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, produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars

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with music composed by T. G. Lingappa. The film was simultaneously made in

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as '' Saaku Magalu'' by the same banner and director.

Plot

Raghu & Tirupati are vagabond father & son and spend their life frolicking. Uma, the sister of Raghu, a schoolteacher, & a classical singer, preserve the family. Parallelly, affluent Dasavataram leads a delightful life with his wife & two children, Vasu & Manjula. Once, Raghu rags Manjula whenever they meet, and she declares him a hooligan. Ahead, Vasu becomes a stan of Uma's tune, and both fall in love. Though Dasavataram's family agrees to the nuptial, Manjula rejects discerning Uma as Raghu's sibling. So, Uma decides to quit when her mother, Sitamma, claims her as their foster. Then, Uma oaths to be unmarried until they put their family right. After that, Tirupati ruses to knit Uma with an old tycoon, Simhachalam, for his wealth. Whereat, Raghu senses the morality of Uma, transforms, and performs Uma's splice with Vasu. Forthwith, Vasu leaves abroad, and in a tragedy, Manjula loses her eyesight due to Uma's fault when everyone indicts her. To protect his sister's grace, Raghu weds Manjula by dramatizing as dumb. Soon after, the truth breaks out when Manjula attempts suicide. Scrutinizing it, Raghu exits, and her in-laws discard Uma despite being pregnant. Manjula's parents shift her to Bangalore for treatment, where Raghu lands; unbeknownst to her, he serves her. Uma is secured by a wise, and she gives birth to a baby boy. Meanwhile, Manjula recoups her vision, comprehends Raghu's righteousness, and proceeds for him. Coincidentally, Raghu shields Uma's child from danger and joins her when Vasu also backs. Finally, the movie ends happily.

Cast

as Raghu *

as Manjula *

as Uma * Haranath as Vaasu * Relangi as Dasavataram R *

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as Tirupati *

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as Shankaram *Malathi as Seetamma *

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*Y. V. Raju *Lanka Satyam as Simhachalam

Soundtrack

Music composed by T. G. Lingappa.

References

External links

* {{B. R. Panthulu Indian drama films Indian multilingual films Films directed by B. R. Panthulu Films scored by T. G. Lingappa 1963 multilingual films