Sarada Ramudu

Sarada Ramudu is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by K. Vasu. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha with music composed by Chakravarthy. It is a remake of the Hindi film Junglee (1961). The film was a box-office bomb.

Plot
The film begins with a martinet tycoon, Madhav, who was raised abroad as per the guidelines of his mother, Suvarchala Devi. Ergo, he needs to be aware of the laugh and be en route to arrive. At this point, his catty maternal uncle Chidanandam ruses to slay him with his son Sadanandam, but in vain. Soon after, Madhav takes charge, frightening the staff as he edicts harsh control. Following, Padma, his sibling, falls for Gopi, the son of their Manager, Sathabhisham, and conceives. Whereat, Madhav secretly knits them, concealing them from his mother. Parallelly, he decerns the swindling of Chidanandam in Kashmir. So, he proceeds with Padma for delivery and gets acquainted with a wag, Latha, the daughter of Dr. Prabhakar. From there, she comprehends Madhav, the beauty of life, turns into a barrel of laughs and endears her. Meanwhile, Padma has a baby boy left under guardianship at Gopi, and they retrieve him. Whereat, Suvarchala Devi shocks, sighting the carefree Madhav. After that, sly Chidanandam divulges the actuality to her when she rebukes, but Madhav actualizes the purity of humans. Madhav speaks out his love, and Prabhakar approaches Suvarchala Devi with bridal connections when she accuses him of her husband Raja Rao's homicide. Here, Prabhakar briefs Madhav that the hitman is Chidanandam. Furious, Madhav moves to strike him when Knaves abducts the baby. Finally, Madhav shields him in various disguises and ceases baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madhav & Latha.

Soundtrack
Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi.

Reception
Mallik of Sitara Weekly criticised the film, stating this is yet another film made with a concept of bad characters strategising to take control of the assets of the rich family. He criticised the characters and music, but appreciated the photography.