Mosagadu
Mosagadu (English: Con Man) is a 1980 Telugu film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Sobhan Babu, Chiranjeevi and Sridevi Kapoor in important roles. This movie is loosely based on the Raj Kapoor-Shatrughan Sinha starrer Khaan Dost. The film was a Hit at the box office.
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| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Produced by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Written by | [satyanand] (Dialogues) |
| Story by | Satyanand Subhash Ghai (original story) |
| Starring | Sobhan Babu Chiranjeevi Sridevi Kapoor |
| Music by | K. Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash |
Production company | Sri Annapurna Cine Enterprises |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Chiru acted as a villain in this Sobhan-Sridevi film, under the direction of KRR for the first time in his career. Sobhan Babu and Sridevi, who are in love with each other plan to marry soon. Chiru is a local rowdy sheeter in their area who has a relationship with Sridevi's twin sister (dual role). Sridevi tries to keep herself away from her twin sister's lifestyle and Shobhan decides to give her new life by marrying her. But, Chiru has his eyes on Sridevi also, but gets bashed up by Shobhan a few times. He develops a personal grudge against them. One day, when Shobhan and Sridevi are about to get married in a temple, Chiru spots her alone waiting for Shobhan and he rapes her. Unable to bear this humiliation, she commits suicide and before she dies, Shobhan reaches there and he vows to take revenge. In the end, Shobhan kills Chiru and is sentenced to death, and we are shown that Shobhan meets Sridevi in heaven.