Sahasa Samrat

Sahasa Samrat  is a 1987 Telugu-language action drama film, produced by K. C. Shekar Babu under the Devi Kamal Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was recorded as a flop at the box office.

The movie was at the center of major controversy during its making. The movie was initially titled Samrat. Veteran actor Krishna held the rights to that title and decided to make a movie (introducing his elder son Ramesh Babu) with the same title. He asked the producer K. C. Sekhar Babu to refrain from using that title. Sekhar Babu did not oblige and for a while, there were 2 movies with the same title (Samrat) in production at the same time. Finally, the industry bigwigs intervened and a reluctant Sekhar Babu changed the title of this movie to Sahasa Samrat just a few days before its release. Both this movie and Samrat made by Krishna bombed at the box office, rendering the title war meaningless.

Plot
The film begins in a village where his grandmother raises Ramudu, a callow youth. Everyone likes him due to his amicable nature. Moreover, he is a trustworthy servant to the wise person, Raghavaiah. Besides, Paidi Kondaiah, a malicious man, carries out several atrocities in the village along with his son Gallibabu. Meanwhile, Rani, Raghavaiah's daughter, returns to complete her studies and falls for Ramudu. They decide to couple up secretly due to fear of Rani's rapacious mother, Rathalu. Just before Rathalu approaches Paidi Kondaiah with his help, she sentences Ramudu. Advocate Chakradhar Rao, a double amputee, safeguards Ramudu, who is also a victim of Paidi Kondaiah's cruelty. Chakradhar Rao now civilizes Ramudu and establishes him as a master of all fields within six months. After that, he returns with a new identity Samrat and bars Paidi Kondaiah's violations. Once Chakradhar Rao starts narrating his past, he used to live with his brother-in-law Chandra Shekar, an honest police officer, and sister Seeta. On a temple celebration, the department appoints Chandra Shekar to escort the jewelry, which is heisted by Paidi Kondaiah and slandered by Chandra Shekar for the deed. Due to this, Chandra Shekar & Seeta committed suicide, leaving their child alone. Thereupon, he avenged Chakradhar Rao's assault on Paidi Kondaiah when he amputated him. Soon after the flashback, the old woman reveals that his nephew is Ramudu, the only one she has adopted. At last, Ramudu ceases the evildoers. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramudu & Rani.

Cast

 * Nandamuri Balakrishna as Ramudu
 * Vijayashanti as Rani
 * Rao Gopal Rao as Raghavaiah
 * Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Advocate Chakradhar Rao
 * Nutan Prasad as Pilliganthula Appala Veera Paidi Kondaiah Samantharaju
 * Sudhakar as Gallibabu
 * Chalapathi Rao as Bandodu
 * Rallapalli as Paramanamdam
 * Rajesh as Malligadu
 * Sridhar as Inspector Chandra Shekar
 * Hema Sundar as Sarabhaiah
 * P. J. Sarma as S. P. Venkateswara Rao
 * Chitti Babu as Chitti
 * Chidatala Appa Rao as Krishna Murthy
 * Telephone Satyanarayana as Judge
 * Dham
 * Rama Prabha as Rathalu
 * Mucharlla Aruna as Sampangi
 * Varalakshmi
 * Shubha as Seeta
 * Y. Vijaya as Tamalapaaku
 * Nirmalamma as Ramudu's grandmother

Soundtrack
Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics are written by Veturi. The Song Suvvi Gopalude is a chartbuster. The music released on AVM Audio Company.