''Kothala Raayudu'' is a

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

-language film directed by K. Vasu and starring

Chiranjeevi Konidela Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, philanthropist and former politician known for his work in Telugu cinema. Known as the "Mega Star", he is widely regarded as one of the most succe ...

and Madhavi. The film was a box office success.

Plot

Satyam is the youngest son of a retired judge and youngest brother of a Police officer and a lawyer. His father believes that he is fit for nothing as he spends most of his time hanging out with his friends and chasing after girls. He sees Padma, who teaches his brother's kids and tries every trick to woo her. He manages to convince her that he is in love with her and promises to marry soon. Padma becomes pregnant and Satyam refuses to marry her. Meanwhile, he realizes that his father is being blackmailed by a bar manager (K. V. Chalam), as he has his father's photos with a dancer (Manju Bhargavi). To save his reputation, his father heeds the bar manager's demands. Satyam, with his friends, gets hold of the bar manager and in an attempt to teach him a lesson, the dancer dies. Satyam is accused of murder and he does not try to defend himself, as he feels that he needs to be punished for all his misdeeds. His father passes away when Satyam is sentenced to jail. When Satyam is released after his brothers prove his innocence, Padma, along with their child, is accepted by his family.

Cast

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as Satyanarayana aka Satyam * Madhavi as Padma *

Giri Babu Yerra Seshagiri Rao, popularly known as Giri Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and director who primarily works in Telugu films. His son, Raghu Babu, is also a notable actor-director. Career Giri Babu hails from a middle-class agricultura ...

as Inspector Ramu, Ranga Rao's 1st son *

Hema Sundar Hema Sunder is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, and a few in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Bhojpuri. He starred in over 300 feature films. He made his debut with the 1972 film ''Vichithra Bandham''. Awards * Nandi ...

as Retd. Judge Ranga Rao, Satyam's father *

Chakrapani Chakrapani may refer to: * Chakrapani, a name of the Hindu deity Vishnu, the chakra hand d(pani) People with the surname * Aluri Chakrapani Aluru Venkata Subbarao (5 August 1908 – 24 September 1975), popularly known by his pen name Chak ...

as Lawyer Ravi, Ranga Rao's 2nd son * K.V. Chalam as Kumar *

Nirmalamma Nirmalamma (18 July 1920 – 19 February 2009) was an Indian actress in the Telugu cinema. She appeared in more than 1000 films and was well known for her grandmother roles in several films. She won two Nandi Awards. Early life She was born in ...

as Parvathi, Satyam's mother *

Manju Bhargavi Manju Bhargavi is an actress and dancer, best known for her performance in the Telugu cinema, Telugu blockbusters, ''Nayakudu Vinayakudu'' (1980) and ''Sankarabharanam (1980 film), Sankarabharanam'' (1980), which both released in the same year ...

as Lily * Sarathi as Sarathi, Satyam's friend * K. Vijaya as Poorna * R. Narayana Murthy as Rambabu, Satyam's friend * Baby Tulasi as Paapa, Satyam's niece

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1979 films Films scored by J. V. Raghavulu 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films {{1970s-Telugu-film-stub