Director: Ravi; Writer: Lalitha Ravi; Producer: C.V. Sastry; Cinematographer: B. Purshottam Gopinath; Cast: Vishnuvardhan, Madhavi, Saritha, N. Shivaram, Dinesh, Umesh Kulkarni, Kodai Lakshminarayana, Jari Venkatram, Gopalakrishna, Jayamalini, Aswathnarayana, R.K. Suryanarayana, Veenavaruni
Summary: A revivalist melodrama in which the artistic
soul of a music guru, killed in a road accident,
migrates into the aspiring, but hopeless,
musician Vishwa (Vishnuvardhan), turning him
into a virtuoso capable of realising the guru’s
dreams. Vishwa is torn between the guru’s
daughter Sharada (Saritha) and Girija
(Madhavi), a popular dancer whose father
(Dinesh) exploits Vishwa’s talent. Vishwa
embarks on building a music college with
Sharada’s help. Girija donates all her money to
the cause, but whenVishwa loses his voice,
Sharada teaches him to regain it. An interesting
twist to the story is that since Vishwa is the
extension of Sharada’s father, his relationship
with her has incestuous overtones, which the
film displaces by suggesting she might be a
goddess and having Vishwa marry the selfsacrificing
Girija.
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