Challenge (1984 film)
Challenge Telugu is a 1984 Telugu film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Chiranjeevi, Rao Gopal Rao, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, and Vijayashanti in the lead roles. Maestro Ilayaraja composed music for the film. This film is based on fiction work by Yandamoori Veerendranath titled Dabbu to the power of Dabbu.
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 mothers funeral. However, the wardboy takes advantage of his situation and steals that money. After his mothers 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 Lakshmis house and Gandhi finds an advertisement in newspaper for a job. Gandhi understands the trick behind that ad, and walks into Ram Mohan Raos house for an interview. Gandhi gives a titfortat 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 inyears 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 onApril. Ram Mohan Rao throws the agreement into a trash bin and forgets this incident, but determined Gandhi starts planning for his 50 lakhs. He wins his first Rs.100, through gambling and explains to Lakshmi, the difference between law and justice and that he won those Rs.100 lawfully. Meanwhile Ram Mohan Rao tries to make marriage arrangements for his daughter Harika, but Gandhi comes to know of the incident by the information he received from Harika, Gandhi interrupts and spoils the marriage arrangement explaining that he had bet for duration ofyears with Ram Mohan Rao in which if he succeeds he would get married to Harika. While Gandhi is leaving, Ram Mohan Rao sends goons to kill Gandhi, but Gandhi bashes all goons and tells them to inform Ram Mohan Rao that not only he is intelligent but also has physical power to beat up such goons. Gandhi slowly progresses and buys a new house and moves in with Lakshmi, who now, is his secretary, Lakshmi gives Gand
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