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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Jyothi<br />
| image = Jyothi 1976 film poster.JPG<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = Theatrical poster<br />
| director = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]<br />
| producer = [[Kranthi Kumar]]<br />
| writer = [[Satyanand]]<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Mamatala kovela''|C. Ananda Rao}}<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Murali Mohan]]<br />[[Jayasudha]]<br />[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]]<br />[[Chaya Devi]]<br />[[Giribabu]]<br />[[Rao Gopala Rao]]<br />[[J.V. Somayajulu]]<br />[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]<br />[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]<br />
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy]]<br />
| cinematography = [[A. Vincent]]<br />
| editing = V. Ankireddy<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|1976|6|4|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Jyothi''''' is a 1976 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]. It is based on the story of an innocent girl "Jyothi." [[Jayasudha]] won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]] for her titular performance. She later credited the film's success for making her a famous actress in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. It is inspired by the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Mili (1975 film)|Mili]]'' (1975).<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/13jaya.htm rediff.com, Movies: The Jayasudha interview<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> though the storyline is completely different from the original except for the heroine suffering from a deadly disease.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Jyothi ([[Jayasudha]]), a teenage girl who is in love with Ravi ([[Murali Mohan]]), suddenly marries Rajayya ([[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]]), an old man who is about her father's age. Everyone thinks she married him for the old man's property that she inherits after the marriage, but truth is different. The secret behind this unexpected marriage forms the rest of the gripping family story.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Murali Mohan]] <small>as</small> Ravi<br />
*[[Jayasudha]] <small>as</small> Jyothi<br />
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] <small>as</small> Rajayya<br />
*[[Chaya Devi]]<br />
*[[Giribabu]]<br />
*[[Rao Gopala Rao]]<br />
*[[J.V. Somayajulu]]<br />
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]<br />
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]<br />
*[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]<br />
*Chidatala Appa Rao<br />
*Jayalakshmi<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Songs<br />
| extra_column = Playback<br />
| all_lyrics = [[Aatreya (playwright)|Aatreya]]<br />
| all_music = [[K. Chakravarthy]]<br />
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| title1 = Edu Kondala Paina Ela Velisavo<br />
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]]<br />
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| title2 = First Time Idi Neeku Best Time<br />
| extra2 = P. Susheela<br />
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| title3 = Neeku naaku pellanta<br />
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
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| title4 = Sirimalle Puvvalle Navvu, Chinnari Papalle Navvu<br />
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]] - [[Jayasudha]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Special Award - South|Filmfare Special Award for Excellent Performance]] - [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|tt0257825|Jyothi}}<br />
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{{K. Raghavendra Rao}}<br />
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[[Category:1976 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. Chakravarthy]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Hindi films]]<br />
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