''Raja Ramesh'' is a 1977 Indian

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directed and co-written by

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. The film stars

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and

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. The music was composed by

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. It is a remake of the

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'' (1975), which was based on the

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. The film was released on 21 July 1977.

Plot

The film begins with Raja Rameshchandra Bhupathi a ruler of a terrain, always enjoys life in the frolic and is also a man of compassion that's why everyone in his estate adores him as a deity. But he always ignores his wife Rani Indumathi Devi which makes her suffer from loneliness. Meanwhile, Dr.Seshagiri a vicious person, who is brought by Raja Ramesh is appointed as his doctor when he keeps an evil eye on Rani and under sedation molests her. Thereafter, Doctor Intrigues Raja Ramesh by addicting him to slow poison then clearly shifts him to the beach house where he kills him. Here Doctor exploits the situation by threatening Rani and immediately performs the cremation. Due to its heavy rainfall, the corpse of Raja has been driven away, astoundingly he was alive and safeguarded by a monk, but loses his memory. In the meantime, the doctor occupies the estate and creates a lot of atrocities by making Rani dumb. On the guidance of the monk, Raja Ramesh reaches his estate, not able to recognize anyone but people believe that their Lord has come back. Knowing it, the Doctor orders them to slay him when he regains his memory. Now the hearts of the public are felt with joy and they decide to get back his lost identity. At present, Govt appoints Enquiry Commission when Doctor intimidates Rani to maintain silence. During the time of commission, Raja Ramesh is almost on the edge to win even though Rani also bursts out. At that moment, Doctor shoots when Rani is died protecting Raja Ramesh from harm and the public knocks out Doctor. Finally, after the completion of Rani's funeral, Raja Ramesh entrusts his property to the public and continues his journey as a monk for penance.

Cast

as Raja Ramesh Chandra Bhupathi *

as Rani Indumathi Devi *

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as Dr. Seshagiri *

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as Lawyer * Mikkilineni as Vaikuntham *

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as Diwanji *

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as Kaasi *K. V. Chalam *

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as Thamos * Kanchana as Padmaja *

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as Vilasini *

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*Halam as item number *Sasirekha as Ratnabala

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

. Lyrics were written by

Acharya Aatreya Acharya Aatreya (born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu ) (7 May 1921 – 13 September 1989) was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He received the state Nandi Award fo ...

References

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* {{V. Madhusudhana Rao 1970s thriller films Films directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian thriller films Telugu remakes of Bengali films