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, produced by Koganti Kutumba Rao and Vajje Subba Rao under the Sri Padmaja Films banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars

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, Jamuna, and music composed by

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Plot

The film begins in a village where a farmer, Ramaiah, lives delightfully with his wife Shanthamma, son Raja, and daughter Kamala, who devotedly cultivates his ancestor's land. Zamindar Jaganadham ruses to acquire it and lures Ramaiah a lot, but in vain. So, he squats it with forgery, which leads to Ramaiah's death. Before dying, he takes an oath from Raja to retrieve their land, which turns into his essence of life. Here, Raja onslaughts on Jaganadham when he locks him in a room. At this, Raja spots Linga Murthy, the elder of Jaganadham, who arrived from abroad as a prisoner for the diamonds, i.e., his lifetime effort. Forthwith, he uncovers the secret, requests Raja to hand it over to his family, and passes away. Now, he absconds to the city with his family and becomes a mechanic. In the interim, Linga Murthy's family lands in quest of him, and Jaganadham boots them. Years roll by, and Raja is invariable to his aim, who is acquainted with a florist, Malli, and they crush. After a while, he detects her as a cash-rich Rani, likewise, the daughter of Jaganadham. Thus, Raja loathes her enragedly when Rani affirms the actuality. Indeed, she is surrounded and perturbed by many guys to usurp her wealth. Once Rani spotted & adored Raja's rectitude, she designed the game to gain his love. Listening to it, Raja also reciprocates. Parallelly, Brahmanandam, the heir of Linga Murthy, is a petty thief. However, he stands for integrity, just as Robin Hood does. Kamala discerns his altruism and loves him. Once, Raja nets Brahmanandam when he holdups but excuses him, anticipating his mother's virtue. In tandem, Raja picks up Linga Murthy's treasure and holds it. Later, he gets to know Brahmanandam as Kamala's beloved and opposes it when a rift arises between the siblings. Anyhow, wise to Brahmanandam's virtue, Raja proceeds with the proposal, detecting him as Linga Murthy's son. Raja delivers the diamonds, divulging his father's death. Consequently, he shares half with him. Presently, Raja & Brahmanandam, in disguise, seek vengeance against Jaganadham. Meanwhile, Jaganadham molests a penniless Seeta, who commits suicide. So, to teach him a lesson, Raja plays with Rani's fidelity. Here, Jaganadham is frightened to recognize Raja as Ramaiah's son, who has recoupled his land. Plus, Rani also moves to avenge Raja for ruining her self-esteem. Forthwith, Jaganadham onslaughts, and Raja cease him. At last, Rani is on the verge of killing Raja, as she perceives his integrity. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Raja & Rani.

Cast

as Raja * Jamuna as Rani *

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as Ramayya *

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as Jagannatham * Raja Babu as Brahmanandam *

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as Adiseshayya *

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as Shanthamma *Pushpa Kumari *K. Vijaya as Kamala

Soundtrack

Music composed by

References

{{reflist Indian drama films Films scored by Pendyala (composer) Films directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma