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-language

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, produced by D. Ramanaidu under

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banner and directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. Starring

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and music was composed by

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. The film was based on

Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani (2 April 1940 – 18 May 2018) was an Indian Telugu language, Telugu language novelist. She had a strong fan following since the 1970s and early 1980s, especially among women. Several of her stories were made into film ...

's novel of the same name and was also the last proper film for late Krishna Kumari, even in Telugu.

Plot

The film begins with Jayanti joining as a secretary in ''Vanitha Vihar'' the society of high class ladies such as Sumitra Devi, Rekha Rani, Mrs.Karunakaram, etc. Here, she gets acquainted with an industrialist, Raja Shekaram, and he starts liking her as she resembles his past love, Geeta, who has died. Their camaraderie irks the remaining ladies as they indulge in his smartness & wealth. As a result, Jayanti loses her job, so Raja Shekaram appoints her as his secretary. Anyhow, quarrels & disputes arise between them as Jayanti loathes Raja Shekaram's closeness with other ladies. Later, Raja Shekaram realizes Jayanti is his maternal uncle's daughter through their grandmother, and they decide to get married. Upon learning of this, the tycoons , especially Mr & Mrs.Karunakaram, begrudge the decision as they aspire to arrange their daughter Prameela's marriage with Raja Shekaram. So, they ploy & split Jayanti, showing menace to Raja Shekaram. Parallelly, Jayanthi's grandmother also passes away when she quits. Now, Mr. Moneybags creates notoriety as if she eloped, but Dr. Vijayalakshmi shelters Jayanti as a governess to her infants. Plus, her younger sibling Prasad also wants to nuptial Jayanti, which she accepts. Meanwhile, Prameela elopes with a guy, Sivaram, when the big shots are mortified and plead pardon from Raja Shekaram. Surprisingly, to the wheel of fortune, Prasad happens to be Raja Shekaram's bestie. Right now, Raja Shekaram learns about the espousal of Prasad & Jayanth, so he calmly leaves the place. At last, Prasad & Vijayalakshmi are aware of the fact and retrieve Jayanti. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Raja Shekaram & Jayanti.

Cast

as Raja Shekharam *

as Jayanti * Chandra Mohan as Sivaram * Gummadi as Dr. Subrahmanyam * Satyanarayana as Karunakaram *

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as Rekha's husband * Raja Babu as Vasu * Ranganath as Dr. Prasad *

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as Varma *

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as SP Sivaram Reddy ( cameo) * D. Ramanaidu as Doctor ( cameo) *

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as Prameela * Kanchana as Rekha Rani * Krishna Kumari as Dr.Vijayalakshmi * Suryakantham as Sumitra Devi *

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as Kameswaramma *

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as Bamma * Girija as Karunakaram's wife *

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as Vasanthi * Annapoorna as Sunanda *

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*Mamatha *

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as servant maid * Y. Vijaya *Master Ramu * Baby Rohini

Crew

*Art: G. V. Subba Rao *Choreography: Saleem *Fights: Madhavan *Story:

*Dialogues and Lyrics:

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 ...

*Playback:

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), commonly known as SPB or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is widely regarde ...

, P. Susheela, V. Ramakrishna *Music:

*Editing: K. A. Marthand *Cinematography: Vincent *Producer: D. Ramanaidu *Director: K. S. Prakash Rao *Banner:

*Release Date: 28 April 1976

Music

Music was composed by

. Lyrics were written by

. Music released on AVM Audio Company.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0254763 1976 films 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films Indian drama films Films about women in India Indian feminist films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films based on Indian novels Films directed by K. S. Prakash Rao Films based on novels by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani 1970s feminist films 1976 drama films Suresh Productions films