''Raaste Pyar Ke'' ( ''Route of Love'') is a 1982

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-language

romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

, produced and directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under his Jagapathi Art Productions banner. It stars

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and

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with music composed by

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. A love triangle, the film is a remake of the

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blockbuster movie '' Dasara Bullodu'' (1971), made by the same company and director.

Plot

Mohanlal Srivatsav is a plucky reared by his elder brother Sohanlal and sister-in-law Yashoda. Municipal Chairman Dwarka Prasad is the paternal uncle who got separated from them on the provocation of his

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wife Saraswati. Mohan runs a mechanic shed opposite the house of devious & materialistic Udit Narayan Gupta who efforts to remove the shed but fails. However, his benevolent daughter Shyama loves Mohanlal but he is already in love with Shyama's best friend Gauri. Just after tragically, Shyama is diagnosed with cancer when she also realises the love of Mohanlal & Gauri and sacrifices her. Now Udit Narayan conspires to knit Shyama with Mohanlal in a hope of her survival because she idolizes Mohanlal. Hence, he lures Saraswati and splits Mohan from his brother as they have adopted him in childhood. Future, he threatens Gauri to discard which she agrees owing to Shyama's condition and decides to marry Suldev one that adores her. Here, Udit Narayan intrigues by setting fire to the venue when Mohan rescues them. Finally, the movie ends Shyama happily breathes her last, uniting Mohanlal & Gauri.

Cast

as Mohanlal Shrivatsav *

as Gauri *

as Shyama *

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as Dwarka Prasad *

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as Udit Narayan Gupta *

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as Sohanlal Shrivastav *

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as Suldev *

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as Seetaram * Mazhar Khan * Nadira as Saraswati *

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as Laxmi *

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* Baby Khushbu as Anu

Reception

Subhash K. Jha calls it "a typical South Indian masala-dosa film about two warring women sharing the same man".

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0359867 1980s Hindi-language films 1982 films 1982 romantic drama films Films directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Hindi remakes of Telugu films Indian romantic drama films