Manchiki Maro Peru

Manchiki Maro Peru (transl. Another Name for Goodness) is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by M. Manohar under the Sree Ramakrishna Films banner and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishnam Raju, Padmapriya and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

Manchiki Maro Peru
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	C. S. Rao
Screenplay by	C. S. Rao
Story by	Aarudhra
Produced by	M. Manohar
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Krishnam Raju Padmapriya
Cinematography	Ishan Arya
Edited by	Kotagiri Gopal Rao
Music by	S. Rajeswara Rao
Production company	Sree Ramakrishna Films
Release date	9 December 1976 (1976-12-09)[1]
Running time	146 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film begins with a rectitude Jayanth, who molds his besties Ravi, Chandrika, & sibling Kiran as police, lawyer, & journalist, respectively. Jayanth is a security officer in a temple with trustee Ramadasu and his younger Bhujangam head. Parallelly, two partners, Bhushaiah & Seshayya. Ravi is the son of Bhushaiah. Seshayya's daughter is Dr. Neelima Jayanth's beloved. Ravi & Chandrika also crush. Jayanth detects the offenses in the temple, but at Ramadasu's request, he quits. Following this, Jayanth joins the trade union leader at Bhujangam's factory, coordinating for the workers' welfare and developing enmity with the management. So, Bhujangam intrigues and sentences Jayanth under false allegation. In prison, he acquaints with a goon, Gangulu, and the two become friends. Parallelly, Ravi, Kiran, Chandrika, and Neelima prove Jayanth as nonguilty and acquit him. Besides, Kiran exposes the enormities of the Bhujangam via his news articles. Hence, enraged brutal Bhujangam blasts his press, in which their sister dies. Jayanth comprehends that counterattacks are the way to rectify this societal situation. Thus, he turns into a gangster mingling with Gangulu. Ravi & Kiran suspect and chase him. Surprisingly, Gangulu is CID officer Anand Mohan, who has plotted with Jayanth to eradicate the scandals in the country. Moreover, they detect the chieftain as Ramadasu. Finally, the movie ends with Jayanth ceasing the baddies and establishing societal peace.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Jayanth
• Krishnam Raju as Kiran
• Padmapriya as Neelima
• Satyanarayana as Ananda Mohan / Gangulu
• Ramakrishna as Ravi
• Prabhakar Reddy as Ramadasu & Bhujangam (Dual Role)
• Nagabhushanam as Bhusaiah
• Allu Ramalingaiah as Seshayya
• Mukkamala as Manager
• Sarath Babu as Ashok
• G. Varalakshmi as Jayanth's mother
• Prabha as Chandrika
• Jayamalini as Chenchela
• Chalapathi Rao as judge
• Narra Venkateswara Rao

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.^[2]

S. No.	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	"Jaya Jaya Rama Hare"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	2:23
2	"Chekkili Navvindi"	C. Narayana Reddy	V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela	3:58
3	"Kallato Rasinde Kavita"	C. Narayana Reddy	V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela	4:14
4	"Virisina Oohala"	Krishna	V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela	4:02
5	"Vippe Monagadu"	Aarudhra	L. R. Eeswari