Gummadi
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao widely known as Gummadi, was an Indian film actor and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. Known as a character actor, Gummadi starred in around five hundred feature films. He received critical reception for his works in Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962), for which he has received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Award. Gummadi was an official member of the Indian delegation from South India to the Tashkent Film Festival in 1978 and 1982.
Gummadi served as a jury member thrice for the 28th, 33rd, and 39th National Film Awards. He served twice on the state Nandi Awards Committee. In 1977, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6313 |
| Birthday | 1928-07-09 |
| Place of Birth | West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Also Known As | Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, |
1977
Daana Veera Soora Karna
8.8/5
A retelling of Mahabharata through the perspectives of KARNA and DURYODHANA. The film uses dialogue and poetry written in Classical Telugu/ Grandhika...
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Daana Veera Soora Karna
1973
Vintha Katha
9/1
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Vintha Katha
1974
Alluri Seetarama Raju
8.75/4
Cinematic version of the life of the legendary freedom fighter.
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Alluri Seetarama Raju
1966
Navaratri
9/1
Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing a...
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Navaratri
1966
Zamindar
8/1
A CID officer goes undercover to track down a large sum of money that was stolen by a group of soldiers during the Second World War.
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Zamindar
1971
Mosagallaku Mosagadu
7.7/3
Amarvedu dynasty was attacked by Britishers at the time of Bobbili war in South India. Before the Britishers are about to attack the dynasty, a couple...
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Mosagallaku Mosagadu
1959
Illarikam
7/1
Venu, a poor man, falls in love and marries Radha, a zamindar's daughter. When Venu moves into the zamindar's house,there are multiple problems Venu h...
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Illarikam
1992
Samrat Ashoka
7/1
The life story of emperor Ashoka.
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Samrat Ashoka
1978
Indradhanussu
8/1
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Indradhanussu
1972
Kalam Marindi
10/1
In this movie inspired by Sujata (1959), Lakshmipati is a village landlord who adopts Shanthi, the daughter of his lower caste servant. When Shanthi g...
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Kalam Marindi
1983
Bahudoorapu Batasari
10/1
Prasad, an honest police officer, brings up his sons with a lot of love and care. However, when he falls on hard times, his sons abandon him and he is...
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Bahudoorapu Batasari
1962
Manchi Manasulu
0/0
Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-h...
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Manchi Manasulu
1970
Agni Pareeksha
7/1
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Agni Pareeksha
1971
Nenu Manishine
7/1
Movie starring Krishna Ghattamaneni, Kanchana, Gummadi and is directed by G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao
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Nenu Manishine
1978
Vichitra Jeevitham
0/0
Chandra Shekar "Chandram" loves and marries Gowri. Soon, Chandram gets a job in an estate owned by Surendra Nath a decadent person who behaves like a...
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Vichitra Jeevitham
1971
Srimanthudu
9/1
The guardians of a boy, who is the legal heir to a property, trick him into becoming an alcoholic with the evil intention of grabbing his wealth. Howe...
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Srimanthudu
1955
Missamma
7.5/6
Rao and Mary, unemployed college graduates from Madras, act as if they are a married couple to get jobs as schoolteachers in the small village of Appa...
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Missamma
1973
Tata Manavadu
8/1
A young man teaches a lesson to his parents for abandoning his grand parents.
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Tata Manavadu
1989
Koduku Diddina Kapuram
6.667/3
Chakravarthy and Sasirekha gets married. But false allegations on Chakravarthy regarding a murder creates misunderstandings between them. Their sons w...
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Koduku Diddina Kapuram
1957
Vinayaka Chavithi
7/1
The story is of Syamantakopakhyanam, annually read during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival day celebrations of Lord Vinayaka.
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Vinayaka Chavithi
1986
Simhasanam
8/2
Maharaja Sharminder Bhupathi of Avanti and his wife, the Rajmata, would like to see peace in the region, and would like their daughter, Alaknanda, to...
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Simhasanam
1981
Kotha Jeevithalu
10/1
Jyoti, a school teacher, falls in love with Gopal, an honest man. What happens when Raju, a wealthy landlord, tries to ruin their relationship with an...
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Kotha Jeevithalu
1991
Pelli Pustakam
9/2
Newly married couple Krishnamurthy and Satyabhama pretend to be unmarried while working at the same company, leading to complicated situations and thr...
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Pelli Pustakam
1959
Daiva Balam
8/1
Princess Rupa falls in love with Chandrasena, a commoner, as per an astrological prediction. Her king father plots to separate them but in vain.
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Daiva Balam
1964
Marmayogi
8/1
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Marmayogi
1993
Rajendrudu Gajendrudu
7.25/4
Rajendra wins a lottery and the prize is an elephant. Despite being poor, he chooses to keep the animal. What follows is a unique bond of love between...
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Rajendrudu Gajendrudu
1985
Rakta Sindhuram
8/1
A criminal makes Gopi, an honest police officer, save a bonded labourer from the clutches of a moneylender, in order to save himself from capital puni...
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Rakta Sindhuram
1986
Kirathakudu
5.5/2
Kiratakudu is a action oriented movie in which, Chiranjeevi played a rather unusual role, who hates his father to the core and does not support him ev...
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Kirathakudu
1984
Rustum
10/1
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Rustum
1983
Sangarshana
0/0
Sangharshana movie deals with the struggle between a rich father and his well educated foreign returned son.Chiranjeevi played a role of Dilip, who is...
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Sangarshana
1983
Prema Pichollu
0/0
Prema Pichollu is a drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi plays Ravi who is an unemployed post-graduate and in love with Prema (Radhika). Prema is a...
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Prema Pichollu
1980
Mosagadu
5.5/2
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Mosagadu
1990
Bobbili Raja
6.6/5
Raja, a common man, and Rani, the daughter of a powerful minister, are brought together by the forest.
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Bobbili Raja
1960
Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam
5.333/3
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Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam
1971
Prema Nagar
10/1
A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle class girl who changes him. They fall in love but his moth...
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Prema Nagar
1960
Renukadevi Mahatyam
10/1
Directed by K.S. Prakash Rao.
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Renukadevi Mahatyam
1978
Chal Mohana Ranga
0/0
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Chal Mohana Ranga
1967
Ave Kallu
8/2
Rich and pretty, Susila returns from college to find that her family is being bumped off one by one. The only clues are a half smoked cigar left at th...
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Ave Kallu
1960
Maa Babu
10/1
Dr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a nurse and troubles between them ensue.
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Maa Babu
1963
Punarjanma
8/1
Gopi, a sculptor who is in love with his niece, goes into a delirium after his sculpture catches fire. His troubled father tries various things to hel...
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Punarjanma
1955
Jayasimha
10/1
Inspired from the Telugu novel Veera Pooja, the film tells the story of Jayasimha (played by Rama Rao), the crown prince of Malawa kingdom who escapes...
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Jayasimha
1955
Kanyasulkam
9/2
Venkatesam decides to get his nine-year-old daughter married to a rich old man, Lubdhavadhanlu, for large sums of money. However, Karataka Sastry deci...
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Kanyasulkam
1970
Maro Prapancham
10/1
Nine idealistic youngsters plan to create "Maro Prapancham", an egalitarian utopian. But when they start kidnapping children to bring them into their...
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Maro Prapancham
1961
Seetha Rama Kalyanam
9.333/3
The film depicts the life of Lord Rama from birth to his marriage with Seetha.
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Seetha Rama Kalyanam
1979
Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam
0/0
1979 Telugu Film
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Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam
1963
Paruvu-Prathishtta
10/1
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Paruvu-Prathishtta
1981
Gaja Donga
7/1
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Gaja Donga
1978
Akbar Saleem Anarkali
7/2
The story of Anarkali and Saleem retold.
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Akbar Saleem Anarkali
1956
Jayam Manade
8/1
Once upon a time in a kingdom, a young man named Prathap decides to teach a lesson to the army chief Prachanda who oppresses the people in the kingdom...
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Jayam Manade
1979
Tiger
8/2
Legends of Indian cinema, NTR and Rajinikanth, unite on screen as "Raja" and "Rashid," two men with a shared past and a common enemy.
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Tiger
1962
Mahamantri Thimmarusu
10/1
Timmarusu the prime minister in Krishnadevaraya's court, is envied by Hamvira, who hopes to overthrow him. After being falsely accused of attacking th...
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Mahamantri Thimmarusu
1979
Maavaari Manchithanam
0/0
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Maavaari Manchithanam
1993
Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu
8/1
Born to Bhimamba and Marayya, Srinatha earns the title Kavi Sarvabhowma. He dedicates many of his works to kings in exchange for gifts and leads a lux...
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Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu
1953
Pichi Pullaiah
7/1
Pullaiah is sent by his father to work in the city for a landlord. Pullaiah faces a lot of hardships and goes to jail, but finally is proved innocent.
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Pichi Pullaiah
1983
Pelli Choopulu
7/1
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Pelli Choopulu
1972
Pandanti Kapuram
9/2
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Pandanti Kapuram
1969
Aadarsa Kutumbam
8/1
Prasad is an ambitous and young medical student who lives with his extended family. His oldest brother, Pathabi, is a hard working farmer who provides...
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Aadarsa Kutumbam
1980
Chandipriya
0/0
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Chandipriya
1981
Sandhya Ragam
6.5/2
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Sandhya Ragam
1973
Meena
0/0
Meena feels stifled by her mother who makes all of her choices for her. When she visits her aunt's house in the village, Meena falls in love with Kris...
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Meena
1982
Eenadu
0/0
Eenadu is Krishna's 200th movie with huge star cast. It's almost on the same lines of his 100th movie ALLURI SEETHA RAMARAJU. But in this movie, he...
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Eenadu
1993
Rampur Ka Raja
0/0
A 1993 Indian adventure film.
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Rampur Ka Raja
1962
Aradhana
8/2
Dr. Murali Krishna loves Anuradha, but he loses his scholarship after a misunderstanding with her. Krishna becomes engaged to Lakshmi before going to...
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Aradhana
1964
Aatma Balam
10/1
Rama Rao (Y.B.Raju) is an affluent gentleman and he has a wife named Jagadeeshwari (Kannamba). The couple has a son Kumar (Jaggaiah). During Kumar’s c...
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Aatma Balam
1969
Adrushtavanthulu
7.5/2
Raghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a notorious criminal released from jail after completing his imprisonment as a changed person and challenges the Inspec...
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Adrushtavanthulu
1966
Manase Mandiram
0/0
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Manase Mandiram
1960
Pelli Kanuka
10/1
Bhaskar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and Vasanti (B. Saroja Devi) are college mates who clash when she complains to the college principal about a love let...
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Pelli Kanuka
1993
Govindha Govindha
5/5
A Tantric believes that by donating a virgin woman's head to gods crown, would bring down the universe to his feet. How the hero and heroine gets enta...
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Govindha Govindha
1976
Aaradhana
8.5/2
In a village which is located in a beautiful hilly area full of greenery and water bodies, there lives a villager called Gopi (N. T. Rama Rao) along w...
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Aaradhana
1955
Ardhangi
10/1
Zamindar Bhujangarao (Gummadi) has two sons. The elder son Raghunath Rao (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) born to his first wife is a retard. After her death,...
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Ardhangi
1963
Bandipotu
7/1
Sathyasena (Gummadi), the king of Gandhara, suffering from paralytic legs leaves the rule to his vicious brother-in-law Soorasimha (Rajanala), the arm...
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Bandipotu
1962
Bhishma
9/1
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Bhishma
1965
Pandava Vanavasamu
6.667/3
After the Pandavas are forcefully exiled by their enemies, they must get together and fight back in order to reclaim their land.
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Pandava Vanavasamu
1983
Nelavanka
0/0
Srirama Raju (Gummadi) is the zamindar of the village. Raheem (J.V. Somayajulu), his classmate and a friend, also works as his carriage-driver. The za...
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Nelavanka
1965
Aatma Gowravam
7.5/2
A zamindar who does not have any heir wishes to adopt Srinivas. However, his wife is against it and instead wants to adopt Venu, who is her sister's s...
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Aatma Gowravam
1976
Seetha Kalyanam
9/2
An epic musical drama depicting the preface to Seetha and Rama's wedding.
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Seetha Kalyanam
1958
Intiguttu
10/1
Seshachalam and his wife Nancharamma secretly swap their infant son with their rich brother-in-law's new born son. Unaware of this Dewan Bahadur raise...
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Intiguttu
1988
Rajakiya Chadurangam
0/0
The story begins with formation of the new government when an honest person, Satya Murthy (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) becomes Chief Minister of Andhra Pr...
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Rajakiya Chadurangam
1991
Talli Tandrulu
7/1
Venkataramaiah (Gummadi) is a respectable person in the society, who runs a timber business. He does not take up any responsibility, neither does he e...
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Talli Tandrulu
1985
Sri Datta Darsanam
7/1
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Sri Datta Darsanam
1975
Yashoda Krishna
0/0
Chronicles the birth and childhood of Krishna, who is prophesied to be the death of his tyrannical uncle Kans. Also tells the story of Krishna's subse...
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Yashoda Krishna
1991
Brahmarshi Vishwamitra
8/1
The story is based on the life of Vishvamitra, who is one of the most venerated sages of ancient times in India. At last, Vishwamitra penance power re...
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Brahmarshi Vishwamitra
1989
Simha Swapnam
0/0
Balaram is a truck driver working in a transport company. His brother comes to know that the owners of the company are involved in gold smuggling. The...
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Simha Swapnam
1957
Mayabazar
7.983/29
Balarama promises Subhadra that he'll marry his daughter to her son. But when the Pandavas lose their kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama breaks his pro...
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Mayabazar
1983
Adavalle Aligithe
7/1
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Adavalle Aligithe
1966
Palnati Yudham
9/1
When the minister of Palnadu opens the temple doors for all the castes in the kingdom, disputes arises in the kingdom leading to war.
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Palnati Yudham
1963
Chaduvukunna Ammayilu
9/1
Sujatha and Vasantha are best friends despite hailing from different financial backgrounds. Both of them end up falling in love with Shekhar, but Suja...
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Chaduvukunna Ammayilu
1967
Private Master
8/1
Sridhar, who is appointed as a home tutor to teach a girl belonging to a rich family, falls in love with his student.
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Private Master
1966
Aastiparulu
7/1
Zamindar Janardhan Rao, a paterfamilias, holds high esteem in society. One of his sons, Bachi, is a vagabond and malicious, his misdeeds increasing da...
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Aastiparulu
1992
Brindavanam
10/1
Panakalu (Satyanarayana) betrays Ravi's (Rajendra Prasad) grandparents and fraudulently occupies their house named Brindavanam. Ravi promises his gran...
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Brindavanam
1975
Soggadu
7/1
Sobhanadri is popularly known as 'Soggadu' in his native village. He loves his cross-cousin Saroja. Saroja's father Paramesam does not like this as he...
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Soggadu
1977
Kurukshetram
9/1
The Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata told through Cinema.
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Kurukshetram
1956
Bhale Ramudu
8/1
Ramu changes his identity to help Roopa as she gets disabled because of him.
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Bhale Ramudu
1972
Sampoorna Ramayanam
7/1
This film depicts the complete life of Sri Rama.
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Sampoorna Ramayanam
1982
Gruhapravesam
0/0
After Lakshmi rejects Madhu, he rapes her. Lakshmi decides to marry and reform him.
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Gruhapravesam
1981
Jathagadu
0/0
1981 Bollywood film from director Boiana Subbha Rao.
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Jathagadu
1970
Kathanayika Molla
7/1
The story is based on life of the poet Molla, who translated the Ramayana from Sanskrit into Telugu.
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Kathanayika Molla
1969
Aathmeeyulu
8/1
Suryam and Seetha struggle to survive after the death of their father, Veerayya. Jagannadham, their father's employer, takes them into their house, bu...
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Aathmeeyulu
1995
Aayanaki Iddaru
9/1
Ramya and her half-sister Ooha are both in love with Surya. A case of mistaken identity ensues, but Surya eventually marries Ooha, only to have Ramya...
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Aayanaki Iddaru
1970
Akka Chellelu
1/0
Janaki toils to make her sister Vijaya an advocate. When Janaki marries Justice Ramachandra Rao, Vijaya is shocked to find that her new brother-in-law...
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Akka Chellelu
1973
Mallamma Katha
10/1
Film starring Gummadi, Sharada and Sridevi
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Mallamma Katha
1973
Bangaru Babu
7/2
A popular actress runs from her scheming uncle and finds shelter in the house of a respected man, Buchi Babu. While they begin to fall in love, misund...
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Bangaru Babu
1973
Bala Mitrula Katha
0/0
Two friends with different backgrounds stand for the truth after they lose their near and dear ones to a fabricated lie
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Bala Mitrula Katha
1988
Mugguru Kodukulu
7.25/4
Khalindra, a wealthy businessman takes care of his two brothers, after their parents' are murdered. Later, the brothers seek revenge for their parents...
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Mugguru Kodukulu
1964
Pooja Phalamu
9/1
Madhu, a wealthy and naive boy, meets Vasanthi and develops feelings for her. However, he gets depressed after knowing that Vasanthi only saw him as a...
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Pooja Phalamu
1987
Majnu
5/4
Rajesh (Nagarjuna) is a racy youngster who falls in love with Alekhya (Rajani). Things go well when Rajesh and Alekhya plan to get married and it is w...
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Majnu
1964
Doctor Chakravarthy
8.5/2
Dr Chakravarthi gets attached to Madhavi after his sister's death as she reminds him of his sister. However, their spouses misunderstand their relatio...
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Doctor Chakravarthy
1962
Kula Gotralu
9/1
Ravi, a young man, falls in love with Saroja against his father's wishes, leading to his estrangement from the family.
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Kula Gotralu
1962
Padandi Munduku
0/0
Follows the story of a freedom fighter couple, Santhamma and Dharmarao, during the British Raj.
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Padandi Munduku
1980
Gharana Donga
7.5/2
A desperate smuggler, Ravi, battles a corrupt police officer and his gang while trying to protect his love, Radha
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Gharana Donga
1981
Bhoga Bhagyalu
9/1
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Bhoga Bhagyalu
1982
Bangaru Bhoomi
8/1
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Bangaru Bhoomi
1986
Driver Babu
0/0
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Driver Babu
1984
Kanchu Kaagada
8/1
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Kanchu Kaagada
1987
Makutamleni Maharaju
7/1
A gangster with a good heart, shunned by his own family, saves a young woman whose love tempts him to risk everything he’s learned to fear.
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Makutamleni Maharaju
1983
Mundadugu
10/1
Misunderstandings arise between two brothers because of their different ideologies. So their sons turns out to be enemies. They need to overcome all t...
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Mundadugu
1966
Kanne Manasulu
8/1
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Kanne Manasulu
1979
Hema Hemeelu
7/1
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Hema Hemeelu
1968
Manchi Kutumbam
10/1
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Manchi Kutumbam
1981
Prema Mandiram
8/1
Bhupati Raja is a ruler of the kingdom. He is strictly against love marriages and backward castes. He kils his younger son as he falls in love with a...
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Prema Mandiram
1973
Jeevana Tarangalu
7/1
1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film
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Jeevana Tarangalu
1959
Raja Makutam
8/1
1960 Indian swashbuckler film,
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Raja Makutam
1957
Saarangadhara
7/1
In a fit of rage, King Narendra orders his men to chop off his son Sarangadhara's limbs in a forest. However, Meghananda comes to the rescue of an inj...
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Saarangadhara
1956
Edi Nijam?
7/1
In order to take revenge, a village chieftain, Munasabu, murders the poor Tirupati and blames his friend Kondaiah, a labourer, for the crime.
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Edi Nijam?
1981
Jeevitha Radham
7.5/2
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Jeevitha Radham
1972
Koduku Kodalu
10/1
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Koduku Kodalu
1985
Jackie
8/1
The story of a rich spoilt brat, trying to re-discover himself after running away from his father
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