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Dhanama? Daivama?
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Dhanama? Daivama?
| image = Dhanama? Daivama?.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = Samudrala Jr.
Modukuri Johnson
| producer = DVS Raju
| director = C. S. Rao
| starring = N. T. Rama Rao
Jamuna
| music = T. V. Raju
| cinematography = G.K.Ramu
| editing = B. Gopal Rao
| studio = DVS Productions
| released =
| runtime = 162 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'Dhanama? Daivama?' is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by DVS Raju and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jamuna, with music composed by T. V. Raju.
Plot
Lawyer Ramachandra Rao (N. T. Rama Rao) a disciple of justice, lives with his devoted wife Janaki (Jamuna), their three children along with his brother Mohan (Chandra Mohan) and sister Shanta (P. R. Varalakshmi). But Ramachandra Rao is always in financial problems as he stands for honesty and is not able to maintain a huge family. Janaki always consoles him by telling that to keep faith in God. Times get worse, his sister's marriage breaks up, and moreover, his son dies due to a lack of medicines. Eventually, his sister is molested by a cruel person Bhupathi (Satyanarayana) and she commits suicide. Here Ramachandra Rao loses faith in God and understands the entire is revolves around money. There onwards, Ramachandra Rao wins so many false cases and earns a lot of money when Janaki pleads with him that too much money brings sorrow. But he does not care about her words and the distance increases between them. Parallelly, Mohan loves Radha (Venniradai Nirmala), the daughter of a millionaire Panchanandam (Mukkamala). Thereafter, Bhupathi introduces Vijayanti (Vijaya Bhanu) a rich woman to Ramachandra Rao in a case and she tries to attract him, but he does not yield. Bhupathi also draws Mohan into a business and makes him a spoiled brat. Once Bhupathi molests a girl, Ramachandra Rao protects him in that case. The innocent girl commits suicide and knowing it, Ramachandra Rao goes into depression when Janaki again consoles him and makes him normal. Vijayanti expresses her love towards Ramachandra Rao, talks low about Janaki and he throws her out, saying that no one will be equal to his wife. There, Vijayanti develops a grudge against Janaki and decides to separate them by saying that Ramachandra Rao is going to marry her. Janaki leaves the house along with the children and becomes mentally sick. Meanwhile, conflicts arise between Bhupathi & Vyjayanti and he stabs her and flees. Before dying, Vijayanti reveals to Ramachandra Rao that Bhupathi is responsible for his sister's death. At that point, Bhupathi also kidnaps and tries to marry Radha forcibly whom Ramachandra Rao saves and sees the end of Bhupathi. On his return, he spots Janaki on her deathbed when Ramchandra Rao gets ready to spend his entire wealth to recover her. But the doctors reply that no medicine and money can cure a mental patient. Realizing it, Ramchandra Rao again prays to God and Janaki survives. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with knowing the fact that 'God is superior to Money'.
Cast
*N. T. Rama Rao as Ramachandra Rao
*Jamuna as Janaki
*Satyanarayana as Bhupathi
*Padmanabham as Ganapathi
*Allu Ramalingaiah
*Chandra Mohan as Mohan
*Mukkamala as Panchanadham
*Sakshi Ranga Rao
*Malladi as Tata
*Jagga Rao
*Potti Prasad
*Venniradai Nirmala as Radha
*P. R. Varalakshmi as Shanti
*Vijaya Bhanu as Vyjayanthi
Soundtrack
Music composed by T. V. Raju. Lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy.
References
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