( 1 ) THE plaintiff is the appellant. the suit is filed for recovery of an amount of Rs. 1, 59,800/- against the 1st defendant personally and against the estate of Ramanavarapu Madhusudana Rao in the hands of defendants 2 to 5.

( 2 ) THE averments in the plaint may be briefly stated :the 1st defendant and r. Madhusudana Rao are owners of a cinema theatre by name vijayalakshmi Talkies at Guntur and they entered into an agreement on 5-12-1973 with the plaintiff granting a right to exhibit films in the theatre from 5-12-1973 to 4-12-1976 on payment of Rs. 40,000/- per annum. On 5-12-1974 the 1st defendant and R. Madhusudana Rao obstructed the plaintiff from exhibiting the film "roti Kapada Aur Makaan" and put up their banner "illarikam . the suit claim comprises a sum of Rs. 34,322-13 being the cash taken away by the defendants, Rs. 10,471-83 towards article retained by the defendants, Rs. 53,523-56 towards profits for the rest of the period for which the plaintiff is prevented from exhibiting the films, rs. 15,944-45 representing the returns from advertisement agency known as beacon Advertisements for the remaining two years, the sum of Rs. 9,350/- towards hire char