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, produced by M. Manohar under the Sree Ramakrishna Films banner and directed by

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. It stars

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and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

Plot

The film begins with a rectitude Jayanth, who molds his besties Ravi, Chandrika, & sibling Kiran as police, lawyer, & journalist, respectively. Jayanth is a security officer in a temple with trustee Ramadasu and his younger Bhujangam head. Parallelly, two partners, Bhushaiah & Seshayya. Ravi is the son of Bhushaiah. Seshayya's daughter is Dr. Neelima Jayanth's beloved. Ravi & Chandrika also crush. Jayanth detects the offenses in the temple, but at Ramadasu's request, he quits. Following this, Jayanth joins the trade union leader at Bhujangam's factory, coordinating for the workers' welfare and developing enmity with the management. So, Bhujangam intrigues and sentences Jayanth under false allegation. In prison, he acquaints with a goon, Gangulu, and the two become friends. Parallelly, Ravi, Kiran, Chandrika, and Neelima prove Jayanth as nonguilty and acquit him. Besides, Kiran exposes the enormities of the Bhujangam via his news articles. Hence, enraged brutal Bhujangam blasts his press, in which their sister dies. Jayanth comprehends that counterattacks are the way to rectify this societal situation. Thus, he turns into a gangster mingling with Gangulu. Ravi & Kiran suspect and chase him. Surprisingly, Gangulu is CID officer Anand Mohan, who has plotted with Jayanth to eradicate the scandals in the country. Moreover, they detect the chieftain as Ramadasu. Finally, the movie ends with Jayanth ceasing the baddies and establishing societal peace.

Cast

as Jayanth *

as Kiran *

as Neelima * Satyanarayana as Ananda Mohan / Gangulu *

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as Ravi *

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as Ramadasu & Bhujangam (Dual Role) * Nagabhushanam as Bhusaiah *

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as Seshayya * Mukkamala as Manager *

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as Ashok * G. Varalakshmi as Jayanth's mother * Prabha as Chandrika *

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as Chenchela *

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as judge *

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Soundtrack

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0261820 1970s action drama films 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films 1976 drama films 1976 films Films directed by C. S. Rao Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao Indian action drama films