''Yugandhar'' is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language

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directed by K. S. R. Das. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and

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, with music composed by

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. It is a remake of the

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film '' Don'' (1978). The film was commercially successful.

Plot

The film begins with an international gangster, Yugandhar, and Interpol assigns an officer, David, who works with local SP Jagannath, to catch him. Meanwhile, Yugandhar discerns his acolyte Ramesh as a mole and slays him, ensuing his fiancée, Kamini. Consequently, Ramesh's sibling Jaya seeks vengeance and tactically infiltrates their web. During an operation, Yugandhar becomes the victim of a bullet and dies, which no one knows, excluding Jagannath. Ergo, he silently buries the body, validating his existence. Fortuitously, Jagannath encounters Vijay, Yugandhar's doppelganger, who is trying to support two infant fosters. So, he sets the seal tone to snatch the foes by superseding Vijay as a scout. Today, guarding the kids at Jagannath, he embarks on the mission. Indeed, the kids' father, Ram Singh, is in jail and has an extraordinary talent for breaking the lock open. Once, Shankar, the big fish of the circle, tasks him with a bank robbery. Since it is inevitable to secure his ailing wife, he gets in, whom Jagannath captures, where he is amputated, and his wife dies. Jagannath triumphs, intruding Vijay into the ring as an amnesia patient gains the complete picture and announces his revival. Plus, he seizes their red diary, holding an integral part of the crime wing, and proceeds to Jagannath. Whereat, Jaya behinds to eliminate him but apologizes, by knowledge of his identity, and they crush. Then, Vijay gets wind of a celebration of the underworld network together and notifies Jagannath. Parallelly, Ram Singh acquits avenges to wipe out Jagannath but is behind as he knows his kids' whereabouts and words to mention after his return. Here, the Police hit the surroundings, but Jagannath is shot dead tragically. Vijay has evidence to prove himself whom the Police apprehends, and the red diary also goes missing as Ram Singh steals it. Thus, Vijay absconds and undertakes a charge with the aid of Jaya when, startlingly, he detects that Interpol officer David is the chieftain of black guards. Hence, the gang abducts the children to control him. Ram Singh also extorts David via diary, moves for negotiations when he spots his children, and skips with them. Suddenly, Vijay arrives for their rescue when a brawl erupts as the two mutually misconstrue. However, conscious of the actuality, they mingle along with Jaya. At last, they cease the baddies, and Vijay affirms himself as non-guilty. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note.

Cast

* N. T. Rama Rao as Yugandhar and Vijay *

as Jaya * Satyanarayana as Ram Singh * Jaggayya as SP Jagannath *

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as David/Bhanoji *

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as Inspector Varma * Thyagaraju as Shankar *

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as Ramesh *

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as Kamini *

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as Anita *

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as Chalapathi * Prabhakar as Gang member who fights with Vijay

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

. Although Ilaiyaraaja is known for not adapting tunes from other films, he was persuaded to use similar tunes from ''Don'' for this project. Despite using these tunes, Ilaiyaraaja added his unique touch to the soundtrack. The song "Vorrabbaa Vesukunnaa Killii" is based on "Khaike Pan Banaraswala" from ''Don''. The song "Naa Kosame" was used in the Telugu dubbed version of the 2023

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film '' Leo''.

Related film

In 2009, a second Telugu remake of the

film '' Don'', titled '' Billa'', was released.

played a guest role, different from the role she played in ''Yugandhar''.

References

External links

* {{Salim-Javed 1979 films Indian action thriller films Films about organised crime in India Telugu remakes of Hindi films Films directed by K. S. R. Das Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films Films with screenplays by Salim–Javed 1970s action thriller films Films about lookalikes Films about the illegal drug trade Films about Interpol Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police Indian gangster films