''Jyothi'' is a 1976

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-language film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It is based on the story of an innocent girl "Jyothi."

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won the

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for her titular performance. She later credited the film's success for making her a famous actress in

films.

Plot

Jyothi (

), a teenage girl who is in love with Ravi (

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), suddenly marries Rajayya ( Gummadi), an old man who is about her father's age. Everyone thinks she married him for the old man's property that she inherits after the marriage, but truth is different. The secret behind this unexpected marriage forms the rest of the gripping family story.

Cast

as Ravi *

as Jyothi * Gummadi as Rajayya * Kaikala Satya Narayana * Chaya Devi *

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* J.V. Somayajulu * Krishna Kumari *

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* Shubha *Chidatala Appa Rao *Jayalakshmi

Production

Despite Raghavendra Rao's debut film ''Babu'' (1975) becoming a failure, Kranthi Kumar had confidence in him and assigned him to direct ''Jyothi''. The film was inspired by the

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film '' Mili'' (1975), though the storyline is completely different from the original except for the heroine suffering from a deadly disease.

Soundtrack

Accolades

;

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* Filmfare Special Award for Excellent Performance - Gummadi

References

External links

* 1976 films Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films Telugu remakes of Hindi films {{1970s-Telugu-film-stub