''Runanubandham'' () is a 1960 Indian

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-language

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, produced by

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under the Anjali Pictures banner and directed by

Vedantam Raghavayya Vedantam Raghavayya ( te, వేదాంతం రాఘవయ్య) (8 June 1919 – 1971) was an Indian film director, dance choreographer, Kuchipudi exponent, actor, producer, and musician known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theat ...

. It stars

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and

Anjali Devi Anjali Devi (; 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an Indian actress, model and producer in Telugu and Tamil films. She was well known for her role as the Devi Sita in '' Lava Kusa'' as well as for the titular roles in movies like Chen ...

, with music composed by

. This film had its beginning sequence in

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Plot

Lakshmi (Anjali Devi) an orphan lives in a village, and Subbanna (Gummadi) a local goon treats her as his sister. In the same village, Pratap Rao (C.S.R), a zamindar converts his property into gold, due to fear of the land ceiling act and decides to leave the city. Unfortunately, that night, their house catches fire in which Zamindar dies and his wife Kantham (Nirmalamma) & son Raghu (Master Gopi) are rescued by Lakshmi. Before breathes her last, Kantham reveals her ambition to see her son as a doctor when Lakshmi promises her to fulfill her dream. Thereafter, Lakshmi shifts to the city join Raghu in the school, and start working as a servant at school headmaster Narasimham's (Relangi) house. Here Suryam (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) nephew of the headmaster falls for her and he too decides to take part in her responsibility. Meanwhile, Subbanna digs out the hidden treasure from the burnt house, hands over it to Govt, and moves in search of Lakshmi & Raghu. After crossing many hurdles, Subbanna finds the whereabouts of Lakshmi until then Pratap Rao's cousin Veerabhadraiah (Rajanala) seizes the property and the concerned authorities deny Subbanna's words when self-esteem Lakshmi leaves that place. Parallelly, Narasimham's wife Gajalakshmi (Suryakantham) learns about the love affair of Lakshmi & Suryam, so, she ploys, by attributing an illicit relationship between Lakshmi & Subbanna and performs Suryam's marriage with her daughter Padma (Girija). Knowing it, angered Subbanna seeks to kill Gajalakshmi, thereby, lands in jail. Now Lakshmi is left alone but stands up with courage and toils to fulfill her aim. Years roll by, and Lakshmi succeeds in making Raghu (Haranath) a doctor. At present, Raghu wants to construct a hospital to serve the destitute. Then, Lakshmi remembers his father's treasure. On the other side, Veerabhadraiah finds out that Raghu is alive, so, he intrigues to eliminate him. At the same time, Subbanna releases and brings out the truth from Gajalakshmi. Immediately, Suryam rushes for Lakshmi, by that time, Veerabhadraiah kidnaps Lakshmi & Raghu. Suryam & Subbanna rescues them, in which Lakshmi dies while guarding Raghu against harm. Finally, the movie ends with Raghu constructing a memorial hospital in the name of Lakshmi.

Cast

as Lakshmi *

as Suryam *

Gummadi Gummadi (Telugu: గుమ్మడి) is an Indian given name and surname. It may refer to: * Gummadi (actor) Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (9 July 1927 – 26 January 2010), known mononymously by his surname Gummadi, was an Indian actor and prod ...

as Subbanna * Suryakantham as Gajalakshmi * Haranath as Dr. Raghu & Raghu (dual role) *Master Gopi as Young Raghu * Relangi as Narasimham *

Rajanala Rajanala is an Indian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Rajanala Kaleswara Rao (1925–1998), Telugu film actor * Rajanala Nageswara Rao (1928–1959), Telugu actor Indian surnames {{Short pages monitor