Runanubandham Story

The film begins in a village where Lakshmi, an orphan, resides, and Subbanna, a local goon, dotes on her as his sibling. Meanwhile, Zamindar Pratap Rao converts his property into gold due to the Land Ceiling Act and decides to quit. Unfortunately, their house catches fire, and Zamindar dies. Lakshmi rescues his wife, Kantham, and son, Raghu. Before her last breath, Kantham reveals her ambition to mold her son into a doctor, and Lakshmi vows to fulfill her dream. Following this, she shifts to the city with Raghu to join him in school and works as a maid at the residence of Narasimham, a school teacher. Here, Suryam, the headmaster’s nephew, falls for her and decides to take on her responsibility. Meanwhile, Subbanna digs out the hidden treasure from the burnt house, hands it over to the government, and finds Lakshmi and Raghu. Until then, Pratap Rao’s cousin Veerabhadraiah seizes the property, and the authorities deny Subbanna’s words, leaving self-respectful Lakshmi to quit.

Parallelly, Narasimham’s wife, Gajalakshmi, learns about Lakshmi and Suryam’s love affair. Out of malice, she attributes an illicit relationship between Lakshmi and Subbanna and marries Suryam to her daughter Padma. Enraged, Subbanna attempts to kill Gajalakshmi and lands in jail. Meanwhile, Lakshmi stands with courage and toils to fulfill her vow. Years pass, and she molds Raghu into a doctor, aspiring to construct a hospital to serve the needy. Meanwhile, Veerabhadraiah discovers Raghu’s existence and plots to slay him. Subbanna is released from jail and exposes Gajalakshmi’s treachery. Suryam rushes to Lakshmi’s aid, but by then Veerabhadraiah abducts Lakshmi and Raghu. Suryam and Subbanna rescue them, but Lakshmi dies while protecting Raghu. Finally, the movie ends with Raghu constructing a memorial hospital in Lakshmi’s name.