Vichitra Jeevitham

Vichitra Jeevitham
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Directed by	V. Madhusudhan Rao
Produced by	Nidamarthi Padmakshi N. Pushpa Bhatt
Written by	Bollimuntha Sivaramakrishna (dialogues)
Screenplay by	V. Madhusudhan Rao
Story by	Gulshan Nanda
Based on	Daag (1973)
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisri Jayasudha
Music by	Chakravarthy
Cinematography	V. S. R. Swamy
Edited by	D. Venkataratnam
Production company	Sri Umalakshmi Combines
Release date	1978 (1978)
Running time	134 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Vichitra Jeevitham (English: Strange Life) is a 1978 Telugu, drama film, produced by Nidamarthi Padmakshi, N. Pushpa Bhatt on Sri Umalakshmi Combines banner and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri, Jayasudha in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of Hindi Movie Daag (1973).

Chandra Shekar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), falls in love with beautiful Gowri (Vanisri) and they get married. Soon, Chandram gets a job in an estate and they leave there. On the way, owing to bad weather, they decide to spend a night at a bungalow owned by Chandram boss Surendra Nath (Mohan Babu) who tries to rape Gowri when she is alone. But Chandram arrives in time, and a fight ensues, resulting in the death of Surendra Nath. Chandra Shekar is arrested and, later, sentenced to death by the court. But, on the way to prison, the police van carrying him meets with an accident. All occupants are killed. At the time Gowri is pregnant, she gives birth to a baby boy. Years later, Gowri, working as a school teacher and bringing up Chandram's son, finds out that her husband is still alive. He is living with a new identity as Shekar and is married to a rich woman named Ganga (Jayasudha). After escaping from the police van, Chandram met Ganga, whose lover had ditched her on learning of her pregnancy. Chandra Shekar married her to provide legitimacy to her child, in return for her help in establishing his new identity. Now, after so many years, the law is once again at his doorstep. This time, however, there is an added crime to his name: bigamy. Rest of the story whether Chandram would able to prove his innocence.

The music soundtrack was composed by Chakravarthy and released on EMI Columbia Audio Company.