''Amara Deepam'' () is a 1977 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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. The film stars

Krishnam Raju Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also th ...

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and

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. It is a remake of the

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film ''

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'' (1976) which was earlier remade in Tamil as ''

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'' (1977). The film was released on 29 September 1977. Krishnam Raju received the

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and

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Plot

Hari and Shiva Prasad are siblings. One day Shiva accidentally breaks their family photo. Hari beats Shiva and runs away from home. Hari is brought up by a notorious smuggler (

Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana (25 July 1935 – 23 December 2022) was an Indian actor, producer, and politician who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He appeared in more than 750 films over six decades. He was a recipient of the Raghupathi Venkai ...

). The smuggler changes Hari's name into Shri Krishna which was his deceased son's name. Krishna (

) grows up to be an immoral man who uses women for his own pleasure. He falls in love with Parvati (

), who is his adoptive sister Madhavi's ( Madhavi) friend. However, Parvati and Shiva Prasad (

) love each other. When Krishna proposes to Parvati, she refuses. A jealous Krishna attempts to kill Shiva Prasad. He accidentally sees their childhood photo and realises that Shiva is his own younger brother. He arranges Shiva Prasad and Parvati's marriage. Shiva Prasad becomes aware of Krishna's love for Parvati. He misunderstands the situation and doubts Parvati's devotion towards him. Krishna learns of this and decides to kill himself for his brother's happiness.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Satyam.

Accolades

Krishnam Raju won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, and the

References

External links

* {{Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films 1977 films 1977 romantic drama films Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao Films produced by Krishnam Raju Films scored by Satyam (composer) Indian romantic drama films Telugu remakes of Malayalam films