Devatha (1964)

Devatha
DirectorB.N. Reddi, Hemambharadhara Rao K.

Plot

The film begins with an ideal couple, Prasad & Sita, who lead a happy life with their son Madhu. Everyone applauds Sita as the finest woman for her amicable and caring nature. Once, she suddenly leaves because of her terminally ill father, Seshaiah. Tragically, the train she is on meets a disastrous accident. Prasad rushes to the railway hospital, where he finds an unconscious Sita among the victims lying in heaps and takes her home. However, Sita cannot recognize anyone, behaves strangely, and seeks to abscond. The doctor's opinion is that she may be insane. It drowns the family into deep distress and ailing Madhu.

Besides, Seshaiah dies, entrusting the property to Sita, when his malicious nephew Jaganadham envies and ruses to usurp it. Prasad consults renowned specialist Dr. Rukmini, who startlingly affirms that the lady is not Sita, a doppelganger, Lalitha. Afterward, Lalitha also comprehends the situation when Prasad requests her whereabouts. Indeed, Lalitha is needy and brought up under the scorn of her maternal uncle & aunt. An affluent guy, Ramesh, endeared her but refused to knit for the dowry, and the elders compelled her to wed a wealthy drunkard. So, Lalitha attempted suicide by falling under the same train on which Sita was moving. Prasad implores Lalitha to act as Sita for a few days to secure his family, and she does. At this, she nears and grows attached to them.

Meanwhile, Prasad collapses after identifying Sita's skeleton buried in the destruction via the bangles he bestowed. He recovers and decides to perform Lalitha's nuptial with Ramesh by granting the required dowry. However, Ramesh suspects Prasad & Lalitha's relationship. Thus, she rebukes and expels him. Simultaneously, Jaganadham abducts Lalitha & Madhu, and Prasad shields them by ceasing him. Overhearing the totality, Prasad's parents state Lalitha is their daughter-in-law. At last, Lalitha decides to replace Sita, considering the family's affection. Finally, the movie ends happily with the marriage of Prasad & Lalitha.

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