''Varasudochadu'' () is a 1988 Indian

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, produced by

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under the Sri Sravanthi Movies banner and directed by A. Mohan Gandhi. It stars Venkatesh, Suhasini and

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, with music composed by

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. The film was recorded as a ''Hit'' at the box office. The film was a remake of Tamil film '' Theertha Karaiyinile''.

Plot

Bose an unemployed man, once met with an accident and was admitted to the hospital. There, he meets a TB patient, Raghu, who is going to die in few days; both of them become good friends. Raghu tells Bose regarding his past that he is the son of Dupathi Seshamma, a major landlord in a village. Raghu used to do a lot of mischief in his childhood; one day his friend Seenu died because of his mistake and he ran away from home. After listening to his story, Bose tells him to go back to his village, but since he will not live for many days, he sends Bose in his place. Bose reaches the village as Raghu, everyone accepts him as Raghu expect Ammiraju and Subba Raju sons-in-law of Dupathi Seshamma, who are eagerly waiting for their mother-in-law's property. They try in many ways to eliminate Raghu / Bose but fail, finally, they want to make their daughters Bujji and Baby's marriage with him. Meanwhile, Raghu / Bose falls in love with a girl Annapurna, sister of Seenu, whom Raghu killed in childhood. In the beginning, she hates him but after knowing the truth, but she also loves him. Columbus, who knows the entire story regarding Bose and Raghu comes to the village and starts blackmailing Raghu / Bose. At the same time, the original Raghu also enters the village to spend his last days with his mother. Meanwhile, Ammiraju and Subba Raju start torturing Annapurna, to remove her from Raghu / Bose's life. Simultaneously, Raghu is in his last minutes, even then he sends Bose to protect Annapurna. Seshamma listens to everything and learns who is her original son. Finally, Bose saves Annapurna, reveals the truth to everyone, Seshamma accepts Bose also as her son and Raghu dies, leaving his mother's responsibility to Bose.

Cast

* Venkatesh as Bose / Raghu * Suhasini as Annapurna *

as Ambaji Rao *

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as Ammiraju *

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as Gandaiah *

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as Columbus * Mallikarjuna Rao as Konda * S. N. Vasanth as original Raghu *Ramana Reddy as Lingam *Chidatala Appa Rao *Dham *

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as Raghu's first elder sister * Sri Lakshmi as Raghu's second elder sister *

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as Bujji *Sandya as Baby *

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as Annapurna's mother *

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as Doopati Seshamma

Production

''Varasudochadu'' is a remake of the Tamil film '' Theertha Karaiyinile''. The original lead actress was

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; due to conflicting schedules, she was replaced by Suhasini.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0320711 1988 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 1980s Telugu-language films Telugu remakes of Tamil films Films directed by A. Mohan Gandhi