sivaramaiah is a true-blue, faithful & devoted person who lives with his wife Parvati, son Raja and daughter Seeta. Bhujangam, the heinous brother-in-law of Ranga Prasad, tries to seize the crown for which he abducts Ranga Prasad and attacks to destroy the royal dynasty. Knowing it, Diwanji rushes to rescue the heirs. In that mishap, all get detached Diwanji, Rajeswari Devi, Raghuveer, and Vijaya drop on one side and Parvati, Ramachandra, and Seeta to another whereas Raja is raised by a wise person Srinivasa Rao. Years roll by, and Raghuveer flames up to avenge the homicides of his father. In that process, he turns into a daredevil gangster Red Lion with acolytes Ganagaram & Lilly. Meanwhile, another dreadful gangster Black Cat the son of Bhujangam finds out that the crown is secured in a bank locker and purloins it. During that time, the Bank Agent is slain by him who is Raja's foster father. At that point, Red Lion winds up Black Cat acquires the crown, and conceals it. Being cognizant of his father's death Raja burst out and arrives as one more gangster with an identity as Knight King. Here Black Cat falsifies Knight King by posing Red Lion as the culprit when rivalry arises between them. Once in their combat, the Black Cat backstabs Raghuveer and he dies. During that plight, desperate Diwanji fortunately, spots Ramachandra the identical twin of Raghuveer who has just knitted Seeta. Immediately, Diwanji lifts him, reveals the entire story, and trains and replaces him as Raghuveer. Parallelly, Raja and Vijaya get acquainted and fell in love. After some time, Ramachandra learns about the activities of Red Lion, also mistakes Knight King for the slaughtered, and decides to move in the footsteps of his brother. Eventually, grief-stricken Seeta lands in search of her husband when she is hooked by Black Cat and Raja rescues her. Thereafter, he identifies her as his sister and aims to get back her husband. At present, Raja discovers that Raghuveer is only Seeta's husband Ramachandra, as well as, and Ramachandra knows about the love of Raja & Vijaya. Therefrom, both of them tangle on each other, but ultimately, the truth comes forward. At last Red Lion & Knight King eliminates Black Cat and shields the crown. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Raja & Vijaya.

Cast

Crew

*Art: K. Ramalingeswara Rao *Choreography: N. Srinivas *Fights: Raghavulu *Stills: Bainaa *Story - Dialogues:

Tripuraneni Maharadhi Tripuraneni Maharadhi (20 April 1930 – 23 December 2011) was an Indian Telugu film, screenplay, dialogue and script writer. He is remembered for his political forays, as well as for the film '' Alluri Seetharama Raju''. He was the de facto d ...

*Lyrics:

C. Narayana Reddy Cingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet and writer. Reddy had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translations, a ...

, Acharya Aatreya,

Veturi Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four de ...

, Appalacharya *Playback:

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wi ...

P. Susheela Pulapaka Susheela (born 13 November 1935), popularly known as P. Susheela, is an Indian playback singer associated with the South Indian cinema primarily from Andhra Pradesh for over six decades. She is one of the greatest and best-known playba ...

, S. P. Sailaja, Anand *Music:

*Editing: Adurthi Harinath *Cinematography: Puphtala Gopi Krishna *Producer: S. Raghunath *Screenplay - Director:

*Presenter:

*Banner: Sri Vijaya Krishna Movies *Release Date: 23 March 1979

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released on SEA Records Audio Company.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt0263433 Indian action films Films scored by Ramesh Naidu 1970s Telugu-language films 1979 action films 1979 films Films directed by Vijaya Nirmala