''Agni Putrudu'' () is a 1987 Indian

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-language

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, produced by Venkat Akkineni under the

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banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars

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, Rajani and

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, with music composed by Chakravarthy.

Plot

Hari Hara Bharadwaja, an orthodox Brahmin & religious scholar, leads a happy family life with his ideal wife Brahmaramba, son Kaalidasu, and daughters Gayatri & Jahnavi. He believes nonviolence & humanity are more significant than caste & clans and craves his son on the same path. Bharadwaja attains the highest power corridor as a chieftain to a religious organization ''Viswachaitanya Gurukulapeetam''. Parallelly, malicious Zamindar Bhupati Rayudu sublets authority over the lands under the ''Peetam'' by trampling tribes under his feet. Knowing it, Bharadwaja seizes his tyrant and allows the lands of the tribes. So, flared up, Bhupati decided to malice Bharadwaj and clamp Deeshithulu, the committee member. Meanwhile, Bharadwaja takes debt from a lender, Narahari, to perform Jahnavi's marriage when Bhupati clutches Narahari. At the same time, Inspector Sampath Kumar, the henchman of Bhupati, molests Manga, daughter of Bharadwaja's aide Srisailam. Here, Bharadwaja files a case, but the malefactor acquits with fake alibis, and by that time, Manga is pregnant. Simultaneously, Bharadwaja's elder daughter, Gayatri, conceives when her father-in-law, Govardhanam, warns her to return with his heir. Both of them deliver at once, but unfortunately, Gayatri miscarries when panicked Brahmaramba secretly replaces Manga's child. After that, she divulges the reality to Bharadwaja and pleads for pardon. Being conscious of it, Bhupati conspires, which makes Govardhanam furious, who evades Gayatri and Jahnavi, whom her in-laws also neck out. Right now, Deeshithulu inflames and accuses Bharadwaja of contradicting the religion. Moreover, Bhupati ruses by indicting him for theft using Narahari, for which he is ostracized. Overhearing it, Manga steps to proclaim the actuality, but she is slain when Bharadwaja adopts her orphan child. Howbeit enraged, Kaali revolts against Narahari and is sentenced. In prison, he is accountable for Chaitanya, a victim of Bhupati's cruelty. Before dying, he inspires and entrusts his responsibility to Kaali. Soon after his release, Bharadwaja learns the aim of Kaali when a rift arises between father & son, which makes Kaali leave the house. After that, Kaali mingles with the tribes and confronts Bhupati. In that process, he meets his love, Usha, the daughter of Bhupati's brother. After identifying the factuality, she, too, joins him. Further, Kaali set rights for his sisters' families. After that, he kidnaps Narahari to uncover the truth. Exploiting it, Bhupati kills him and criminates Kaali. Eventually, he triggers Bharadwaja and makes him encounter Kaali, where he understands his son's virtue. Suddenly, Bhupati attacks them, in which Bharadwaja is seriously injured. Hence, they abscond. Accordingly, Bhupati captures Bharadwaja's daughters and slaughters the baby. Spotting it, Kaali bursts out. At last, Bharadwaja loses his patience, deviates from his path, and eliminates Bhupati. Finally, Bharadwaja affirms Kaali that he must live for the welfare of society.

Cast

as Hari Hara Bharadwaja *

as Kaalidasu * Rajani as Usha *

as Brahmaramba *

as Chaitanya * Satyanarayana as Bhupathi Rayudu *

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as Govardhanam *

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as Deeshithulu * Rallapalli as Narahari *

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as Anantham * P. L. Narayana as Srisilam *

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as Inspector Sampath Kumar * Bhimeswara Rao as Judge * Balaji as Ganapathi * Vidya Sagar as Bharadwaja's son-in-law * Chitti Babu as Ganapathi's henchmen * Mucharlla Aruna as Manga * Jyothi as Gayatri *

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as Jahnavi * Krishnaveni as Nurse * Chandrika as Sakkubai's Sister *

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as Govardhanam's wife * Tatineni Rajeswari as Deeshithulu's wife * Y. Vijaya as Sakkubai

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by

Veturi Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and cinema. Veturi is a recipient of the National Film Award, ...

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* {{Authority control 1980s Telugu-language films 1980s Indian films 1987 films Films about discrimination Films about social issues in India Films about the caste system in India Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Films with screenplays by the Paruchuri brothers