Ramu, a remake of the Hindi film Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein is the story of a proactive boy Ramu (Master Rajkumar) who becomes mute when he witnesses his mother being burnt alive in a fire accident. His father Raja (NTR) a soldier, on return to his village, learns about these shocking facts. The rest of the story is all about the hardships faced by Raja to bring back normalcy in Ramu's life.