Lankeshwarudu
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Lankeshwarudu is a 1989 Tollywood film starring Chiranjeevi
, Radha
, Revathi
, Kaikala Satyanarayana
, Mohan Babu
, and Raghuvaran
. This film was directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
.
) and Revathi
while travelling with their parents on a ship, were hit by a storm and reach an unknown island without their parents but with an orphan. Shankar takesup the responsibility of raising his younger sister and also the orphan. Shankar does everything possible to earn bread and butter for them, and slowly he transforms from a small time thief to a small time gangleader. Once he bashes up Dada's (Kaikala Satyanarayana
) men, an impressed Dada offers him to join hands. But Shankar rejects and starts building his own crime empire. He meets Radha at a stage show and radha instantly falls in love with him to sing a couple of quick duets. The orphan becomes a police officer and starts investigating about the crime done by both gangs. Shankar realizes that Revati is in love with the orphan and now that they both knew the truth about him and are ready to leave him. He pleads them explaining why he had to choose this path, but they leave. Frustrated Shankar destroys the rival gang and also sacrifices his everything just for the sake of his sister.
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
, Radha
Radha (actress)
Udaya Chandrika, better known by her screen name Radha is an Indian actress popular in the 80s and early 90s. She has acted in numerous movies with top actors of the South Indian cinema such as Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan , Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Vijayakanth, Chiranjeevi, Karthik, Suresh, Mohan,...
, Revathi
Revathi
Revathi is an award-winning Indian actress and film director. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi movies, directed several feature-length films, and has acted in and produced multiple television programs, totaling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment...
, Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanarayana , a versatile Telugu cine actor, was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana couple at Kautaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary and intermediate education in Gudivada and Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College...
, Mohan Babu
Mohan babu
Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...
, and Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...
. This film was directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao
Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao B.A. is a politician, film director, and film producer. Narayana Rao directed about 150 films, produced 53 films and worked in more than 250 films as a dialogue writer and as a lyricist.Beside graduating with a BA degree, he used to take part in scores of drama competitions...
.
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Siblings Shankar (ChiranjeeviChiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
) and Revathi
Revathi
Revathi is an award-winning Indian actress and film director. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi movies, directed several feature-length films, and has acted in and produced multiple television programs, totaling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment...
while travelling with their parents on a ship, were hit by a storm and reach an unknown island without their parents but with an orphan. Shankar takesup the responsibility of raising his younger sister and also the orphan. Shankar does everything possible to earn bread and butter for them, and slowly he transforms from a small time thief to a small time gangleader. Once he bashes up Dada's (Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanarayana , a versatile Telugu cine actor, was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana couple at Kautaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary and intermediate education in Gudivada and Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College...
) men, an impressed Dada offers him to join hands. But Shankar rejects and starts building his own crime empire. He meets Radha at a stage show and radha instantly falls in love with him to sing a couple of quick duets. The orphan becomes a police officer and starts investigating about the crime done by both gangs. Shankar realizes that Revati is in love with the orphan and now that they both knew the truth about him and are ready to leave him. He pleads them explaining why he had to choose this path, but they leave. Frustrated Shankar destroys the rival gang and also sacrifices his everything just for the sake of his sister.