Prema Tarangalu is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language film directed by S. P. Chitti Babu. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, and Chiranjeevi. It is a remake of the Hindi film Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).

Plot

Orphaned and abused at a very young age, a young boy, Vijay struggles to make a living by slaving day and night, working in the house of a wealthy man named Ranga Rao (Kanta Rao). Rao does not like Vijay. It is later revealed that another orphan had taken advantage of his kindness in the past, hence his animosity. Rao's young daughter Sujata, however, empathizes with the boy and they form a friendship. Eventually, he is adopted by a woman (Savitri) who also works for Ranga Rao. On Sujata's birthday, Vijay who promised to replace one of her dolls which he had broken, steals an expensive doll from a shop to give as a gift. However, Rao refuses to let the boy attend the party and when Vijay breaks into Sujata's room to deliver the doll he is caught and accused of trying to rob the house. He and his mother are banished from the Rao household. Shortly thereafter, Vijay's mother dies, leaving him with the responsibility of looking after her daughter.