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, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the

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banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was based on the Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani novel ''Vijetha''.

Plot

Madhav & Sandhya are college mates. Sandhya is a daughter of an arrogant rich man, Aadi Narayana Rao. Once Madhav insults Sandhya before everyone in the college and to take revenge she fools Madhav with her act of love and in his rage anger, Madhav kidnaps and molests her, as a result, Sandhya becomes pregnant. Sandhya's family is affected by this incident and her father kills himself, her brother becomes crippled and loses their entire wealth. She goes to reside in an ancient property in the village. Due to guilt, Madhav leaves for abroad, at that time Sandhya gives birth to a baby boy and puts the child in an orphanage. After a few years, Madhav returns from abroad and he accidentally meets Sandhya in the village and learns the entire story. The rest of the story is about how strange attachments develop and how their lives change.

Cast

as Madhav *

as Sandhya * S. V. Ranga Rao as Aadi Narayana Rao * V. Nagayya as Father Dayanidhi * Gummadi as Ahobila Rao * Satyanarayana as Akbar *

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as Chalapathi *

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as Chitti Babu * Raja Babu as Babji *Bhanu Prakash as Gopal Rao * Anjali Devi as Shanthamma * Suryakantam as Kantham *

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as Bhagyam *

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as Kantham *Lila Rani as Jyoti *

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as Lilly

Crew

*Art: G. V. Subba Rao *Choreography: Heeralal, Sundaram, Taara *Fights: Raghavulu *Dialogues: Acharya Aatreya *Lyrics: Acharya Aatreya, Dasaradhi, Kosaraju *Playback: Ghantasala, V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela *Music: K. V. Mahadevan *Story: Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani *Editing: M. S. Mani *Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj *Producer: D. Madhusudhana Rao *Screenplay - Director: Adurthi Subba Rao *Banner:

*Release Date: 1972

Soundtrack

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

Other

* VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos,

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References

{{reflist Indian drama films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films based on Indian novels Films directed by Adurthi Subba Rao Films based on novels by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani 1972 drama films 1972 films