Sahasam Cheyara Dimbhaka (transl. Show some courage, man!) is a 1988 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by KVS Raju under the Suchitra Movies banner and directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad and Kalpana, with music composed by Raj–Koti.^[3] The film was recorded as a flop at the box office.^[4]

Plot

The film begins with Chandram, an adventuresome guy who hunts thrills in day-to-day life which throws him into turmoil. Chandram falls for Saroja, her father Harmonium Hanumantha Rao a stage artist, demands Rs 1 lakh of reverse dowry. Therefrom, Chandram toils for it but fails when his house owner Gomukham emboldens him to get Rs 50,000 which can be easily tripled in the horse race. At the same time, Chandram's proprietor Chidambaram entrusts Rs 5 lakhs to safeguard as he is the most trustworthy. Chandram heists 50,000 from it, but unfortunately, races get canceled, so, he decides to keep it back. The next day strangely the remaining amount is stolen which takes Chadaram into a dichotomy. The same night, he is caught by his colleague Rita when he divulges her reality and requests to maintain secrecy. Rita has a unique habit of noting anything which she spots immediately in her diary. Now, Chandram observes someone's presence, so, he locks Rita in his room and moves for a search. Here, a thunderbolt, in his return finds Rita dead which makes Chandram panic. After crossing many hurdles, he disposes of the body. Thereafter, he lands at Kalpana's residence and reveals the fact. Soon, Kalpana recalls Rita's habit when Chandram rushes back to her corpse along with Hanumantha Rao. Anyhow, they have no idea what dairy is already dropped into Chandram's pocket. At present, Chandram & Hanumantha Rao are caught by the police and indicted for the crime, but they abscond. During that plight, Kalpana contacts Private Detective Pond to resolve the case who accompanies his assistant and digs into the matter. Just after, he discovers the convict behind the robbery is the proprietor's brother-in-law. However, Chandram & Hanumantha Rao are eluding from police in guise. After a few comic incidents, as a flabbergast, it is uncovered from Rita's diary that the felon is Harmonium Hanumantha Rao. Indeed, Hanumantha Rao is a gangster who performs illegal activities under the veil of an entertainer. Once Rita witnessed a murder committed by him for which he slaughtered her too. Finally, Hanumantha Rao is sentenced, and the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Chandram & Kalpana.

Cast

• Rajendra Prasad as Chandram
• Kalpana as Saroja
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Harmonium Hanumantha Rao
• Suthi Veerabhadra Rao as Pond
• Suthi Velu as Gomukham
• Raavi Kondala Rao as Chidambaram
• Vidya Sagar as Inspector
• Eswara Rao as Chidambaram's brother-in-law
• Srilakshmi as Pond's assistant
• Rajitha as Rita
• Chilakala Radha as Haigamana

Soundtrack

Music composed by Raj–Koti. Music released on LEO Audio Company.