pradeep

is a 1982 Telugu romantic drama film directed by Jandhyala starring Naresh, Poornima, Pradeep and Tulasi. The music was composed by Rajan-Nagendra. V. B. Rajendra Prasad remade the film in Hindi as Bekaraar in 1983.

Naresh and Pradeep are classmates. Naresh loves Sarada but marries Kamala due to certain circumstances. To save Sarada who is pregnant by then, Pradeep marries her. Naresh, who is unable to forget the past, cannot compromise with Kamala. What happens in this situation forms the rest of the story.