Dharmaatmudu

Dharmaatmudu (transl. The Virtuous Man) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Bairisetty Bhaskara Rao and produced by K. Kesava Rao. The film stars Krishnam Raju and Jayasudha. It was remade in Tamil as Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984),^[1] in Kannada as Jeevana Chakra and in Hindi as Mera Saathi (both in 1985).

Dharmaatmudu
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Bairisetty Bhaskara Rao
Story by	Prabhakar Reddy
Produced by	K. Kesava Rao
Starring	Krishnam Raju Jayasudha
Cinematography	M. Sattibabu
Edited by	K. A. Marthand
Music by	Satyam
Production company	Sri Bhramarambika Films
Release date	16 September 1983 (1983-09-16)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

• Krishnam Raju as Ranganatham
• Jayasudha as Lakshmi
• Gummadi
• Vijayashanti as Shanthi
• Prasad Babu
• Rajesh as Shanthi's husband
• Prabhakara Reddy^[2]
• Kakinada Syamala
• Jayamalini
• Anuradha

Box office

The film was a box office success and ran for a hundred days.^[3]

Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Actress - Jayasudha^[4]