Deeksha (transl. Initiation) is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by Koganti Kutumba Rao and Vajje Subba Rao under the Sri Padmaja Films banner[3] and directed by K. Pratyagatma.[4] It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jamuna, with music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.[5]

Deeksha
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Pratyagatma
Written by	K. Pratyagatma (screenplay/dialogues)
Story by	R. K. Dharma Raju
Produced by	Koganti Kutumba Rao Vajje Subba Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Jamuna
Cinematography	P. S. Prakash
Edited by	P. Srihari Rao
Music by	Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Production company	Sri Padmaja Films[1]
Release date	26 November 1974 (1974-11-26) [2]
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film begins in a village, where Ramaiah (Jaggayya) a farmer, leads a happy family life with his wife Shanthamma (Anjali Devi), son Raja, and daughter Kamala and they contend with their 5-acres land. Zamindar Jaganadham (Prabhakar Reddy), wants to grab Ramaiah's 5 acres for which he lures him a lot, but Ramaiah does not yield. So, he ploy shows fake documents and occupies the land through the court when Ramaiah dies out of a heart attack. Before dying, he takes an oath from Raja to get back their land which becomes his initiation. Parallelly, Linga Murthy the brother of Jaganadham is in his custody for the diamonds which he brought from abroad. In some mysterious circumstances, he meets Raja, reveals the secret, asks him to hand them over to his family, and dies. Raja shifts his family to the city and starts working in a garage. There, Jaganadham also snatches his brother's property and makes his family orphans. Years roll by, and Raja (N. T. Rama Rao) becomes a foreman, but his childhood desire is still burning in his heart and also in search of Lingamurthy's family. Rani (Jamuna) daughter of Jaganadham gets acquainted with Raja and loves him. Simultaneously, Raja's sister Kamala (K. Vijaya) loves Brahanandam (Raja Babu) the son of Lingamurthy. Raja learns about Kamala's love affair, meets Brahmanandam whom he recognizes as Lingamurthy, and hands over the diamonds. Now Raja & Brahanandam unite to take avenge on Jaganadham, in disguise as merchants from Burma they segregate all his secrets. Meanwhile, Jaganadham molests a poor girl to teach him a lesson, and Raja plays with Rani's fidelity and throws her at his feet. Here Jaganadham is afraid to know Raja as Ramaiah's son and he forcibly gets back his land. Rani gets hurt by Raja's behavior, so, she wants to take revenge against him. Thereafter, Raja moves to occupy his land when Jagannadham attacks, Raja encounters him and makes him surrender to Police. At last, when Rani is about to kill Raja, she understands his virtue of him and says sorry. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Raja & Rani.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Raja
• Jamuna as Rani
• Jaggayya as Ramayya
• Prabhakar Reddy as Jagannatham
• Raja Babu as Brahmanandam
• Sakshi Ranga Rao as Adiseshayya
• Chalapathi Rao
• Anjali Devi as Shanthamma
• Pushpa Kumari
• K. Vijaya as Kamala

Soundtrack

Music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.

References