Gopalrao however criticized the soundtrack of the film, "In addition to Telugu songs, there's even one in Sanskrit but none of them are good ," he added. Griddaluri Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot, on his review dated 8 January 1988, appreciated the visuals by cinematographer Hari Anumolu. In the end, as he falls from a building along with the kid, he dies, saving the kid, thus earning the good will of Suchitra.Īll music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja. He snatches Suchitra's new born kid and escapes into the city with the police searching for him. He is hospitalized again, but manages to escape from there.
As he recovers, they suggest that he get married, but Maharshi turns crazy at the suggestion and runs away shouting. Tilak tries to help Maharshi by being friends with him and helping him mingle with Suchitra. Maharshi slaps his friend and explains that he wants her affection and love and not her body they carefully take her back. Maharshi's pure love for Suchitra is shown when his friend Ramana drugs Suchitra and brings her to Maharshi's home, assuming that Maharshi wants a physical union with her. Gradually, Maharshi slips into depression and is hospitalized. He tries to attack Tilak at their own home, but stops when he sees Suchitra open the door. However, he assumes that Tilak has used his power as sub-inspector and locked him up. When Maharshi comes to know of this, he tries to stop the wedding, but is locked up in a police station at the insistence of his own father. Soon after, she expresses her wish to marry him, more with the objective of getting rid of Maharshi. Suchitra meets her childhood friend Tilak, who is working as a police sub-inspector in the same town. Maharshi then scares and turns away the prospective grooms who come to Suchitra's home. Suchitra turns down the offer even after her parents show interest.
Maharshi takes a liking for her and tries to win her by approaching her parents and showing off his wealth. She loathes him owing to his rude behaviour and does not even talk to him when he approaches her. However, things change when he meets Suchitra in college. He is well noted in the college for his arrogant behaviour, maintaining a gang of friends, teasing lecturers and beating up classmates. Maharshi is a carefree college youngster from a rich family.