''Pranadaata'' () is a 1992

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-language

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, produced by P. Balaram under the Sri Anupama Productions banner and directed by Mohan Gandhi. It stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), known as ANR, was an Indian actor and film producer in Telugu cinema. Over his seven decade career, he became a prominent figures in the industry, and is among most influential ac ...

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, Harish, Charmmila with music composed by

Raj–Koti Thotakura Somaraju ( – 21 May 2023) and Saluri Koteswara Rao, popularly known as Raj–Koti, were a duo of Indian film music composers, singer-songwriters, record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalist in Telugu cinema. In a notable ...

Plot

Dr. Chakravarthy is a foremost surgeon in

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. He knits benevolent Kamala without the acceptance of his elders. So, she faces the music, but Chakravarthy leads a joyful life with her & a lovely daughter, Jyothi. Suddenly, Kamala disappears with Jyothi when Chakrakarthy's family affirms she has eloped. Distressed, Chakravarthy loses his memory in an accident. Years roll by, and Chakravarthy, as a wanderer, reaches a village where he spots its head. Bapaiah's son, Seenu, has been paralyzed. Soon, Chakravarthy regains his surgical knowledge and rudely makes him normal via an operation. Following this, Bapaiah established a hospital with Chakravarthy to service the needy, who envied local doctor Govindaraju. The wheel fortune brings Kamala & Jyothi nearer to Chakravarthy, but he cannot recognize them. Parallelly, a love story runs: Jyothi loves her colleague Narendra, and Kamala moves with the proposal. Surprisingly, it is revealed at that juncture that Narendra is Chakravarthy's nephew, and his elders denounce Kamala. Jyothi, too, believes it and is about to quit when Kamala meets with an accident and narrates the past. Once Chakravarthy embarks to operate a politician to bar him, the opposition leader abducts Kamala. Irrespective of it, Chakravarthy attains his duty when he molests Kamala, for which she is discarded. At present, Kamala is ailing. Jyothi seeks Chakrakarthy's help, and she departs after watching him. Here, Chakravarthy performs her funeral unbeknownst. Later, he promises to splice Narendra & Jyothi. During this, Nani, who lusts for Jyothi, strikes Narendra. Nani is injured, and Chakravarthy treats him. Exploiting it, Govindraju kills Nani when Chakravarthy is seized and prosecuted. Right now, the court refers the case to the medical board when Dr. Siva Prasad, the disciple of Chakravarthy, recognizes and retrieves his memory. Besides, Narendra Chakravarthy is non-guilty, and Govindaraju is sentenced. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Narendra & Jyothi.

Cast

as Dr. Chakravarthy *

as Kamala * Harish as Narendra * Charmila as Jyothi *

Girish Karnad Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) was an Indian playwright, actor, film director, Kannada writer, and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi films. His rise as a playwr ...

as Dr. Siva Prasad *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, he was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he rec ...

as Aadiseshaiah *

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as Dr. Govindaraju *

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as Babu Rao *

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as Kondaiah *Pundarikakshaiah as Bapaiah * Mouli as

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as Jooginadham *Bhimeswara Rao as Inspector *Paruchuri Ravi as Naani *

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as Shankaraiah *

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as Annapurna *

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as Kalpataruvu *Bangalore Padma as Dr. Bindu *Chandrika as Babu Rao's wife *Tatineni Rajeswari as Rajeswari *Raghavamma as Aadiseshaiah's wife *Master Rajesh as Seenu

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released on Balaji Audio Company.

References

{{reflist Indian drama films Films scored by Raj–Koti Films directed by A. Mohan Gandhi