Srikaram

Srikaram ( Beginning) is a 1996 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Gavara Parthasaradhi under the Sri Chamundi Chitra banner and directed by C. Uma Maheswara Rao. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Heera Rajagopal, Meghana and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film won two Nandi Awards.

Plot
The film begins in a colony where a respectable family man, Shanta Murthy, lives. Siva, a meliorist, stays as a tenant at his penthouse—Shanta Murthy's elder daughter Vasanta and their neighbor Geeta like Siva's ideologies. Meanwhile, Siva's friend Chandram, a crafty, arrives at the colony. He distorts Shanta Murthy and propels his alliance with Vasanta. Parallelly, Siva acquires a fine job at a reputed college and nuptials Geeta. The next, Chandram & Vasanta proceed on their honeymoon, where tragically, four malefactors molest Vasanta, walloping Chandram. The incident creates a severe catastrophe that blemishes the family. As a result, Shantha Murthy quits the town, and Chandram expels Vasanta. During that plight, Siva & Geeta stand in for Vasanta and raise her spirit. Moreover, Siva seizes the violators and files the case in court. During the tribunal, Vasanta could not endure the coarse inquiry and was on the verge of losing the case. At that point, Siva awakens consciousness in people, which turns into a revolution and makes the culprits accept their crimes. Afterward, Chandram has to coalesce with Vasanta by an enforcement, so he subjects her to domestic violence. At last, she foiled, unable to tolerate it, and slain her husband. Finally, the movie ends with the judiciary understanding Vasantha's agony and acquitting her.

Cast

 * Jagapathi Babu as Siva
 * Heera Rajagopal as Geeta
 * Meghana/Aboli Patil as Vasantha
 * Anand as Chandram
 * Satyanarayana as Shantha Murthy
 * Nutan Prasad as Adavocate Prasad
 * Benerjee
 * Venu Madhav
 * Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Masterji
 * Ananth Babu
 * Gowtham Raju
 * Jackie
 * Ram Jagan as Jagan
 * Chitti
 * K.L.Prasad
 * Jwalamukhi
 * Ayesha Jalil as Janaki
 * Amurtha as Saraswathi
 * Swathi
 * Ratnamala
 * Madhabala
 * Shobharani
 * Tenali Shakunthala
 * Baby Syreshta

Soundtrack
Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Music released on MG Magna Sound Audio Company.

Awards

 * Nandi Awards - 1996
 * Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - G. Partha Sarathi
 * Best Lyricist - Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry