Challenge (1984 film)

Challenge
Directed by	A. Kodandarami Reddy
Produced by	K. S. Rama Rao
Written by	G. Satyamurthy (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Sainath Thotapalli
Story by	Yandamuri Veerendranath
Based on	"Dabbu to the power of Dabbu" (Novel)
Starring	Chiranjeevi Vijayashanti Suhasini Mani Ratnam Rao Gopal Rao
Music by	Ilayaraja
Cinematography	Lok Singh
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Production company	Creative Commercials
Release date	9 August 1984 (1984-08-09)
Running time	146 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Challenge (Telugu: ఛాలెంజ్) is a 1984 Telugu Philosophy film, produced by K. S. Rama Rao on Creative Commercials banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Suhasini in the lead roles and music composed by Maestro Ilayaraja. This film is based on fiction work by Yandamoori Veerendranath titled "Dabbu to the power of Dabbu". The film recorded as Blockbuster at the box office.

Gandhi (Chiranjeevi) steals medicine for his mother who is on her deathbed. However, by the time he reaches the hospital, his mother is dead, and he is left without any money to cremate her. Wardboy Prakasam Sai Kumar demands money to preserve his mother's corpse in the mortuary.

Business tycoon Ram Mohan Rao (Rao Gopal Rao) rushes to the hospital to have his sick wife cured. Gandhi plays a numerical trick with his daughter Harika (Vijayashanti). This impresses her and she pays Rs.501/- for his mother's funeral. However, the ward boy takes advantage of his situation and steals that money. After his mother's funeral, Gandhi, left with no home and money and wandering on streets jobless, saves a young woman, Lakshmi (Suhasini) from drowning, when she jumps off a bridge.

They both reach Lakshmi's house and Gandhi finds an advertisement in the newspaper for a job. Gandhi understands the trick behind that ad and walks into Ram Mohan Rao's house for an interview. Gandhi gives a tit-for-tat for publishing an ad to fool people and both enter into an argument. When Gandhi says that it is not so difficult to make money and he can make Rs.50 lakhs in 5 years lawfully, Ram Mohan Rao challenges him that if Gandhi succeeds, he will get his daughter married to him. Both sign an agreement on this and Gandhi leaves on 19 April.