Amara Deepam (1977 film)

Amara Deepam (transl. The Eternal Lamp) is a 1977 Telugu drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha and Murali Mohan in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Dheepam (1977), starring Sivaji Ganesan, which itself was a remake of the Malayalam film Theekkanal. Krishnam Raju received the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) and Nandi Award for Best Actor.

Amara Deepam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Raghavendra Rao
Produced byUppalapati Surya Narayana Raju
Written byJandhyala
StarringKrishnam Raju
Jayasudha
Murali Mohan
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Jayamalini
Music byChellapilla Satyam
Release date
September 16, 1977
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Hari and Shiva Prasad are siblings. Once Shiva breaks their family photo unintentionally, then Hari beats Shiva and escapes from home. Hari was brought up by a notorious smuggler (Kaikala Satyanarayana). The smuggler changes his name into Shri Krishna which was his demised son's name. A grown up Krishna (Krishnam Raju) is a womaniser and uses women for one-night stands and one of them is Asha (Jayamalini. He dearly loves Parvati (Jayasudha), a friend of his sister Madhavi (Madhavi). However Parvati and Shiva Prasad (Murali Mohan) love each other. When Krishna proposes to Parvati, she refuses. Jealous Krishna attempts to kill Shiva Prasad. Accidentally he saw their childhood photo and recognizes him as his own younger brother. He arranges the marriage of Shiva Prasad and Parvati. Shiva Prasad comes to know about the affection of Krishna on Parvati, he starts hating Parvati. To break the deadlock, Krishna kills himself.

Cast
Actor / ActressCharacter
Krishnam RajuHari / Shri Krishna
JayasudhaParvati
MuralimohanShiva Prasad
MadhaviMadhavi "Madhu"
Kaikala SatyanarayanaMadhavi's father
Prabhakar ReddyRanganatham
JayamaliniAsha
SarathiRahim
Sakshi Ranga RaoManager
Mada Venkateswara RaoAppa Rao
RamaprabhaRatnam
Dubbing JanakiPaidi Nookalu
Narra Venkateswara Rao
Potti Prasad

Soundtrack
  • "Antalesi Andaalu" (Lyricist: Arudra; Singers: V. Ramakrishna, Ramola)
  • "Inte Ee Jeevitamu Chivariki Anta Shoonyamu" (Lyricist: Atreya; Singer: V. Ramakrishna)
  • "Kottaga Unda Badhaga Unda" (Lyricist: Atreya; Singer: P. Susheela)
  • "Naa Jeevana Sandhya Samayamlo" (Lyricist: Veturi; Singers: V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela)
  • "Neeve Sarathi" (Lyricist: Veturi; Singer: P. Susheela)
  • "E Ragamo Idi E Talamo" (Lyricist: Atreya; Singers: P. Susheela, S. P. Balu)

Awards
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