Anubandham (1984 film)

Anubandham is a 1984 Telugu-language drama film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Radhika and Sujatha, with music composed by Chakravarthy. It is a remake of the Bengali film Uttar Purush (1966) which was previously remade in Tamil as Uyarndha Manithan (1968).

Plot
The film begins with Rajesh, the son of a multi-millionaire, visiting their estate with his besties’ driver, Ranganna & Dr. Gopal, where Rajesh meets tribal girl Malli, and they fall in love. Soon, they secretly espouse with the help of Gopal and start living happily. After a few months, Malli becomes pregnant when Rajesh's father arrives at the estate and becomes furious knowing Rajesh's marriage. So, he orders his henchmen to set on fire to Malli's house when Rajesh assumes she is dead. But fortuitously, she escapes, is cared for by Ramanaiah, and dies after giving birth to a child. As time passes, Rajesh is unwilling to knit Sujatha, the daughter of his father's friend. Years roll by, Rajesh and Sujatha remain childless, and Rajesh still lives in the memories of Malli. Satya Murthy, the son of Rajesh & Malli, cannot retain any job due to his straightforward nature. At present, the wheel of fortune makes him land as a servant at Rajesh's house, where he soon acquires his father's affection & appreciation, which makes Sujatha jealous. Meanwhile, Gopal discovers the birth of Satya Murthy but, before revealing it, dies out of a heart attack. Parallelly, Satya Murthy loves Gowri, the daughter of Ranganna, and Rajesh gives acceptance for their marriage. Due to the higher influence of Satya Murthy on Rajesh, the remaining servants feel envious and throw the blame for theft on him. So, enraged Rajesh necks him out when, fortunately, he witnesses Malli's photograph and gets shocked to know that Satya Murthy is his son. After that, Rajesh reveals the entire story to Sujatha, who repents, and they rushes. Till then, deprived, Satya Murthy attempts suicide, but Rajesh saves him. Finally, the movie happily with the marriage of Satya Murthy & Gowri and family's reunion.

Cast

 * Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Rajesh
 * Radhika as Malli
 * Sujatha as Sujatha
 * Jaggayya as Dr. Gopal
 * Karthik as Satya Murthy
 * Prabhakar Reddy as Ranganna
 * Allu Ramalingaiah as Shankaraiah
 * Nagesh as Tata Rao
 * Raavi Kondala Rao as Ramanaiah
 * Chalapati Rao as Rowdy
 * Bhimeswara Rao as Raghupati Rao
 * Hema Sundar as Pedda Dora
 * Tulasi as Gowri
 * Radha Kumari as Ramanaiah's wife
 * Girija as Girija
 * Mamatha as Aliveelu
 * Jaya Vijaya as Vijaya
 * Nirmalamma as Nirmala

Soundtrack
Music was composed by Chakravarthy.