A wealthy young man leading a carefree life falls in love with a middle-class girl. Her mother disapproves of their marriage, leading him to become an alcoholic.

Jeevana Jyothi is a 1975 Telugu film directed by K. Viswanath. It stars Vanisri in a double role as mother and daughter. Sobhan Babu is the leading man. This film won major awards especially in Filmfare Awards South and also won two Nandi Awards. The director K. Viswanath later remade the film in Hindi as Sanjog (1985), with Jaya Prada and Jeetendra. The film was also remade in Kannada as Balina Jyothi, with Vishnu Vardhan. The film was screened at the Asian and African film Festival at Tashkent.

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