Sankalpam (1957 film)

The film begins on Raghu (N. T. Rama Rao) a burglar, when his mother Mangamma is terminally ill she calls her brother Gopaiah (Dora Swamy) and requests him to couple up his daughter Lakshmi (Kusuma) with Raghu. Gopaiah agrees for the proposal despite the refusal of his son Papaiah (Ramana Reddy) as he aspires to perform Lakshmi's marriage with Shankaram (Relangi), a rich & innocent guy. During the time of the wedding, Raghu gets arrested and sentenced for 3 months which leads to Gopaiah's death. Right now, Papaiah feels Lakshmi as a burden when soft-hearted Shankaram takes care of her. Time passes, Raghu acquits, makes acquaintance with a huge burglar Kondalu (R. Nageswara Rao) and goes into the trap of his sister Maya (Raja Sulochana). During that time, Shankaram gets back him by a play but he steals the money & jewelry of Lakshmi and presents to Maya. Parallelly, Shankaram's maternal aunt Durgamma (Suryakantham) chides and seeks him to marry her daughter Suguna (Girija) for which he disagrees until Lakshmi settles. So, he lures Maya in the disguise of a Zamindar and teaches a lesson to Raghu. Having realized, Raghu pardons Lakshmi and stats a new life. Thereafter, Raghu is again arrested in a heist and gets 6-years imprisonment. By the time, Lakshmi is pregnant and gives birth to a baby boy but she could not bear the victimizes of neighbors, so, she leaves the village. Eventually, Papaiah occupies Shakaram's house for his debt, but unfortunately, Kondalu robs his entire wealth, which makes him lose his conscious and becomes a wanderer. Years roll by, Raghu releases and meets Lakshmi when he takes a word from her that not reveal his identity to their son Gopi until he totally reforms. Simultaneously, Shankaram who is in search of Lakshmi all these years also reaches them. After that, Raghu protects a bank agent from muggers who appreciate his honesty and appoints him as a security guard. Here Lakshmi too affirms the truth to Gopi. But being cognizant that his father is a criminal, Gopi runs away from the house and a dhobi couple rears him. He daily delivers ironed clothes to Kondalu's house when Maya starts liking him. At that point in time, Kondalu plans a bank robbery but Raghu obstructs his way and safeguards the treasure at a secret place for which Kondalu & his gang tortures him. Fortunately, Gopi witnesses it, brings the Police and gets the gang arrested when Maya sacrifices her life to protect Gopi. At the same time, Papayya also arrives and regains his memory. Finally, the entire family is reunited and the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Shankaram & Suguna.

• N. T. Rama Rao as Raghu
• Kusuma Kumari as Lakshmi
• Relangi as Shankaram
• Ramana Reddy as Papaiah
• R. Nageswara Rao as Kondalu
• Chadalavada as Lakshmaiah
• Allu Ramalingaiah
• Suryakantham as Durgamma
• Rajasulochana as Maya
• Girija as Suguna

Music was composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi. Lyrics were written by Anisetty. Music released by Audio Company.[6]