Chuttalunnaru Jagratha

An industrialist’s daughter and the manager of the industrialist’s factory fall in love, despite initial conflicts. The industrialist’s greedy relative wants his son to marry the girl, lusting for her wealth. Father and son murder the industrialist, and the factory manager is wrongfully convicted. In prison, he meets a lookalike and they plan to bring the real killers to justice. was directed by and produced by Alaparthi Suryanarayana under Amrutha Films. The story and screenplay were written by , and the dialogues by D. V. Narasaraju. Cinematography was handled by S. S. Lal, and editing by S. P. S. Veerappa. The soundtrack was composed by . was released on 8 August 1980 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in as (1982) and as (1983), with Sridevi returning for both.