Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1977
Amara Deepam (1977 film)
Buy Amara Deepam (1977 film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Amara Deepam' is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Murali Mohan and Jayasudha. It is a remake of the Malayalam film 'Theekkanal' (1976) which was earlier remade in Tamil as 'Dheepam' (1977). The film was released on 29 September 1977. Krishnam Raju received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu and Nandi Award for Best Actor.
Plot
Hari and Shiva Prasad are siblings. One day Shiva accidentally breaks their family photo. Hari beats Shiva and runs away from home. Hari is brought up by a notorious smuggler (Kaikala Satyanarayana). The smuggler changes Hari's name into Shri Krishna which was his deceased son's name. Krishna (Krishnam Raju) grows up to be an immoral man who uses women for his own pleasure. He falls in love with Parvati (Jayasudha), who is his adoptive sister Madhavi's (Madhavi) friend. However, Parvati and Shiva Prasad (Murali Mohan) love each other. When Krishna proposes to Parvati, she refuses. A jealous Krishna attempts to kill Shiva Prasad. He accidentally sees their childhood photo and realises that Shiva is his own younger brother. He arranges Shiva Prasad and Parvati's marriage. Shiva Prasad becomes aware of Krishna's love for Parvati. He misunderstands the situation and doubts Parvati's devotion towards him. Krishna learns of this and decides to kill himself for his brother's happiness.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Chellapilla Satyam.
Accolades
Krishnam Raju won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu, and the Nandi Award for Best Actor.
References
Buy Amara Deepam (1977 film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1977