Pettandarulu
Pettandarulu ( Rulers) is a 1970 Telugu-language revolutionary film, produced by U. Visweswara Rao under the Jyothi Cine Syndicate banner, and directed by C. S. Rao. The film starred N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri, Shobhan Babu, Vijaya Nirmala with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Plot. The film begins in a village, Pettanalapalem, where its president, Jagannadham (Nagabhushanam), commits atrocities as a dictator, with Sarpanch Butchaiah (Mukkamala), Munsif Achaiah (Rao Gopal Rao), Lakshmipathi (Allu Ramalingaiah), and a clerk Govindaiah (Dhulipala). Bhushayya (Chittoor V. Nagaiah), a Samaritan, is Jagannadham's ex-brother-in-law. At present, Bhushayya lives with his  second wife Ranganayakamma (Hemalatha), and two sons, Suryam (Prabhakar Reddy) progeny of his first wife, and Chandram (N. T. Rama Rao). Since Suryam is the nephew of Jagannadham, he couples up with his daughter Lakshmi (Savitri), and under his nurture, he turns into debauchery. Chandram is an upright man, who struggles for the welfare of the village and thus becomes an enemy of Jagannadham. Hence, Jagannadham intrigues to eliminate him who has been rescued by doctor Rohini (Vijaya Nirmala), and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Jagannathan keeps an evil eye on Sarada (Sadhya Rani), Bhushayya's sister-in-law's  daughter, and spoils her match, whereupon Jagannadham & Bhushayya come to blows. A begrudging Jagannadham foments Suryam against his father, which leads to Bhushayya's death. Chandram then hands over the entire property to his brother and quits the house. Afterward, he unites the villagers and forms an association against the evildoers. At the same time, Mohan (Shobhan Babu), a Vigilance Officer, arrives and marries Sarada. Now, with the support of Chandram, he gathers all the pieces of evidence against Jagannatham. Enraged, Jagannatham kidnaps Mohan & Rohini and burns away the yearly yield of the village. All the villagers then burst out  in revolt, including Suryam as a reformed person. At last, Chandram conquers the baddies, rescues Mohan & Rohini. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the wedding of Chandram and Rohini. Soundtrack. The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and was released by Audio Company.