''Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu'' () is a 1989 Indian

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co-written and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Produced by

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, the film stars

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, and

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. The film marks Vanisri's comeback to cinema after several years. Released on 14 January 1989, the film was a major commercial success. It was eventually remade in Tamil as '' Maapillai'' (1989)'','' in Hindi as '' Jamai Raja'' (1990), in Bengali as '' Sasurbari Zindabad'' (2000) and also inspired other Indian films with similar themes.

Plot

Kalyan is an unemployed, lower class, but simple and humble do-gooder. Rekha is the loving daughter of arrogant businesswoman Chamundeswari. Kalyan, one day, ruins the engagement of Rekha's friend. Rekha at first thinks that Kalyan did this to her friend but later learns that her friend was getting married against her wish. Rekha and Kalyan later fall in love. Meanwhile, Rekha's mother Chamundeswari rejects Kalyan's sister's love with Rekha's' brother. Kalyan learns that Rekha is Chamundeswari's daughter and decides to marry Rekha. Chamundeswari takes her daughter to her house. Kalyan is enraged and challenges that he would marry Rekha. Kalyan and Chamundeswari fight over authority. The rest of the movie is about how Kalyan and Chamundeswari resolve their differences and how Kalyan wins back Rekha.

Cast

as Kalyan *

as Chamundeswari Devi *

as Rekha *

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as Ramachandrayya, Chamundeswari Devi's husband *

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as Rekha's brother * Annapoorna as Kalyan's mother

Soundtrack

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* {{Authority control 1980s Telugu-language films 1989 films Films directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Geetha Arts films 1980s masala films Telugu films remade in other languages