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Pedarayudu is a 1995 Indian Telugu language-language drama film directed and co-written by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and starring Mohan Babu in the lead in a dual role, while Rajinikanth, Bhanupriya and Soundarya appear in other prominent roles. For his role, Mohan Babu won the Best Actor - Telugu at South Filmfare Awards. Filmfare Awards. Web.archive.org (9 November 1999). Retrieved on 3 February 2013. This film is a remake of the 1994 Tamil film, Nattamai. It is also Rajinikanth's last proper Telugu film till date.the film was a industry hit
In the flashback, Paparayudu, Pedarayadu's father, orders Bhupathi to marry his servant's daughter whom he raped, though he is his sister's son. His brother-in-law shoots him as he is disappointed by his verdict. Enraged, Paparayudu gives his final verdict before dying to abandon their family, and whoever visits his house will receive the same punishment and also not to share even a glass of water with them. Paparayudu also tells Pedarayudu that whenever someone gives a wrong verdict, they die at that moment. The moment when he says that, he dies.
Bhupathi builds envy on his uncle's family and waits for an opportunity to take revenge on them. He hires a woman as the village school teacher and asks her to make Raja fall for her. She does so to save her father, who is in the hands of Bhupathi. He kills her and makes the villagers believe that Raja has committed the murder. Pedarayudu sentences ten years of exile for his brother's family. Bhupathi learns of his daughter's love and tries to kill Ravindra, with the help of his goons. Raja goes in rescue of him, and a pregnant Bharathi goes to Pedarayudu to convey this message. While Raja starts to take revenge on Bhupathi, Pedarayudu's aunt rushes to Pedarayudu and kills Bhupathi. She finally reveals the truth to Pedarayudu and tells him that he punished his innocent brother without committing any mistake. She also tells him that all the crimes blamed on Raja were really perpetrated by Bhupathi. Pedarayudu dies upon learning that he gave a wrong verdict, and Raja is shown taking his place on the throne.
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