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Directed by | M. Mallikharjuna Rao |
Produced by | Sundarlal Nahta Pothina Dundeshwara Rao |
Written by | Aarudhra |
Screenplay by | M. Mallikharjuna Rao |
Story by | Aarudhra |
Starring |
Krishna Jayalalitha Rajanala Mukkamala Sobhan Babu |
Music by | T. Chalapathi Rao |
Cinematography | Ravikant Nagaich |
Edited by | N. S. Prakasam |
Production
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Vauhini Studios
Prasad Studios |
Distributed by | Rajalakshmi Productions Vijaya Lakshmi Pictures |
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Running time
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170 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Gudachari 116 is a 1966 Telugu spy film written by Aarudhra, and directed by M. Mallikharjuna Rao. The film starred Krishna, Jayalalitha, Rajanala, Mukkamala and Sobhan Babu in pivotal roles. The film was remade in Bollywood as Farz (1967).
Goodachari 116, the first spy film in Telugu, starring Jayalalithaa and superstar Krishna, became such a smash hit that many sequels to the film were made in later years. In this James Bond style film, Jayalalithaa played a vamp-like character. She was still at the beginning of her career, and this film brought out her talent and brought her recognition.
Secret Agent 116 named Gopi has been assigned the case of homicide of a fellow secret agent (303) by the head of CID, who (303) found evidence that can help identify the perpetrators. During this investigation, Gopi meets lovely Radha in a flight journey, and both end up falling in love with each other. The traitor responsible for killing of agent 303 has gone to meet 303's sister Kamla and tells her that he is a CID inspector and investigating his brother's case, warning that her brother's killer may attempt on her pretending as his colleague and friend.
He elsewhere unsuccessfully continued on the life of agent 116. 116 goes to meet Kamla and sees 303's portrait and notes down the studio photographer's name, but Kamla is convinced that 116 is the killer of her brother. Kamla is approached by another mafia don, Damodar, for her help in eliminating 116, which she agrees. Damodar turns out to be Radha's father, when Radha introduces him, Gopi gets suspicious about him and commences a background check, which reveal that her father is a gangster.
As he sets out his case against Damodar, he continues his romance with Radha. During Radha's birthday party, Damodar directs his henchman to kill 116, which 116 escapes after some car chase. 116 hesitantly reveals to Radha that her father is a gangster. Heartbroken Radha confronts her father, who tells her that he was forced into his life of crime and terrorism, and some other person controls them all, overheard by 116 and his assistant who are hiding outside. 116 goes out for his search for real culprit to a skyscraper apartment where Kamla was plotted. Kamla seductively dances and mix some intoxicant pill in his drink which overlooked by 116, and acted as drank and eventually senseless.