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{{Infobox film
| name = Srungara Ramudu
| image = Srungara Ramudu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[D. V. Narasa Raju]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = P. D. Shenoy
| screenplay = P. D. Shenoy
| producer = Rama Murthy
| director = [[K. Shankar]]
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />[[Latha (actress)|Latha]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = D. V. Rajaram
| editing = K. Shankar<br />R. Krishnan
| based_on =
| studio = Satyatai Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1979|11|22}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Srungara Ramudu''''' ({{translation|Romantic Rama}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action drama film]], produced by Rama Murthy under the Satyatai Productions banner and directed by [[K. Shankar]]. It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Latha (actress)|Latha]] and music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. This film is remake of Hindi film ''[[Kashmir Ki Kali]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2015 |title=Birthday special: The best of Shakti Samanta |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/slideshow/birthday-special-the-best-of-shakti-samanta_1528371.html |access-date=25 December 2020 |website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film begins at Kashmir where four friends, Rama Narayana (Prabhakar Reddy), Lakshmi Narayana (Thyagaraju), Govinda Narayana (Ch. Krishna Murthy) & Satyanarayana (Ram Mohan) establish a bank called Narayana & Co. All of them live like a family. Even their children are also close friends. Lakshmi Narayana has a son Rajaram, Govinda Narayana has a son Jaipal and a daughter Rita while Satyanarayana has a daughter Shanti. Time passes, the bank earns huge fame and profits. Here a bad intention arises in the minds of Rama Narayana and Lakshmi Narayana, both of them run away with the money killing Govinda Narayana and putting the blame on Satyanarayana. Govinda Narayana, before dying briefs everything to his children and they decide to take revenge against the traitors. Meanwhile, Satyanarayana commits suicide along with his wife Seeta (Dubbing Janaki) due to the insult. Knowing about her husband's depravities Lakshmi Narayana's wife Jaya (Pandari Bai) leaves him and goes to an Ashram.

Years roll by, Lakshmi Narayana passes away and his son Rajaram (N. T. Rama Rao) becomes a millionaire. Jaipal (Sarath Babu) and Rita (Jayamalini) are still in the process of taking revenge. According to it, Rita marries old Rama Narayana. Jaipal tries to trap Rajaram by inviting him to Kashmir on a business deal. Rajaram leaves to Kashmir taking his mother's blessing and she too sends him happily because he must come to know the truth and do penance for his father's sins. In Kashmir, Rajaram gets acquaintance with a beautiful girl Shanti (Latha) and they fell in love. After some time, he recognizes her as his childhood friend. Eventually, she reveals the atrocity and injustice done by Lakshmi Narayana and Rama Narayana and he also sees the public who are still suffering by losing their money. He immediately rushes to his mother and she tells him the entire thing is true. Now Rajaram decides to do justice to everyone. He changes his attire and in various forms of disguise recollects the entire money and gives back adding his property too, to the public on 10 times more than their investment and everybody praises him. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Rajaram and Shanti.

==Cast==
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Rajaram
*[[Latha (actress)|Latha]] as Shanti
*[[M. Prabhakar Reddy|Prabhakar Reddy]] as Rama Narayana
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Lingam
*[[Sarath Babu]] as Jaipal
*Tyagaraju as Lakshmi Narayana
*Nalinikanth as Pratap
*Ram Mohan as Satyanarayana
*Kakarala as Rangaiah
*Ch. Krishna Murthy as Govinda Narayana
*[[Pandari Bai]] as Jaya
*[[Rama Prabha]]
*[[Jayamalini]] as Rita
*Dubbing Janaki as Seeta

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Srungara Ramudu
| type = film
| artist = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1979
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 26:34
| label = AVM Audio
| producer = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| prev_title = [[KD No:1]]
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Circus Ramudu
| next_year = 1980
}}

Music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. Lyrics were written by [[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Aatreya]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Srungara Ramudu (1979)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/DOC/info |access-date=13 January 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Eeroju Eeroje"
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|SP Balu]]
|3:50
|-
|2
|"How Are You"
|SP Balu
|4:06
|-
|3
|"Nandamuri Andagaada"
|SP Balu, [[Vani Jayaram]]
|4:46
|-
|4
|"Cheeteeki Praanam"
|Vani Jayaram
|4:09
|-
|5
|"Aadedhe Aadadhi"
|[[P. Susheela]]
|3:56
|-
|6
|"Vasthanannavu"
|SP Balu, Vani Jayaram
|5:47
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{K. Shankar}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1970s action drama films]]

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