Bangaru Bullodu is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Ramya Krishna, Raveena Tandon with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film was produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under the Jagapathi Art Pictures banner. It marks Raveena Tandon's first venture in Telugu cinema. The film released the same day as Nippu Ravva, which also starred Balakrishna. The film was recorded as a Hit at the box office. Plot The film begins with a terrorist Nana abducting a group of school children. He holds them hostage and demands that his brother Chinna be released in exchange. DIG Benerjee rescues the children and in the ensuing fight Chinna dies. Nana vows to avenge his brother by wiping out DIG Benerjee’s entire clan. Next, the story shifts to a village named Pudipalli adjacent to the river Godavari. Here, Balakrishna/Balaiah lives with his mother Annapurnamma. He constantly clashes with his maternal uncle Ramadasu. Ramadasu’s daughter Rani is in love with Balaiah and fights with any woman she suspects of getting close to him. Priya, the daughter of Ram Mohan Rao who is Annapurnamma’s cousin, arrives in the village with her companion Tulasamma. Balaiah becomes infatuated with her much to the anger of Rani. Rani tells off Priya which irks her, and she ends up challenging Rani that she will make Balaiah fall in love with her. Priya and Rani compete with each other in drawing Balaiah’s attention to themselves. Balaiah falls for Priya’s act and begins to love her sincerely. Priya, to prove to Rani how intensely Balaiah loves her, asks him to recover her ring from an anthill. He does so, but is bitten by a snake. Seeing him suffer, Priya feels remorse and discloses how she and Rani have been playing with his affection. This enrages Balaiah and he forcibly ties the wedding chain Mangalasutram to Priya’s neck as a form of retribution. Priya does not want to be married to Balaiah and it is revealed that Tulasamma is a police officer who is actually here to protect Priya. She asks Priya to be patient for the time being. When Tulasamma is speaking to Commissioner Srikanth, Ramadasu overhears their conversation and starts to blackmail them, but he is imprisoned before he can cause any mischief. Rani is remorseful for her part in the situation and both she and Annapurnamma sincerely wishes Balaiah and Priya