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Aadi Dampatulu () is a 1986 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Nitin D. Kapoor under the JSK Combines banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha with music composed by Satyam. The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Ghar Dwaar (1985).

Plot

The film begins with Shankar Rao & Parvathi being the perfect couple, Shankar Rao has two brothers Mohan & Sagar, and a sister Kamala to raise them the pair decides not to have children of their own. Shankar Rao wants his brothers should be well educated, so, he works hard day & night for their development. Looking at it, the younger one Sagar feigns illness and makes Mohan an engineer. Eventually, Mohan loves and marries Uma daughter of a multi-millionaire Sulochana Devi. Soon after, vainglory Uma, hostiles with the family members and swears to exact avenge by destroying their happiness. It works on each family member by separating them and spoiling the relationship. Right now, Uma departs to her mother's house along with Mohan where he is humiliated, so, he leaves the place and reaches Dubai to earn money. Sagar also leaves the house because of insults made by Uma. On the other side, Shankar Rao has to sacrifice his job and home to perform Kamala's marriage with her love interest Bujji. Parallelly, society criticizes Uma when she realizes her mistake and moves for Mohan. On the way, she is attacked by goons when Sagar rescues her. At the same time, Mohan returns, and all of them go in search of Shankar Rao & Parvathi. By that time, the couple is terminally-ill. In the climax, both die together showing they are immortal.

Aadi Dampatulu

Cast

Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Shankar Rao

Jayasudha as Parvathi

Dasari Narayana Rao as Collector D. N. Rao

Chandra Mohan as Mohan

Naresh as Sagar

Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as Dharma Rao

Suthi Velu

Tilak as Bujji

Tulasi as Uma

Poornima as Kamala

Raja Sulochana as Sulochana Devi

Jaya Malini as item number

Master Harish as Young Shankar Rao

Crew

Art: Chalam

Choreography: Raghu, Dhanush, Taara

Lyrics: Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Appalacharya, Dasari Narayana Rao, Gurram Jashuva, Kondaveeti Venkatakavi Playback: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram, Madhavpeddi Ramesh, Manjula Music: Satyam Story: Keshav Rathod, Bhishetty Lakshmana Rao Editing: B. Krishnam Raju Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj Producer: Nitin D. Kapoor Dialogues - Screenplay - Director: Dasari Narayana Rao Banner: JSK Combines Release Date: 20 June 1986

Aadi Dampatulu