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Amara Deepam is a film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao released in USA on 16 september 1977 with Krishnam Raju

Amara Deepam (1977)

Amara Deepam
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Released in USA 16 september 1977
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Amara Deepam (Telugu: అమరదీపం) is a 1977 Telugu drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha and Murali Mohan in the lead roles. The film is a remake of Tamil film Dheepam (1977) starring Sivaji Ganesan which itself was a remake of Malayalam film Theekkanal. Krishnam Raju received Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) and Nandi Award for Best Actor.

Synopsis

Hari and Shiva Prasad are siblings. Once Shiva breaks their family photo unintentionally, then Hari beats Shiva and escapes from home. Hari was brought up by a notorious smuggler (Kaikala Satyanarayana). The smuggler changes his name into Shri Krishna which was his demised son's name. A grown up Krishna (Krishnam Raju) is a womaniser and uses women for one-night stands and one of them is Asha (Jayamalini. He dearly loves Parvati (Jayasudha), a friend of his sister Madhavi (Madhavi). However Parvati and Shiva Prasad (Murali Mohan) love each other. When Krishna proposes to Parvati, she refuses. Jealous Krishna attempts to kill Shiva Prasad. Accidentally he saw their childhood photo and recognizes him as his own younger brother. He arranges the marriage of Shiva Prasad and Parvati. Shiva Prasad comes to know about the affection of Krishna on Parvati, he starts hating Parvati. To break the deadlock, Krishna kills himself.

Actors

Krishnam Raju
Jayasudha Kapoor
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Jayamalini
Madhavi Alladurgam
And :
Dr. Prabhakar Reddy
Rama Prabha
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